Seabass
Idiot
I've had my "new to me" f-350 for a couple of weeks now and I really like it- a lot! The Dodge is currently for sale and I'm sure it will have a new home soon enough. So back to the new truck... It's a mint condition truck. I purchased it from the original owner who was "particular" to say the least. It's like brand new inside and out. It only has 135,000 original miles- good thing cause its now my DD. The Power Stroke engine has a Banks inner cooler, a super chip tuner, 4" exhaust, and a set of boost and pyro gauges. It's got a five speed tranny with the original clutch (gonna get rid of the DMF and put a South Bend in it next) and 4.10 gears. It's slower than I care for- 70 mph will get approx 2350 rpm- but at 65 and under it's definitely tolerable. Since I'm not heavy footed or a speed freak I can live with it. Besides, the slower gears are nice off-road and great on the back roads. I gotta admit that the Dodge will eat the Ford both on power and speed- but I don't care because the Ford is a TANK! It's got a really fresh set of 285-75-16 BFG AT'S and while they aren't mud grips- they'll do. It also has a winch bumper and a warn 8000 lb winch. I'd prefer a 10 or even 12000 lb winch but it was on the truck and it works great- SCORE!! It also has a Ranch Hand rear bumper and a slick set of home made steps that run front tire to back tire and they are very strong- I weigh a solid 300lb and they hold me easy. So here's some pics....
The day I bought it.
Today.
The side steps.
Inside the bed- custom shelving, spare tire, and my tool box.
I added a set of factory can lights today started thinking about what's next....
Should I permanently mount my basket on the topper? Or just put it on when I need it?
Also spent better part of an afternoon scraping and brushing rust off the frame and giving a few thick coats of gloss black Rustoleum paint to ALL the chassis and axels and cab seams- its like new now.
So what's next? On board air- leveling kit- air bags (or rear add-a-leaves) larger tires next time- finish transferring tools and all the gear from the Dodge- and start looking for a good used slide in pop up camper for the bed. As always I love any and all input.
I added a set of factory can lights today started thinking about what's next....
So what's next? On board air- leveling kit- air bags (or rear add-a-leaves) larger tires next time- finish transferring tools and all the gear from the Dodge- and start looking for a good used slide in pop up camper for the bed. As always I love any and all input.
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