The Ford F-250 Super Duty 2WD is a three-quarter ton pickup truck built on its own, specific frame. The truck is assembled at Ford's plant in Louisville, Kentucky, and the initial model replaced and improved the three-quarter ton pickup previously offered by Ford. The Super Duty has a completely different look from Ford's half-ton pickup.

The first Super Duty came out in 1999. One of the main innovations was using a different platform for the F-250 and F-350 (one ton), thus eliminating the previous compromises, which hindered both size trucks. The Super Duty borrowed the raised hood and large grille of the Dodge Ram and modeled their door after eighteen-wheeler tractor cabs, giving the F-250 the bigger, bolder look of a real truck.

The initial F-250 offered three engine choices: a 5.4 liter V8, a 6.8 liter V10 and the 7.3 liter Power Stroke Turbodiesel. A smaller but more powerful 6.0 Power Stroke diesel was introduced in 2003, providing 325 horsepower. Four transmissions were available. These included two manual and two automatic - one each for diesel and gasoline engines.

The initial F-250 Super Duty offered the usual three cab options of Standard, SuperCab with two small reverse opening doors and the Crew Cab with four full-sized doors. All body styles offered an eight-foot bed. The two larger cabs also offered a short, six and three-quarter foot bed. All three came in two or four wheel drive and several trim styles.

In 2005 Ford brought out the second generation Super Duty. Changes in the looks were minor, though it did get an even taller front grille. The real changes were where you couldn't see them, but there was no trouble feeling them.

The new Super Duty was built for towing and hauling. The frame, alternator, suspension and brakes were improved, as was both hauling and towing capacity. Engines were also improved, giving up to 362 horsepower with the V10. Problems with the 6.0 diesel led to it being dropped after 2006. The four transmissions were consolidated into two, one automatic and one manual.

In this period, Ford introduced their Fail-Safe Cooling System. When either of the gasoline engines looses coolant, half their cylinders cease combustion. This cuts the amount of "fire" to the engine in half, helping it run cooler. Even better, non-combusting cylinders pump in air, further cooling the engine.

The third generation hit the market in 2008. It replaces the discontinued 6.0 diesel with a new, 6.4 twin turbo Power Stroke diesel and gives a superficial redesign to the outside look of the vehicle. Initial pricing on the 2008 Super Duty 2WDwas as low as $22,380. Mileage numbers aren't required on the big pickups, but in general you can expect somewhere around 10 mpg. All indications are that the new generation Ford F-250 Super Duty will be just as popular as the models before it.