[AT] Farm truck RE: O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel

[Mike 1countryguy]

I rarely post,  but read everything.  Have to comment on F-350 7.3, duelly that i bought with 150,000 in S.C.  The truck now has only 195 thousand on in and was called to do what my big grain truck usually does in the fall corn harvest.  I know "she" was overloaded, but in a wet terrible crop year the work had to be done.  She scaled at 32.,000 gvw pulling a 300 plus bushel center dump trailer - and she is an automatic........(wish she were 6 speed).  So in a pinch she did a great job.

 

Mike........farmer in n.c. ohio...........land of sunshine...........(sometime in july)  usually!
 
> From: pvorwerk at newulmtel.net
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:32:51 -0600
> Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
> 
> If anyone is looking for a "low mile" 7.3L Diesel 3/4 ton (115,000 miles)
> contact me; my son plans to sell his this spring/summer....
> 
> Phil Vorwerk
> Courtland, MN
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean Van Peursem
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:51 PM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
> 
> Paul,
> 
> I'm pulling a 38' 5th wheel with a 2003 Ford F250 with the 7.3L diesel
> engine. The last year they
> were sold. Now have about 100,000 miles on the truck and it would take an
> act of congress for me to
> change to a Ford 6.0 or 6.4L engine. Ford is coming out with a new diesel
> engine in the 2011 Ford F
> series trucks, a 6.7L diesel engine, all Ford designed and manufactured in
> Mexico. The International
> relationship is over on Diesel engines. About 2012 we should know how good
> of an engine it is. 
> 
> PS: In 2003 Ford dealers were giving away the 7.3L based trucks because
> everybody wanted the new
> 6.0L engine. Now the used 7.3L diesel based trucks sell for quite a premium
> over the 6.0 or 6.4L
> trucks. 
> 
> Dean Van Peursem
> Apache Junction, AZ
> 
> If we take the time to count our blessings we don't have time to complain.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of Paul Waugh
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:10 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
> 
> I sure am NOT buying a 6.0 or 6.4 Ford. I am keeping what I have. I can go 
> out and get into it right now and head for CA without doing a thing other 
> than cleaning the snow off it.
> Drivers pulling RV's for a living/hobby, are looking for older 7.3 with less
> 
> than 200,000 on them for their next truck. My mileage was low man on the 
> pole one day in at the Ford dealer, top guy had over 800,000.
> Paul - 46555
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel
> 
> 
> > there were several posts with some fairly high mileage indicated but this
> > was the highest. Maybe I should be looking for a "good" one of these to
> > replace my old truck.
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