spencerhenry
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i currently tow with a 2005 f-250 diesel. love the truck, powerful, quiet, comfortable, runs down the highway nice but will also tow anything i need to. BUT, the motor has 64,000 miles on it, everyone says i will start having problems soon. it already is not starting as good as it used to. i dont want to spend money on egr eliminator, glow plugs and harnesses, etc... it was my plan from the day i bought it to sell it before it got too many miles on it. the problem is that i dont want a 2008 to 2010 ford diesel, and cannot afford a 2011. i also have driven the 2011 and it has many things i dont like.
i am thinking about replacing the truck with 2 vehicles, one that will run down the highway nice, and one that i can tow with. i dont tow very far usually, but when i tow it is heavy. my skidsteer with no attachment weighs in at 13,200 pounds, the trailer empty is probably about 5000. i also live in the mountains, from town to my house the road climbs over 2400 vertical feet in about 20 miles.
i have been thinking about an old ford f-350. a 79 with a 60 front, 60 or 70 rear, and a big block. or better yet a cummins. it has been a long time since i drove a gas truck pulling something HEAVY. will a 351 or 400 pull a trailer that heavy up steep hills? is the frame on one of those old trucks strong enough for truly heavy loads? the cummins 12 valve motors are sometimes put into these trucks, but some of them are so expensive i might as well buy a newer truck.
any suggestions?
old funky trucks set up right are appealing.
i am thinking about replacing the truck with 2 vehicles, one that will run down the highway nice, and one that i can tow with. i dont tow very far usually, but when i tow it is heavy. my skidsteer with no attachment weighs in at 13,200 pounds, the trailer empty is probably about 5000. i also live in the mountains, from town to my house the road climbs over 2400 vertical feet in about 20 miles.
i have been thinking about an old ford f-350. a 79 with a 60 front, 60 or 70 rear, and a big block. or better yet a cummins. it has been a long time since i drove a gas truck pulling something HEAVY. will a 351 or 400 pull a trailer that heavy up steep hills? is the frame on one of those old trucks strong enough for truly heavy loads? the cummins 12 valve motors are sometimes put into these trucks, but some of them are so expensive i might as well buy a newer truck.
any suggestions?
old funky trucks set up right are appealing.