3 M L & C
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LazyWP said:
You say were.
Not so much now. There is a reason for that. Ford F 150...
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You say were.
Not so much now. There is a reason for that. per
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There are lots of 3208 and 3408 cats still in service. The 3408 was pretty big power with 700 horse capability. There were also plenty of 903 Cummings on the road. They had a tank application at one time putting out 700 plus hp as well. We still have an old tandem with a 3208 baby cat in it with 7500 hrs and had a 903 in a tractor with 9000 hrs. Plenty of small compressors run v8s. Not as many applications anymore but certainly nothing to be afraid of.3 M L & C said:LazyWP said:
You say were.
Hayguy
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Per, you must be forgetting the Cat 3150/3160 engines in the Massey 1500/1800 tractors, that combo nearly broke Massey. then ther's the 4568 IHC.....a guy in Ponoka has made a good living repowering those to a 855 cummins...
there's good one's and bad one's in all just more good six's :wink: :lol: :lol:
there's good one's and bad one's in all just more good six's :wink: :lol: :lol:
3 M L & C
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I will have to say ford has always had a nice cab. I went to a meeting with a buddy that has a pretty new four door f150. My kids would have a hard time kicking the back of my seat in one of those
we own three 7.3's and love them all. Ford and Dodges are both prone to the dreaded death wobble, with dodges more frequent around here. Like chevy's but never can convince my self they are quite the truck a ford or dodge is.
So an injector, fuel pump, fuel module, ficm(some fuel control device), pcm updates, a turbo, and only $3880 later I have my 05 F250 home and the 06 F350 dropped off at the shop. Wonder how much this one will cost, wont start on a 50 degree or colder morning unless plugged in.
miocene
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I had 95 7.3 that had a similar problem it was just selonoid that sat on topof the intake manifold a 100 touch every 2 year
Trinity man
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hayguy said:
A friend of my Dodge had its rear end come out while haul some cattle to the sale about a month ago. Lucky he was driving slow in town and seen it in his minor. I think he say it cost him about 2 or 3 thousand to fix it. There went that load of cattle. It was a 1 ton truck. :roll:
Faster horses
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Not to hijack this thread, but Trinityman, I sent you a PM...about pecans... :wink: and you haven't picked it up yet. 
Trinity man
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Faster horses said:I hear ya, eatbeef. Life gets tedious, don't it?
And the new Fords, we've heard they have to take the cab off to
work on them. :shock:
Thats the main reason I got my 2003 F250 7.3 power stroke. It has over 200,000 and still going strong. I moved some calves from one place to another in a 32 ft long cattle trailer with it loaded. It never back down, but I did have a superchip in it.
Trinity man
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Faster horses said:Not to hijack this thread, but Trinityman, I sent you a PM...about pecans... :wink: and you haven't picked it up yet.
Check your PM.
loomixguy
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One of the biggest problems anymore is folks thinking they have a one ton and they can pull ANYTHING with it. Longer trailers, more weight, higher highway speeds, etc., all factor into what's ailing things. That's one of the reasons I bought a 550 to deliver LOOMIX with rather than a one ton. Lower gear ratio, more brakes, springs, etc., just makes the truck last longer. I had an 81 Chevy one ton 4X4 I started with, and after 6 years the goody was about gone, hence the 550. I replaced the rear springs on the 81 after 4 years service. I don't think I'll ever have to worry about that on that 550.
When I was in the hay business, I bought a 30 foot triple axle flatbed gooseneck trailer. You could load it to the nuts and the trailer would handle it no problemo, but the one ton Chevy with a 454 and a 4 speed just wasn't enough truck to handle the loaded trailer. I found an LN700 Louisville cab Ford with a 3208 CAT and a 5 speed with a high/low that had been an old Pepsi truck. It was priced plumb right, and after careful measuring, I had the dealer shorten the frame so it wasn't any longer than a regular pickup. Threw a Jensen flatbed on it and after that you couldn't get enough weight on the trailer to have any problems. PLENTY of gears and brakes to use, and empty it would get over 14 mpg. There were 2 downsides...it rode so rough empty that it would shake your fillings out, and it wasn't a 4X4. But all things considered, it was the best answer to the problem, and I didn't have a ton of dough in it. Insurance was cheap, and I didn't get raped at the courthouse.
Bottom line, I think folks are demanding too much out their trucks today, and the abuse of towing too much at too high a speed takes a rather expensive toll on them. Much more than a 20 foot stock trailer behind a one ton is asking for trouble on down the road, IMHO.
When I was in the hay business, I bought a 30 foot triple axle flatbed gooseneck trailer. You could load it to the nuts and the trailer would handle it no problemo, but the one ton Chevy with a 454 and a 4 speed just wasn't enough truck to handle the loaded trailer. I found an LN700 Louisville cab Ford with a 3208 CAT and a 5 speed with a high/low that had been an old Pepsi truck. It was priced plumb right, and after careful measuring, I had the dealer shorten the frame so it wasn't any longer than a regular pickup. Threw a Jensen flatbed on it and after that you couldn't get enough weight on the trailer to have any problems. PLENTY of gears and brakes to use, and empty it would get over 14 mpg. There were 2 downsides...it rode so rough empty that it would shake your fillings out, and it wasn't a 4X4. But all things considered, it was the best answer to the problem, and I didn't have a ton of dough in it. Insurance was cheap, and I didn't get raped at the courthouse.
Bottom line, I think folks are demanding too much out their trucks today, and the abuse of towing too much at too high a speed takes a rather expensive toll on them. Much more than a 20 foot stock trailer behind a one ton is asking for trouble on down the road, IMHO.
3 M L & C
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loomixguy said:
I agree
Aaron
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miocene said:
The stock glow plug solenoid isn't rated to carry the current required by the glowplugs, so premature failure results on a regular basis. You can acquire higher amperage (aftermarket) solenoids for about $40 that will eliminate the problem of burnt out solenoids.
loomixguy
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Another big problem is these pickups today are being built so damn CHEAP!
I don't know how big a GM you'd have to buy to get one with a full floating rear axle. Their one tons don't have them. I know for suspension & springs my Dad's old 3/4 ton 62 Chevy would look like a tank compared to anything new. Dad also had a 3/4 ton 66 Chevy with a 4:10 rear end and a four speed. He pulled out the 327 and dropped a high performance 396 in it. Talk about a pulling mofo! :wink: 8)
I don't know how big a GM you'd have to buy to get one with a full floating rear axle. Their one tons don't have them. I know for suspension & springs my Dad's old 3/4 ton 62 Chevy would look like a tank compared to anything new. Dad also had a 3/4 ton 66 Chevy with a 4:10 rear end and a four speed. He pulled out the 327 and dropped a high performance 396 in it. Talk about a pulling mofo! :wink:
8)Justin
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loomixguy said:
i think alot of folks overlook the importance of trailer breaks. i don't mind a long and/or heavy load as long as trailer brakes work as they should. without trailer brakes i think trouble down the road is inevitable. IMO
Faster horses
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Justin said:
Mr. FH would totally agree with you, Justin. In fact, he always had an
exhaust brake put on every pickup. Now the new pickups have included
them as standard equipment, at least on the newer ones. Good that
the manufacturers addressed that issue.