Who's got a new truck ?

[PhilC]

My bad!

All good, I've built, and like, engines from both "families". My first engine build was a 292 while still HS, in my '46 Ford p/u it ran 16sec in the 1/4. I moved to FEs later in life.

Kinda neat story, to get rid of the abomination crossover I took my truck to Art Morisson in Fife, WA and asked him to build me a set of headers. The '46 had an opening on the inner fenders, he said it was like they designed it for fender well exit, which is what he made. Didn't have the bucks for rest of the exhaust so drove it home without. Loved every mile. Art was still working out of his back yard shop at the time.

 

[urbanrifleman]

All good, I've built, and like, engines from both "families". My first engine build was a 292 while still HS, in my '46 Ford p/u it ran 16sec in the 1/4. I moved to FEs later in life.

Kinda neat story, to get rid of the abomination crossover I took my truck to Art Morisson in Fife, WA and asked him to build me a set of headers. The '46 had an opening on the inner fenders, he said it was like they designed it for fender well exit, which is what he made. Didn't have the bucks for rest of the exhaust so drove it home without. Loved every mile. Art was still working out of his back yard shop at the time.

The FE went to Lemans in the Shelby car if I am not mistaken.

 

[Walt Krafft]

I have been travelling a lot. Most of it pulling an Airstream. The new trucks with all the goodies are great for this. I have a 2002 Chevy crew cab Durmax that is now the beat around farm truck. I agree if you need a farm/work truck the new ones are over priced and over equipped. My '86 3/4 ton Chevy was bare bones and served me well for 15 years. It was used up when I got rid of it. Call me a pussy now but I like to be a pampered pussy.

 

[urbanrifleman]

That’s because they know that with “proper management” and lack of corporate greed that they can do well with the American workforce.

Well, when I was at International Harvester, I can tell you those guys in Chicago made it very clear they couldn't give a rats patooty who made that truck. They openly hated the workers. I heard a VP say if they could farm out the truck to another company, they would, all they wanted to do was sell financing and stocks. Kind of a tradition at International. 250 VPs for 10,000 employess...

 

[redrockranger]

I’d buy a good old truck and fix it when something breaks with the money I saved!
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Bought one new. Bad economy it was priced the same as 1979 f 150.
35000 miles it had rust hole clear thru the door frame .Metal was almost as thick as the foil on chewing gum . Traded for 1983 Ram. Never bought a new Ford until 2025 { / } When aluminum was available.
It was truly apiece of s--t.

 

[Downhill]

Dually trucks suck in the mud!

Yep, and a dually with a cummins will find the bottom of a mud hole every time.

 

[Gary in MD]

Well, when I was at International Harvester, I can tell you those guys in Chicago made it very clear they couldn't give a rats patooty who made that truck. They openly hated the workers. I heard a VP say if they could farm out the truck to another company, they would, all they wanted to do was sell financing and stocks. Kind of a tradition at International. 250 VPs for 10,000 employess...

Exactly my point, American Owners and CEOs feel/felt like that. Foreign company owners believe differently (I think).

 

[DiffEQ]

I keep poking around in different categories. 70’s to 1990. I’m finding lots of good old trucks. I may buy one. It has to have hand crank windows and no electronic chips. AC would be nice, too. 4x4 would be a must. I have fond memories of my ‘88 Ford. Helping my future wife up into the cab was always fun! Guess where I “pushed”.

Preparing for an EMP?
I think you'll have to go back into the 70's to find no semiconductor chips.

 

[Tesoro]

Preparing for an EMP?
I think you'll have to go back into the 70's to find no semiconductor chips.

I used to buy and sell cherry 1st gen Dodge Cummins trucks for side money. My customer stats were 60% EMP paranoids, and 40% old farmers out in the the midwest.

 

[DiffEQ]

I used to buy and sell cherry 1st gen Dodge Cummins trucks for side money. My customer stats were 60% EMP paranoids, and 40% old farmers out in the the midwest.

Thanks, I was thinking gasoline truck.
Was it you who made a truck selection on the door ledge allowing you to steer comfortably with your left hand? I noted over the last two days, that's exactly how I drive two of my cars.

 

[jds holler]

I keep poking around in different categories. 70’s to 1990. I’m finding lots of good old trucks. I may buy one. It has to have hand crank windows and no electronic chips. AC would be nice, too. 4x4 would be a must. I have fond memories of my ‘88 Ford. Helping my future wife up into the cab was always fun! Guess where I “pushed”.

