Starting a pick up that has been sitting for a year .

Have a flatbed truck tow it to the shop. Drop battery, drop all fluids replace them all. Pull a couple of his plugs and see how bad they are. If fouled replace all of them.

You will need to pull the wheels and see where they are in the bearings, brake lines and if all of the brakes need bleeding and fresh fluid put in. (Back to fluids...)

Power steering and so on.

Service the transmission. Don't start that thing until you do. Meaning pull trans pan, look for metal, replace filter and fluids there. Probably the reservoir related to the clutch if it has one. Never let that go dry, if it did you will not have a vehicle anymore.

It seems like a lot of fix fix fix fix but what you are doing is solving problems before you get stranded half way to Omaha if you got in the thing and drive off.

The fuel will need replacing. Which is why you don't start it. It's too old and chances are nothing was put into it to preserve it.

And grease all fittings, dont forget the shaft and joints etc.

 

Maybe pull the plugs and shot some wd40 in . Lube the cylinder walls and rings , so it’s not a dry start . Of course close look at the belts and hoses .

 

Charge the battery . Check the fluids . Get in it and turn the key. Vroooom vroooom . It will be fine. 1 year isn't really all that long.

 

I think I'd just try to start it, then go from there - Good luck and let us know what happens -

 

My trusty Chevrolet set for over a year first time and 9 months the second time I was deployed in Iraq in 03 and 05. Started her up both times and changed oil after a cruise. Still have it, but it hasn't rolled over 70,000 miles.
Now, you said Ford so cross your fingers! It should be fine.

 

Combine sits for 11 months or so at a time. Oil gets changed before it gets parked. Hit the key and go. Backup grain truck/ extra farm trucks may sit for over a year, check the fluids and go. No reason to overthink it.

 

Marvel Mystery Oil, a couple of ounces in each cylinder, crank it over with a rachet not the starter, check all the fluid levels, belts battery liquid, put a charger on it bring it up to voltage before you want it to work.
Change the gasoline, before you turn on the key if it has a electric fuel pump, change the fuel filter.
Cross your finger and starter up.