skippythedog
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It appears the classifieds are for Expedition vehicles. Mine doesn't exactly fit that plus seems like the FG afficionados are here so I'm posting here unless I get admonished...
For sale: 2007 FG140,
Over $50k into it, thick folder with every receipt, 12 miles on fresh service w/ all fluids/grease and 2 Interstate batteries, brakes are at 70%. This is the most desirable year, last one before DPF/DEF systems
89,500 original miles, bought it in 2016 with 59k miles, Only owned by owner operators, never by employees.....No heavy towing history...(ask for details) ...Super singles and Hankooks put on at 75k miles in Ladner, BC...... 37" Hankooks and Australian super singles from Tony Baker in Canada with matching spare. Tony also provided new leaf springs and shocks for the front and rear after Timbren bump stops (useless on stock suspension) were installed. Truck rides right, sits level and doesn't bottom out. Sits about 4" higher than stock up front. Cab has a new (custom built on stock pan) leather seat from a blue Mercedes grade/color leather by Rich in Kingston. Seat is slightly wider and super comfy... There is a custom covered memory foam pad on the passengers side which has protected the bench seat which is in great original condition. Ram mount balls are on the pillar grab handle mounting bolts and there is a simple Kydex shield mounted to the shelf on the dash to increase capacity for junk and keep stuff from bouncing out. Panasonic truck grade stereo with removable face plate. Ceramic tint on the glass including near clear on windshield which cut down dramatically on heat gain. Custom bumpers by Gunderson Racing with LED tail, brake, signal, marker and reverse lights. Some of the tail markers are reduntant turn signals and the side markers are all flashers as well...(been a huge help for lane changes). Tried straight pipe recently but didn't like it and put a muffler back in...exhaust exits in front of RR wheel.
The bed has a dump cylinder that was rebuilt and has new pump just because, and a cabled controller in the side box that easily reaches the cab. A thick rubber pad covers the all steel and wood bed. A full width ProTech tool box is mounted in the front slightly elevated so spare can fit under it or along the bedside E-track. A custom reinforced removable base mount holds a 2000lb crane in the corner. The tailgate can fold all the way down and can be instantly removed without tools. The sideboards are finished in Shou-Sugi-Ban style...(scorched and oiled). A commercial truck tarp was built (only $700) which keeps the bed completely dry. It can be removed in under 2 minutes and the support hoops can be lifted off and mounted on a bracket near the front so the whole assembly looks like a big roll bar. Or you can simply fold down a few feet of the rear of the tarp and remove one hoop to haul a refrigerator upright. Amazingly versatile.
The rig weighs almost exactly 10k as she sits, gets about 18mpg at 50mph on secondary roads (13-16) combined (same as my new Tundra). It really is the ultimate in versatility. Cheap to license and my insurance (combined with a 57 Porsche Speedster) is only $800 annually through Hagerty. There is a branded title, not because of crazy damage but because I was horrifically underinsured through Liberty and there was a clause on the 5th page that I didn't see.....A chunk of steel from a semi truck speared my left front tire on the freeway causing an instant blowout. I bounced off the jersey barrier and the tire, torn off the bare rim took out the rear right right custom bumper which was replicated by original fabricator. The front door was replaced and painted by the dealer and since I'm a former Porsche mechanic and Mobile Tool dealer I took all my front end hub parts to get magna-fluxed at an aviation shop. There was damage to the leaf spring and hub. Ultimately I insisted upon replacing the entire axle and all front suspension. This exceeded the limits of the policy (the tiny line I didn't see and resulted in the branded title). I was lied to about that as well. Live and learn.
Everything is as good as new with only a few thousand miles since those repairs, alignment etc. (have pics of damage).
The nearly new axle is an interesting story: It was replaced under warranty at the insistence of a customer in Portland. His employees drove the truck and were constantly wearing out the front tires. He thought it was because of the axle and threatend to sue etc. Fuso replaced his axle merely to appease him, sat it on the shelf and ended up on my truck. These trucks have an amazing turn radius of only about 37 feet (like a Miata). I do them only to show off occasionally. But if you do them on pavement all the time like this fellows employee drivers did you will destroy your tires as the "toe out on turns is over 4 inches (contrasted to a normal alignment of about 1/8 inch positive toe-in).
I love this truck but I'm getting older, and I'm fat and beat up. It's getting tougher to get into, I'm moving to a remote area where I won't have 3 dealers within 15 miles and I've got a brand new Tundra. The versatility, durabilty, capability and economy of this truck puts new $70k pickups to shame. It's even a chick magnet for the right kind of girl that will wear a baseball cap and no makeup on the weekends.
There are some negotiable accessories about, Amsteel Whoopee slings, Rigid driving and fog lights for the bumper holes...tire irons, possibly a bottle jack and unused set of chains and a 5 foot long torque wrench. The stock wheels and tires were stolen during a storage break-in. The dump cylinder controller box was the victim of corrosion in the side tool box due to a blown can of seltzer. It migh clean up. New ones with cords are $24-$40 anywhere including Amazon once someone takes a gander and determines if it's a 3 or 4 wire unit (same controller as any dump trailer) I may get around to it but most likely not.