I think to get non-electronic ignition with a Ford, you've gotta go clear back to 74/75 ish. I've had both 76 and 78 and they were both electronic.
Those 70's bodies were sturdier than the later years also. Contoured for better structural strength, and maybe a little heavier gauge.
Seems like after these years, weight and mileage standards were more critical, and they changed it up a bit. Fuel injection also.
This old 78 had a 300 CID straight six in it with 4 speed tranny. It was pretty good for mileage -- for the day.
They said that with fuel injection in the eighties, the horse power of these sixes went up by 30%. jd

 

[prowler]

Funny, I look at it as not where company profits go but where all the wages and jobs go.
Alabama has become an automobile manufacturing powerhouse with the likes of Mercedes, Honda, Toyota and Hyundai to make a few. Thousands upon thousands of Americans go to work in those plants everyday and the economy is strong here. Every one of those plants has grown in both size and manpower over the years. Merrcedes (only one example) has spent billions in the USA on manufacturing facilities, infrastructure and donating much more to the future of the State. All these auto manufacturers also use vendors for parts here in the state. Those companies come here too, bringing more jobs and more investment in the State and the Country.
Are you starting to see my point?

I agree with you but Gm and Ford also have thousands of workers and ther profits go back into our economy which is much more than wages made by workers. Buy what you want, ending it here with this , People always look for an excuse to buy foreign stuff over American made, just buy it and be proud.

 

[Jeff Porter]

I am in sticker shock as my 2005 Duramax K2500 has bit the dust at 280000 miles. I had just put new exhaust manifolds on it because my ego said get it to 300,000 and had the drill out every bolt.
It was running great and was pulling my camper down the highway when an injector ran amok and hydro locked the engine. I started to tear it down and was breaking every head bolt too and gave up and sold it for practically nothing to a guy with more patience and time than I have.

I paid $45,000 for that truck new in 2005 and am looking at about the same cost for a 2017-2018 with 100,000 miles on it to replace it.

 

[danny]

I think our desires for what our trucks should be have changed over the years, and a lot of that drives the price up.

Back in the day, upgrading your truck usually involved wheels/tires, beefier suspension or lift, better bumpers, winch, hitch, traction differentials, -- mostly working related accessories.

Then with marketing tactics, the manufacturers basically turned us all into a bunch of pussies. --- little by little trucks started having stuff like standard AC, power windows, incredibly quality sound systems, on and on until we are at the point we are today -- seat warmers for God sake!!

These days when your brother in law shows up in camp with his new truck, even he won't be stupid enough to take it to places called "The Hole". or "Broke Axil Canyon" or "Radiator Flats", or "Jeep Mountain". And you'll never get him to go down into "Paint-job Gulch". jd

Send them to Brokeback Mountain.

Danny

 

[brokeasajoke]

Got a 2006 F250 5.4 auto in my shade tree shop right now. 280,000 miles and needs axle joints and the front drive shaft carden joint is bad. Not a 5.4 fan but this one has done well unless it's been changed at some point. Man it's hard on fuel, about as bad as my 460.

 

[freebird22/250]

My old 71 C10 Chevy with a 350 engine is a breeze to work on, but it doesn't get the best mileage and it's a lot of fun to drive

 

[Bc'z]

I think our desires for what our trucks should be have changed over the years, and a lot of that drives the price up.

Back in the day, upgrading your truck usually involved wheels/tires, beefier suspension or lift, better bumpers, winch, hitch, traction differentials, -- mostly working related accessories.

Then with marketing tactics, the manufacturers basically turned us all into a bunch of pussies. --- little by little trucks started having stuff like standard AC, power windows, incredibly quality sound systems, on and on until we are at the point we are today -- seat warmers for God sake!!

These days when your brother in law shows up in camp with his new truck, even he won't be stupid enough to take it to places called "The Hole". or "Broke Axil Canyon" or "Radiator Flats", or "Jeep Mountain". And you'll never get him to go down into "Paint-job Gulch". jd

I'm thinking I've drove through "Paint job Gulch" a time or 2, now that hunting season is over it's time for it's yearly bath.
Oh yeah ....
Heated seats and steering wheel, nav, cruise ,air pretty much everything but a sun roof.

 

[jds holler]

I'm thinking I've drove through "Paint job Gulch" a time or 2, now that hunting season is over it's time for it's yearly bath.
Oh yeah ....
Heated seats and steering wheel, nav, cruise ,air pretty much everything but a sun roof.
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Brett, I don't think those Coopers would hold up going across that scab rock on Radiator Flat. The heated seats would come in handy when you have to spend the night waiting for rescue though. jd

 

[TTE]

had a 300 CID straight six in it with 4 speed tranny.

I did as well in 1988, 4WD, no problems and pulled like a tractor

 

[Bc'z]

Brett, I don't think those Coopers would hold up going across that scab rock on Radiator Flat. The heated seats would come in handy when you have to spend the night waiting for rescue though. jd

Those heated seat have kept me warm at nite more than once.