Those smaller trucks will only go 2 to 3 years pulling a forty foot flat doing that type of work. Then it's ready for the scrap heap. Not much value in the long term, rather expensive when the trade in value is next to nothing after the final payment is made.
Hot-Shot Load boards???
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As for choosing the truck, he wanted better MPG and so far moving 4 5th wheel campers and hauling around some bobcats and such, he is getting 16mpg but also has a tuner and some other stuff done to it. He also has a V-plow for it and plans on snow plowing in the winter as he doesn't want to haul anything at that time.
As for me, I was thinking about doing the same thing, but buying my fathers 1993 F350 with the 7.3L. It has 84,000 miles and I can get it basically for free. My only cost would be a trailer for about $12,000. I can get a crate motor for $4,500 and a new trans for $2,000 when needed and do all the work myself as I was a ASE mechanic before driving a truck.
, I passed on all the info and he really appreciates it. He should be signing up here soon so I don't have to keep doing this crap lol. -
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an F550 is sterling class 6 truck with a ford body will last a long time
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i like the power stoke, easy to make big power and not everyone has one
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