Diesel nut
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That 7.3 will be quite an upgrade from the 390! Not a bad looking old F350 though. Might consider dropping in the 7.3 in place of the 390 unless the truck the 7.3 is already in is good enough. Just a thought.
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That 7.3 will be quite an upgrade from the 390! Not a bad looking old F350 though. Might consider dropping in the 7.3 in place of the 390 unless the truck the 7.3 is already in is good enough. Just a thought.
Diesel nut
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Here's what I plan to haul with when I get back out there...
little possum
Crash and Burn
Dad has a 88 F250 7.3 non turbo with 320K on the odometer, and bout 65K on the motor. Averaging 16mpg right now, and is the best we own probably
The F350 with the 7.3 is in great shape, just needs front calipers now.. 12' dump, electric over hyrdraulic, gooseneck... Ready to roll other than the calipers. So hopefully just get it.
And the wood hauler ^^ is a F100 :msp_tongue: What the fenders say anyways. Hah.
Well Diesel Nut that FL should haul it.
Diesel nut
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I farm with my old man and we bought this at the beginning of this month. We needed this trailer to haul lime and rock mainly and I'll use it for hauling logs from the field from time to time. I've got another thread on here about getting some locust. I'll use the backhoe to load the trailer and dump the logs at home to process when I'm not busy doing farming (which is rare!!). Between having the wet kit installed on the truck and buying the trailer we've got about 11 grand in it.
Diesel nut
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Diesel nut
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Thanks man. It better pull it cause it's got a 460hp N14 in 'er! I like the Cummins but this particular model of truck is kinda cheaply made. We have an 8300 International and its a far better truck in my opinion.
DIESELBOB
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Thanks man. It better pull it cause it's got a 460hp N14 in 'er! I like the Cummins but this particular model of truck is kinda cheaply made. We have an 8300 International and its a far better truck in my opinion.
Hey Nut, Fruitliners are built very light so they can haul heavyer loads so they might seem cheaply made. Just a old
truckers opinin. no offense Bob
Hey Nut, Fruitliners are built very light so they can haul heavyer loads so they might seem cheaply made. Just a old
truckers opinin. no offense Bob
That would be sweet indeed. I have a 93 F250 extended cab SRW 4x4 with the N/A 7.3 and the ZF5, and it does a fine job of hauling wood. I did put 3.55 gears in it to save some fuel. With a full cord on, I normally don't get out of 4th gear much. In 4th gear at 2500 rpm I'm a little over 60 mph, so I can still hit 70 mph with out a problem
A turbo would really make it sweat for pulling and hauling, but the extra hassle isn't worth the money IMHO. As is I'm getting 19 mpg out of it D2 winter blend so it isn't killing me driving it to work. Having a dually with a 12' dump and 4.10 gears would make a fantastic wood hauler. What kind of tranny does it have in it?
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That would be sweet indeed. I have a 93 F250 extended cab SRW 4x4 with the N/A 7.3 and the ZF5, and it does a fine job of hauling wood. I did put 3.55 gears in it to save some fuel. With a full cord on, I normally don't get out of 4th gear much. In 4th gear at 2500 rpm I'm a little over 60 mph, so I can still hit 70 mph with out a problem
If your diesel truck came with a turbo, drive it and keep the oil changed.
If your diesel truck didn't come with a turbo, drive it and keep the oil changed.
Either way, fix when broken and repeat above!
LOL Just my opinion anyways. I've had both turbo and non-turbo. They both have there strengths and weeknesses and both usually run a very long time, when taken care of!
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little possum
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91 F350(not a 89) has a straight drive in it.
Dads 88 has the auto.
Dads 88 has the auto.
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Did some more splitting and stacking today ....
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MofoG23
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Here is my 1976 K20 (I've posted before, but not with the new front) with 72k original miles - it was an old farm truck. 350 with mild cam (RV cam), SM465 tranny with the NP205 transfer case, 14 bolt FF rear with 4.10 gears...its a work in progress but I'm not out to make it a show truck (only thing left is a rough paint job and spray in bed liner). First priority is it being a work truck, second priority is to clean everything up and prevent cancer - I'd like to hand this down to my son...last of the real trucks IMO from GM. :msp_tongue:
It drives like a tank!
It drives like a tank!
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I really like that K20.
andydodgegeek
The stool maker
I am for the most part a Dodge guy but I like just about everything that was made before 1980. Nice lookin chevy 3/4 ton ya got there.
Here is my 1976 K20 (I've posted before, but not with the new front) with 72k original miles - it was an old farm truck. 350 with mild cam (RV cam), SM465 tranny with the NP205 transfer case, 14 bolt FF rear with 4.10 gears...its a work in progress but I'm not out to make it a show truck (only thing left is a rough paint job and spray in bed liner). First priority is it being a work truck, second priority is to clean everything up and prevent cancer - I'd like to hand this down to my son...last of the real trucks IMO from GM. :msp_tongue:
It drives like a tank!
Buddy in high school had a '79. Due to his driving habits we got good at changing engines and transmissions.
