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

charliehill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Thu Jan 7 06:05:47 PST 2010


Hi Mike, glad you spoke up.  I didn't know you were still around.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike 1countryguy" <mdo_1 at hotmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:02 AM
Subject: [AT] Farm truck RE: O.T. 7.3L Ford Diesel


>
> 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 ----- 
>> From: <K7jdj at aol.com>
>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> 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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