must a been! for all that, i was thinking 9/10 mpg pretty good!Taller tires.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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saw diesel at $3.77 yesterday... lowest yet! ~
i never have laid in mud for such, but have in snow! to put on tire chains. etc. but never was an all night chore...
i see no reason not to give him his due...
Wow, haven’t see that since,,,uh, the other guy was in DC…
Had plenty of F100's and F250's with a 360,390,460 no thanks my 88 f250 with a 300 i6 pulled just as good with the 300 vs the 73 f100 360 or 69 f250 390 but i haul wood not ass.
Had a 460 it pulled decently when i could keep it running never again it stayed in the shop more than i cared with computer and fuel system problems.
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Wonder how many saws he can cram in that?@MustangMike. Found a Mustang for ya so you can get up that rough lane to the cabin.
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Some braze and HT paint, done 266xp 
All mine were in trucks, my favorite was supposed to be my first truck. 69 f-100 with a 390 3 (someone swapped it from what i recall) on the tree. My pops caught me doing burnouts with it.... he sold it and stuck me in this Plymouth Sundance. Hated that car. Had an "accident" and started driving my 75 f-250. Only thing I didn't Like about that truck was it had a full time transfer case.
Ive had a 68 f-100 390 ran like a top, 73 f250 360, still own it, uncle bought it new. 75 f-250 360, and just recently given to my cousin a 78 f 250 super cab with a turd 400m. 93 f-150 302, and 96 f-250 460. Wouldn't have traded a single one for anything with a 300 6 in it. Never had any issues with anyone of them. Other then the 68, they all went in excess of 200k miles. Actually I know all the people that own them, save the 68 they all stayed in the family. 80' to early 90's trucks in general had lots of issues, particularly wiring issues. That all got sorted in short order. Emissions killed the 460 till 91, retarded cam timing, and tiny exhaust. Header, and a timing set with straight up timing or slightly advanced cam timing solved those issues. I'll aso be the first one to point out, there's a big difference in hauling a bed full of wood vs hauling a load of logs, bin and hay wagons, equipment etc. The 300 6 was a fine engine, but utterly gutless. Some people have all day, I don't. Hence our switch to diesel. No one will ever convince a 300 pulls better.
I had a 1970 F100 300 six 4 speed short bed 4x4 with a 4 inch lift back in the late 70's. What a blast to drive and it got pretty good gas mileage. The cab mounts were pure **** metal and rotted out quickly.
It wasn't the metal per say, it was the crap design to get into the mount bolt, (hole facing front twards front wheel. and the stupid idea of noise insulation. Terrible idea. The thin tin cover over the access hole wasn't sealed, the mount had no drain and did have noise deadening material in it. Hello Ford, anal cranial syndrome! Just stupid.
Gasoline was 3.35 here yesterday
Dang.... I need to move. Diesel was $4.67 the other week when I filled up the tdi. Didn't bother to look at gas price when the truck and expedition got filled.
High test just came down 10 cents, so it is below $5 again .... woopie ... go Joe Biden (not)!!!
I was paying about $3 when he was elected!
I was paying about $3 when he was elected!
imo, nice metalwork!
we went grocery shopping other day. had to bag all our own goods! no packers! maybe i should have...
It's a 2018 F150 with the 2.7 twin turbo. It gets 20-21regularly. If I'm by the shore and on flat ground it will get 25. My dump trailer is 3500 pounds and a cord of Oak gets it up around 7500 pounds total. That hits it hard, down to about 9.5 MPG.
