[wingnut60]

There have been almost no F450s in the '08/'09 years, pickup production, made with a manual transmission. There will be NO manuals in the 2011 models. The 'shudder' from a dead start under load is a known problem, but how to stop it?? Mine has only a slight vibe and it doesn't bother me at all--my '04 350 SRW had it, my '07 350 DRW had it and neither had a driveline failure/repair before I traded each at near and after 100k miles.
My PW is about 4200# and the truck sits near level loaded. There is a 60k warranty on the powertrain and I plan on extending it to 100k. As far as my truck is concerned, it is a minor irritant. Since no other mfg makes a truck with the tow ratings of the 450, then an MDT/HDT is the only option.
2011 GM 3500s are supposed to be uprated, and the 2011 F450s are derated--maybe sales decline will help wake Ford up.
Joe