beautiful truck. CW claims that the new Ford Trucks will never last as long as the older stuff. I think a new modern F250 or F350 would have similar longevity

(no solid axle. Has an I beam)

 

Delete (roll coal) the new model diesels and they are supposed to be just as reliable. It’s the other gadgets/tech on the truck that suffer from premature failure.

 

but the other gadgets as time goes by become irrelevant. As long as the engine, 4 wheel drive and basic functions work…year 20 a power window might not matter as long as the truck is still able to to work on the farm. Did you see the switch to go from one gas tank to the other?

 

I hate those with a passion, drive like utter garbage and the I beams are a joke in every way. Everything rusts, no power, you die instantly in a crash, nothing is rattle free, and just suck to drive

 

I had a 94 f250 4x4, power nothing 5 speed 5.8L, air pump delete dual exhaust. Sold it 2010...it was still mechanically fine but was getting rusty and the headline was drooping due to a poorly installed windshield.

It had leaf springs. I got it initially because the bj60 had a hard time pulling this boat out of the rivers in the Yukon where I was living at the time.

 

whenever we go camping, I see a lot of those F250s. The crew cab trucks are common. Really well built mechanically

 

I learned to drive in a 92 F350. Thing was a beast. It was a crew cab with an 8' bed. It was a 351 V8 with the 5 speed manual and 4x4(manual locking hubs). It rides like a hay wagon, but we took it on road trips all over the country. It's still sitting at my parents house. I have a lot of fond memories of it.

It's definitely underpowered for what it is, should have been a diesel.

 

I learned on an F-150 with the same powertrain. Boy did that thing punish you for letting the clutch out too quickly. The engine refused to die, it just bucked and kicked. I think the truck might have actually leapt off the ground.

 

for that reason it's definitely easier to learn driving manual with a bigger engine, the torque they produce at idle makes it much easier to not accidentally stall!

 

You must've been in bull low.

 

Nope, just standard 1st gear in 2H. It might have had the optional 3.73 rear end, I'm fairly certain it didn't have the 4.10.

To clarify, it did eventually die. But it didn't go down without a fight.

 

That's because you're supposed to feather the clutch and not drop it hard like your driving a Honda Civic.

 

I did say I was learning. That was literally my first experience with a clutch. I improved quickly....because I was motivated to.

 

Hmmmm, my 5 speed in first 2wd was only good for about 2 truck lengths I always started in 2nd.