A token $40k U.S., in Seattle
For sale: 2007 FG140,
Over $50k into it, thick folder with every receipt, 12 miles on fresh service w/ all fluids/grease and 2 Interstate batteries, brakes are at 70%. This is the most desirable year, last one before DPF/DEF systems
89,500 original miles, bought it in 2016 with 59k miles, Only owned by owner operators, never by employees.....No heavy towing history...(ask for details) ...Super singles and Hankooks put on at 75k miles in Ladner, BC...... 37" Hankooks and Australian super singles from Tony Baker in Canada with matching spare. Tony also provided new leaf springs and shocks for the front and rear after Timbren bump stops (useless on stock suspension) were installed. Truck rides right, sits level and doesn't bottom out. Sits about 4" higher than stock up front. Cab has a new (custom built on stock pan) leather seat from a blue Mercedes grade/color leather by Rich in Kingston. Seat is slightly wider and super comfy... There is a custom covered memory foam pad on the passengers side which has protected the bench seat which is in great original condition. Ram mount balls are on the pillar grab handle mounting bolts and there is a simple Kydex shield mounted to the shelf on the dash to increase capacity for junk and keep stuff from bouncing out. Panasonic truck grade stereo with removable face plate. Ceramic tint on the glass including near clear on windshield which cut down dramatically on heat gain. Custom bumpers by Gunderson Racing with LED tail, brake, signal, marker and reverse lights. Some of the tail markers are reduntant turn signals and the side markers are all flashers as well...(been a huge help for lane changes). Tried straight pipe recently but didn't like it and put a muffler back in...exhaust exits in front of RR wheel.
The bed has a dump cylinder that was rebuilt and has new pump just because, and a cabled controller in the side box that easily reaches the cab. A thick rubber pad covers the all steel and wood bed. A full width ProTech tool box is mounted in the front slightly elevated so spare can fit under it or along the bedside E-track. A custom reinforced removable base mount holds a 2000lb crane in the corner. The tailgate can fold all the way down and can be instantly removed without tools. The sideboards are finished in Shou-Sugi-Ban style...(scorched and oiled). A commercial truck tarp was built (only $700) which keeps the bed completely dry. It can be removed in under 2 minutes and the support hoops can be lifted off and mounted on a bracket near the front so the whole assembly looks like a big roll bar. Or you can simply fold down a few feet of the rear of the tarp and remove one hoop to haul a refrigerator upright. Amazingly versatile.
The rig weighs almost exactly 10k as she sits, gets about 18mpg at 50mph on secondary roads (13-16) combined (same as my new Tundra). It really is the ultimate in versatility. Cheap to license and my insurance (combined with a 57 Porsche Speedster) is only $800 annually through Hagerty. There is a branded title, not because of crazy damage but because I was horrifically underinsured through Liberty and there was a clause on the 5th page that I didn't see.....A chunk of steel from a semi truck speared my left front tire on the freeway causing an instant blowout. I bounced off the jersey barrier and the tire, torn off the bare rim took out the rear right right custom bumper which was replicated by original fabricator. The front door was replaced and painted by the dealer and since I'm a former Porsche mechanic and Mobile Tool dealer I took all my front end hub parts to get magna-fluxed at an aviation shop. There was damage to the leaf spring and hub. Ultimately I insisted upon replacing the entire axle and all front suspension. This exceeded the limits of the policy (the tiny line I didn't see and resulted in the branded title). I was lied to about that as well. Live and learn.
Everything is as good as new with only a few thousand miles since those repairs, alignment etc. (have pics of damage).
The nearly new axle is an interesting story: It was replaced under warranty at the insistence of a customer in Portland. His employees drove the truck and were constantly wearing out the front tires. He thought it was because of the axle and threatend to sue etc. Fuso replaced his axle merely to appease him, sat it on the shelf and ended up on my truck. These trucks have an amazing turn radius of only about 37 feet (like a Miata). I do them only to show off occasionally. But if you do them on pavement all the time like this fellows employee drivers did you will destroy your tires as the "toe out on turns is over 4 inches (contrasted to a normal alignment of about 1/8 inch positive toe-in).
I love this truck but I'm getting older, and I'm fat and beat up. It's getting tougher to get into, I'm moving to a remote area where I won't have 3 dealers within 15 miles and I've got a brand new Tundra. The versatility, durabilty, capability and economy of this truck puts new $70k pickups to shame. It's even a chick magnet for the right kind of girl that will wear a baseball cap and no makeup on the weekends.
There are some negotiable accessories about, Amsteel Whoopee slings, Rigid driving and fog lights for the bumper holes...tire irons, possibly a bottle jack and unused set of chains and a 5 foot long torque wrench. The stock wheels and tires were stolen during a storage break-in. The dump cylinder controller box was the victim of corrosion in the side tool box due to a blown can of seltzer. It migh clean up. New ones with cords are $24-$40 anywhere including Amazon once someone takes a gander and determines if it's a 3 or 4 wire unit (same controller as any dump trailer) I may get around to it but most likely not.
A token $40k U.S., in Seattle
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