[psrumors]

This is what I will be pulling my JD 4410 with. It is an 88 F350 with a 460, 5 speed w/ low 1st, 4.10 gears, LS rear with a goose and class V hitch. Now I just need the trailer to go behind it, hopefully a 20' with dove tail. I wont be going to a gooseneck trailer though as I hope to make the bed a dump.

<img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-10/846536/88Ford.jpg" width=800 height=600>

 

[farmallmaniac]

nice truck!:thumbsup:

 

[Live Oak]

Nice truck! That should definitely get the job done. :thumbsup:

 

[CatDaddy]

Looks like that truck has plenty of beef.

 

[memmurphy]

Nice truck. They seemed to hold up well. That bed and truck combination was and still is popular with both farmers, contractors, and welders in this area.

Mark

 

[Michael]

Well if you make the bed a dump bed you will loose the ability and the gooseneck hitch anyway.

 

[Ingersoll444]

That is one tough looking truck. Other then REALYYYYYYYYYYYYY sucking down the gas, that should handle any pulling needs that could ever come up. Those old 80-90's F truck, wile a little crude by todays standerds, were REAL strung, and rugged. MANNNNN I mis my old 84 F250HD!!!!!!

 

[psrumors]

You got that right Ingersoll. I get 8 mpg in town and 10 on the interstate. The funny thing is I get the same mpg if I am loaded or not.

I pulled a bobcat trailer 240 miles unloaded at 75 and got 10 mpg. Coming back with the trailer and about 7000 lbs of stuff on the trailer and truck I got 10 mpg.

I hope to do a few things to help raise it a little. Maybe a GearVendor overdrive transmission, it would help.

 

[bontai Joe]

Nice truck! And I am a bit amazed at how little rust you have on it. Up in my neck of the woods, that vintage vehicle would be 300-400 pounds lighter from what rotted off due to the exposure to all the salt they use on the roads.