Ordered to Spec · Heavy-Body Chassis
Ford Super Duty F-550 Chassis Cab in Maine
The F-550 is where the Super Duty chassis range stops being a big pickup underneath and starts being a truck built purely to carry something heavy. It is the one specified for larger dumps, service and crane bodies, and rollbacks — work that has outgrown an F-350 but does not need the F-600’s rating.
We do not floor these. They are ordered, which is normal for a chassis this far up the range because the body dictates nearly every choice on the sheet. If you want a Ford chassis cab you can see today, we keep F-350s at Quirk Ford Augusta.
What it means for your business
It sits between the F-350 you can buy today and the F-600
Ford prices the 2027 range in a clear ladder: F-350 XL from $49,440, F-450 XL from $56,375, F-550 XL from $57,220 and F-600 XL from $59,380. The F-550 costs barely more than an F-450 and well under two thousand less than an F-600, so the decision between them is almost never about money — it is about what the finished truck weighs and what it has to pull. Get the body builder’s weight estimate before you pick.
The High-Capacity Trailer Tow Package lives here
Ford offers it on the F-450 and F-550 specifically. If the truck will spend its life with something substantial behind it as well as a body on it, that package is one of the better reasons to land on an F-550 rather than stepping down to an F-350, whose own strength is payload rather than sustained trailering.
Six upfitter switches and Vehicle Integration System 2.0
The same upfit electrical package as the rest of the Super Duty chassis range, and the best Ford sells: six factory-installed switches tapped into the truck’s electrical system so nobody cuts into a harness to run a beacon, a hydraulic pump or scene lighting, with Vehicle Integration System 2.0 above them for deeper equipment integration. On a truck that exists to carry powered equipment, this is the specification that matters most.
Gas or diesel is still the payload question
Both engines carry across the range: the 7.3L V8 gas and the 6.7L High-Output Power Stroke diesel, each on a 10-speed automatic. The diesel is the heavier engine, and its weight comes out of what you can carry before your load does — Ford’s own maximum payload figure for the range is a gas truck. Buy the diesel for sustained towing and grade work; buy the gas if the job is carrying.
Ordering is the normal way to buy one
Because the body decides the cab, the wheelbase, the rating and whether Power Take Off is needed, an F-550 bought off a lot is usually somebody else’s specification. Tell the fleet team the body, the finished weight you expect and what has to be powered, and they will quote the chassis and the upfit as one job and give you a build date.
Powertrain & capability
Manufacturer figures for a properly equipped truck. Your specific build will rate differently — confirm the ratings on the unit before you buy a trailer or a body to match it.
Engines
- 7.3L V8 gas
- Standard
- The payload engine across the Super Duty chassis range — lighter, cheaper to buy and to service.
- 6.7L High-Output Power Stroke V8 diesel
- Available · B20 capable
- For sustained towing and grade work. Heavier, which costs payload.
- Transmission
- 10-speed automatic
- With six selectable drive modes, on both engines.
- Upfitter electrical
- Six switches · Vehicle Integration System 2.0
- Factory-fitted and fused. No cutting into the harness.
Hauling & towing
- Trailer tow package
- High-Capacity, available
- Offered on the F-450 and F-550 specifically.
- Starting MSRP
- XL $57,220 · XLT $59,145 · Lariat $73,340 · Platinum $85,330
- 2027 chassis prices. The body is quoted separately and is often the larger number.
- GCWR range
- 23,500–43,500 lbs
- Across the Super Duty chassis cab range; the heavier models sit at the top of it.
- Base curb weight
- 5,673–8,288 lbs
- Range figures, before a body. What is left under the rating is body plus payload.
- Cab styles
- Regular · SuperCab · Crew
- Cab length trades directly against the body length the frame will take.
Which trim for the work
Trim on a work truck is a budget decision, not a luxury one. What we actually have on the ground is marked.
The fleet specification, and what almost every bodied F-550 is ordered as. The money belongs in the body.
Adds the integrated trailer brake controller and Vehicle Integration System 2.0 as standard — a sensible floor if the truck tows or carries powered equipment.
Heated and ventilated seats and the softer cabin. Defensible when one driver lives in the truck.
The top of the range. Rare on a chassis cab for obvious reasons.
Bodies that go on this chassis
At F-550 weight the body is usually hydraulic, which makes the upfitter electrical package and Power Take Off the specifications that matter and both are order-time decisions. Decide the body first: it sets the cab, the wheelbase and how much rating is left for your load. Ford warrants the chassis; the body builder warrants the body.
We order this one
There is no Ford Super Duty F-550 Chassis Cab on our lot today, and that is normal for this chassis — the body decides the specification, so it is ordered rather than floored. Tell the fleet team what is going on the back and they will quote the chassis and the upfit as one job.
Questions businesses actually ask
Do you have any F-550 chassis cabs in stock?
Not at the moment — we order them, which is how a chassis this far up the range is normally bought, because the body decides the specification. We do keep Ford F-350 chassis cabs at Quirk Ford Augusta, some already carrying a dump body, and a dozen Ram 3500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs at our Bangor store if you need something sooner.
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F-450, F-550 or F-600?
Finished weight decides it, not budget — the chassis prices are close together, with the F-450 XL at $56,375, the F-550 XL at $57,220 and the F-600 XL at $59,380. The F-550 is the usual answer for a heavy dump, service or crane body that also tows; the F-600 is the step up when the rating genuinely runs out. Your body builder’s weight estimate should make the call before you order.
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Should I just buy an F-350 instead?
If the finished truck sits inside what an F-350 rates, yes — it is cheaper, we have them on the ground, and the F-350 is where Ford’s maximum payload figure for the range comes from. Step up to the F-550 when the body is heavy, when you are towing substantially as well as carrying, or when the F-350 ratings leave no headroom once the body is on.
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Can my upfitter wire in without cutting the harness?
Yes. Six upfitter switches are factory-installed and tapped into the electrical system so accessories go on a circuit designed for them, with Vehicle Integration System 2.0 available for deeper integration. It is the most complete upfit electrical package Ford offers.
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Gas or the Power Stroke diesel?
Carrying favours the 7.3L gas V8 — it is lighter, so more of the rating is left for your load, and Ford’s maximum payload figure for the range is a gas truck. Towing and grade work favour the 6.7L High-Output Power Stroke. Tell the fleet team what a normal week looks like and they will spec it.
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Does Ford’s warranty cover the body?
No. Ford warrants the chassis it built; whoever builds the dump, crane or service body warrants that. Ask who services the body locally before you commit — on this truck the body is the part doing the earning.
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Tell us what the truck has to do
What you carry, what you tow, whether a body or a plow is going on it — that decides the build. The commercial team specs it, quotes multiple units, and handles factory fleet ordering.
Capability figures compiled from Ford Pro — 2027 Super Duty Chassis Cab, checked 2026-10-01. Ratings vary by configuration and are not a guarantee for any specific vehicle — confirm before purchase.