It's paid off!

[Mallardsx2]

Its amazing what you can do when the GOVT gives you "free money".

 

[Gr8bawana]

Its amazing what you can do when the GOVT gives you "free money".

Really? You have no clue. You're a real piece of

 

[Mallardsx2]

I'll just take that as a compliment and move on.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I'll just take that as a compliment and move on.

 

[kevinfoerster]

We bought this new to us 2017 CTD truck in June 2019 and today we had the pleasure of paying it off. It's amazing how good the feeling is.

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Nice truck. Everyone tells me I need one, but it's so hard to get away from cheap little cars that allow me to hunt more.

 

[SFC B]

I borrowed $1500.00 from my parents, 50 years ago, made $25.00/month payments until it was paid off. I have never tired of it and today, $1500.00 will barely tune it up...

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Is that a tri-power by chance? My uncle had one when I was a kid and will never forget it. Beautiful!!!

 

[MarylandBeagler]

Wish Ford had stayed with the little Perkins diesel.That was an awesome setup.
Chevy tried to get Cat to build them a pickup motor. Cat said, "No."!
Had a very knowledgeable diesel mechanic tell me there was no reason on God's green earth for an 8 cylinder diesel.

I dunno my 7.3 powerstroke is just about as good as it gets. Plenty of power and I can fix it in the driveway.

-Z

 

[tarheel]

Paid off my Ford last year. Feels good with no debt again and 2 good trucks.
Never bought a new vehicle.
My 1st truck cost $200. 51 GMC 3/4T corner window flatbed with a 51 Chevy PU for spare parts.

Sounds a lot like me. Still driving my '95 Dodge and intend to run it into the ground.

My first truck was a '55 Chevy shortbed 3/4 ton with a worn out 235 in it and I surely didn't pay more than 200 bucks for it. I found a wrecked '61 Impala with the 348 porcupine motor in it for 100 bucks, drove out to a junk yard near Ft. Lupton, CO and removed a "truck V-8 bellhousing" necessary for the swap for $35.00, welded motor mount platforms to the frame rails, fabricated accelerator linkage and had a local shop fabricate me some exhaust pieces and I was in business. It had a 4 speed in the floor with something like 5.34 gears in the rearend and with the tons of torque coming from the 348 I only needed third and fourth gears unless loaded.

 

[Gr8bawana]

My first truck was a '55 Chevy shortbed 3/4 ton with a worn out 235 in it and I surely didn't pay more than 200 bucks for it. I found a wrecked '61 Impala with the 348 porcupine motor in it for 100 bucks, drove out to a junk yard near Ft. Lupton, CO and removed a "truck V-8 bellhousing" necessary for the swap for $35.00, welded motor mount platforms to the frame rails, fabricated accelerator linkage and had a local shop fabricate me some exhaust pieces and I was in business. It had a 4 speed in the floor with something like 5.34 gears in the rearend and with the tons of torque coming from the 348 I only needed third and fourth gears unless loaded.

Ahh...the good old days when we could mix and match car and truck parts to make just about any combination work.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Nice truck,,,,,,,,,,other than the decal in the back window.

I guess I could have also put this in the "extra stupid stickers" thread.

 

[Otto Matic]

I dunno my 7.3 powerstroke is just about as good as it gets. Plenty of power and I can fix it in the driveway.

-Z

Per Mr. L, a 6 cylinder has a longer stroke and more torque than an 8 cylinder.
He had three 3/4 ton Dodge pickups w/Cummins diesel. They looked like they just rolled off a showroom floor.

 

[MarylandBeagler]

Per Mr. L, a 6 cylinder has a longer stroke and more torque than an 8 cylinder.
He had three 3/4 ton Dodge pickups w/Cummins diesel. They looked like they just rolled off a showroom floor.

the Cummins is a great motor. It’s just a shame they wasted it putting it inside a dodge pick up.

 

[Otto Matic]

the Cummins is a great motor. It’s just a shame they wasted it putting it inside a dodge pick up.

LOL! Not so sure I disagree!
Love my old '01!
Mechanically (engine/transmission) the truck is stout as ever
Cosmetically? Uhhmmm... it could be better. Alot of that is due to neglect on my part early in it's "life".

Kinda like me!
If I had known I was going to live this long, i would have taken better care of myself! !