Paul Brown

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:28:26 -0800, "c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote:

>How afraid should I be of buying a 10 year old Ford F250 that has had
>service with a fifth=-wheel hitch?
>
>It's at a dealer...so there's no one to ask what percentage of it's 65000
>miles were driven with a heavy trailer in tow...
>
>I wonder just how brutal this sort of service is to a vehicle?
>
>What say you?
>
>Thanks, Chuck
>
>

I bought a 97 F250HD LB 2WD off ebay last year from a guy that
acquired it from a farmer that bought it from the original owner. A
rock quarry. It was registered to 79,000 miles before it was sold to a
private party. Judging by the truck type and all the rock hard
limestone dust underneath, I'd say it was worked hard. The truck since
then has 130,000 miles on it. The 2nd owner had a fifth wheel hitch
mounted in the bed. I also use this truck to haul my Jayco F265 5th
wheel around. Never had a thought this truck would fail me. It only
has a 5.8L gasser in it, but it serves me well enough. The truck still
rides like a tank. Very harsh ha ha ha. But it was made to work and
haul heavy stuff, which it does great.

Long story short.

I'd buy it.
Paul

 

Lou

just put an add up here in the northeast, we buy anything, especially
if it looks good.and has a complete service history, and all the
records to prove it. the 1000.00 was suppose to be for rims or other
misc stuff, still have 500 or so dollars left to spend. but that front
end shimmy will eat that up! BTW I have had diedel trucks go over 500K
and they were still a good truck when I sold them, now the gas
trucks??? I would not buy after 60K just my opinion or good
records...............anyways it still beats a 40K truck with a
payment. as for "C" maybe you should look for another truck, there are
thousands for sale evrywhere.

Joe

Which Transmission are we talking about here?

"c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:mgZCf.1977$MJ.361@fed1read07...
> How afraid should I be of buying a 10 year old Ford F250 that has had
> service with a fifth=-wheel hitch?
>
> It's at a dealer...so there's no one to ask what percentage of it's 65000
> miles were driven with a heavy trailer in tow...
>
> I wonder just how brutal this sort of service is to a vehicle?
>
> What say you?
>
> Thanks, Chuck
>
>
>

c

Well Joe, it's an automatic...but I don't know exactly what model it is.


"Joe" <Joe@dontspam.net> wrote in message news:1QzDf.746$XG2.733@fe02.lga...
> Which Transmission are we talking about here?
>
> "c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:mgZCf.1977$MJ.361@fed1read07...
>> How afraid should I be of buying a 10 year old Ford F250 that has had
>> service with a fifth=-wheel hitch?
>>
>> It's at a dealer...so there's no one to ask what percentage of it's 65000
>> miles were driven with a heavy trailer in tow...
>>
>> I wonder just how brutal this sort of service is to a vehicle?
>>
>> What say you?
>>
>> Thanks, Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Joe

With only 65,000 miles, it may not matter too much which kind it is. They
made a big, heavy-duty overdrive, and that's probably what's in there. It's
made for trailering, but of course that's no guarantee either way.

The transmission is the only thing I'd expect to be worse off from heavy
towing. I can't see any other part of the truck really wearing out as a
result of pulling a fiver. I would assume, for purposes of decision making,
that you'll be rebuilding that in the middle of the next 100,000 miles
somewhere. Not a bad thing, really.

"c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:5O4Ef.2294$MJ.1513@fed1read07...
> Well Joe, it's an automatic...but I don't know exactly what model it is.
>
>
> "Joe" <Joe@dontspam.net> wrote in message
> news:1QzDf.746$XG2.733@fe02.lga...
>> Which Transmission are we talking about here?
>>
>> "c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:mgZCf.1977$MJ.361@fed1read07...
>>> How afraid should I be of buying a 10 year old Ford F250 that has had
>>> service with a fifth=-wheel hitch?
>>>
>>> It's at a dealer...so there's no one to ask what percentage of it's
>>> 65000 miles were driven with a heavy trailer in tow...
>>>
>>> I wonder just how brutal this sort of service is to a vehicle?
>>>
>>> What say you?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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