My favorite topic .
1997 Ford F 350 .
5.8 gas . 351 HP Windsor engine
190 thousand miles
NO 4/4 -
Box truck not pretty work truck . .
Had a 21 ft fishing boat that towed with a 4/4 chevy blazer
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Recently Purchased a 30 ft Regal commodore- 9.6 beam Empty 8600 lbs .
Came with a 3 axle disk brake trailer towing capacity 15200
Wife bugging me , saying why not get yourself a nice newer truck , get rid of your vette, explorer , Ford 350 . .
Did ponder briefly sure would be nice having a nice newer truck ,
Hitting used truck dealers
Beautiful Trucks , diesels luxury cabins, Expensive , 4 year old trucks, high mileage
RETIRED MAN , not wanting too spend a lot on a truck that would be used seldom
I don't work , not going too construction sites, requiring newer equipment , A truck as my daily driver ?
Made a decision, keeping the Ford F 350 ,
Brought boat too a marina .
I put a few thousand into truck . new vinyl seats / dash/ headliner/ ice cold air , mud tires ,
Truck is a beast , fixed all mechanical issues, removed the 2000 lb box that causedG wind resistance. .
Gas mileage is better , 14 mpg . Towing 9 mpg
I am a tractor trailer down highway . 52 ft front bumper too end of trailer .
I do have wide permit . $ 25.00 bucks for a year sure beats DOT $ 1000 dollar ticket
Pulling 9000 lbs up at ramp , I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN , slowly since I have no 4/4 but once over top every is fine
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Ford rated 11500
Just returned from towing boat 400 miles . . Handled great . What scares me all the knuckleheads on the road
Still not pretty , needs a paint job , rims would make a big difference but for that 2 times a year I might tow , no reason too spend all that USA GREEN BACKS . That buys a lot of gas for boat ( that's another topic ) .
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