Elder son was looking for a towing tuck. Something that he could hook to anything and bring it down the road. Not a daily driver, something that he could use when he needed capacity.
He landed on a 1977 Ford F600. It has a gasoline engine, the 330 CID carbureted industrial engine. Manual transmission, dual-range rear end, flat bed, with a PTO winch. The engine starts and the running gear will get it down the road. According to his research, it is rated at 8 tons. It ain't fast, but it us heavy.
I haven't seen it yet, but it will be interesting to see how this project turns out.
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Should take any reasonable size trailer where he wants to go with it. Maby not fast, but it should get there.
That is probably the most economical. Newer engines might have better ability but they are costly plus have all that electronic garbage.
The warning is good luck in finding parts. Many of the mechanics I speak blame the asinine Cash For Clunkers as the beginning of the end. My own 1989 truck is sometimes a problem child for finding parts. Good heavens.
Doing your own maintenance is great. Lots of shops these days don't know jack when it comes to older trucks. What a pity. Tragic really.
Sounds like a good solid choice.
My neighbor has a Chevy of similar age for moving anything he needs to. He helped me move my lathe with it, it made moving 1000 lbs easy!
Jonathan
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