Red Horse

Sad to see this about to happen but I'm sure a tough decision to make. Hopefully they will have a long and happy retirement.

PC, Trust me you are not stepping on toes-always great to hear first hand stories- and your trucks always look like they are ready to head for a show😎

T, T', Your friend understands the economics. His 5-7000 miles a year figure makes the 7.3 the right choice for him. And I have to believe it would have worked even in the 650 -unless he has high mileage. Would it pull that Cat skid steer as well as a 6.7? No but again, unless he has high annual mileage with that, he would IMO be better off listening to his driver bitch about "not enough power" and enjoying the extra cash he has in the bank. And by the way, think of the old days. 25 years ago Ford built F-700's with 429 V-8's that at max were rated at like 238 HP and could be rated at 37,000 GVW/60,000 GCW! The 7.3 dwarfs that 429 in terms of HP/Torque , exceeds the 401 Super Duty Specs, and I think comes very close to beating the 477 Super Duty specs. And PC 68- your friend has a 7.3 and he regrets not getting the 6.7? This in a 550? How big a plow is he pushing?

T', Stay in tune with your friend-key questions, how is it on gas and how is the power? As for cost, as Roadway pointed out 7.3 gas vs a Power Stroke is I believe an $8000 savings so I'm sure that diesel premium is pretty common across the board. Big thing is at this point GM does not offer a gas option in their new class 4,5 and 6's so Ford is holding the cards!

Well I was thinking along those lines about the class 4,5,6 Chevy/Binders that are built at Sp'field. I may have seen two on the road. I also stop in once a month and drive through an Altech facility that is one town over. Place has always been loaded with F-450/550's awaiting installations. About two months ago when I drove through they had two chevys. Last week none. Reasonable to assume if International is knocking off manpower, as these JV trucks were additions to the plant's regular product mix, they are NOT selling as expected. My guess is with that tilt hood, they are more expensive than Ford or Dodge. How about it Roadway R-? What do you say about pricing as your company has bought some.

wondering why anyone would buy a left hand drive in GB- then again if it spends most of its time on a ferry going back and forth to France maybe it makes sense.

Well In the first shot I saw that Argo sitting on the dash and said ..".hmnn fleet truck for sure". Then read the write up-Shell Oil! Argo's were the thing "back in the day" when they took the place of the two Sangamo boxes. And guys bitched about them then. Can you imagine what these same guys would be saying today with all the electronics, cameras etc😎

Nice Rich-but the MR needs spokes to be in that picture😎

Thx for opinions guys. I'm just trying to get some info for owners who will be selling it.

How about it guys. I am aware of a 359 that has that mileage. 13,161 to be exact! I'm told that the 3408 was a POS. " Fuel hog-certainly by todays standards and also had crankshaft problems". And to the skeptics-trust me -unusual situation, I sat in this thing-a true hangar queen, barn find- whatever. I'm thinking this is worth a lot of money as a truck you would put in service but others with far more knowledge than I say it is s nice "antique"- not a truck you would want to run inspite of no def, no computers etc etc.- all the reasons that made me think it was a better deal than a new truck. Fire away. And again-for real. Not..." I know a guy whose uncle has a friend who has....blah blah"

Rest in peace. We can only hope some day they will have a handle on the dementia/Alzheimer issue.

Rich- And new color is???

Very nice-and what is your typical load?

Hah-you are gettin old pal-what took you so long 😎

Thx for posting Hippy. Never been to museum but hope to. I think WOT had a good story on Coles not that long ago. In any case its safe to say there have been a lot of good things said about him.

And he is in fact an antique as well🤣

And he is in fact an antique as well🤣

Hah-judging by "slicks" this is now running qtr mile at Epping?😎

To any club members who check this site, be advised meeting Sat at Pop's Garage is canceled. Bob

Wow-if that is a 94 they never took it out in the rain-or snow!

Per WSJ editorial today....."A trial was expected in 2020 though more than 99% of defendants in Japan are convicted." Sounds like a very good reason to..."get outta Dodge" Another interesting comment, was that the guy who was key in getting Ghosn out-Hiroto Saikawa, was himself dumped by the Nissan board in September as they discovered he had taken "improper stock-based performance compensation in 2013". Have to wonder if this issue and the attention it will receive will lead to some big changes in Japan.

And most important and in keeping with the the theme of this thread- Merry Christmas and good health to all in the coming year👍

Here you go Vlad- nothing like you probably have but 25" to date. And for you New England guys, different view of the Fairgrounds at Lancaster. No show trucks in this shot! Maybe we will break the 140+ inches of a couple of years ago- that year we had very little until mid January then it was at least one big storm a week for the next two months. And apologize for upside down view. I went to my "photos" and flipped the shot. Said..ah ha-got this figured out....wrong!🙄

Ok-where are you in the video? If you are going to be famous, we have to be able to id you😎

Do believe you nailed that-talk about a big rock crushing site!