I've got a 87 F250 light duty 2wd has served me well for almost 5 years. Well the truck has almost 300,000 miles on the original drivetrain. I've decided to step up to a heavier truck. After some searching I found this beast.
This morning I went and picked up my new tow rig. It's a 1991 Ford Superduty (basically a F450 ) 2wd dually. It has the 7.3L V8 idi diesel with a 5 spd, 5.13 geared disc brake Dana rear diff. It has leaf spring front suspension with a solid I-beam axle and 10 lug wheels. It has a 14,500 pound GVWR. It has a 14' flatbed with a built in full width storage box on the back. It runs good and drives good. It rides pretty rough empty like I knew it would.
It does need a little work. It needs the inner rear tires replaced. The front fuel tank leaks and the rear tank filler neck isn't high enough so you can't fill the rear tank. And it has a couple other minor issues but overall I'm happy with it so far.
It didn't have any spare tire so after I picked it up I ran to a salvage yard and bought a couple spare rims for it. I'm going to pull the BFG AT's off the back of my 87 and have them mounted on the Superduty rims.
Here's a few pics of it. Sorry about the crappy pictures the batteries in my camera were almost dead. This truck is like the big brother of my 87.
And here's what it's replacing.
This morning I went and picked up my new tow rig. It's a 1991 Ford Superduty (basically a F450 ) 2wd dually. It has the 7.3L V8 idi diesel with a 5 spd, 5.13 geared disc brake Dana rear diff. It has leaf spring front suspension with a solid I-beam axle and 10 lug wheels. It has a 14,500 pound GVWR. It has a 14' flatbed with a built in full width storage box on the back. It runs good and drives good. It rides pretty rough empty like I knew it would.
It does need a little work. It needs the inner rear tires replaced. The front fuel tank leaks and the rear tank filler neck isn't high enough so you can't fill the rear tank. And it has a couple other minor issues but overall I'm happy with it so far.
It didn't have any spare tire so after I picked it up I ran to a salvage yard and bought a couple spare rims for it. I'm going to pull the BFG AT's off the back of my 87 and have them mounted on the Superduty rims.
Here's a few pics of it. Sorry about the crappy pictures the batteries in my camera were almost dead. This truck is like the big brother of my 87.
And here's what it's replacing.
This one is a beast! It's got everything I wanted to add on the truck I'm building and more. It's got the manual transmission, hydroboost brakes, 4 wheel disc brakes, transmission e-brake, dual rear wheels, plenty of room for storage. I plan on keeping this one for a long time.
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