LOL nope. I just use bigger prybars.I take it Passed on the Crawler UC?
LOL nope. I just use bigger prybars.I take it Passed on the Crawler UC?
That what I see for now everything is high miles and just tired or 100k+, and the guys who sell used dodges put skyrocket price on it, and the dodge itself is not perfect either, the engine is good though, bigger rigs will not be a good start especially in my areI didn't want to be the negative guy on your purchase because others have had different experiences than me, and when I bought a service truck it was a big deal and couldn't find what I wanted, everything had a ton of miles or was 100k. Seems when I am buying nothing is available and once I purchase that item seems to be everywhere.
That being said, After 03 I would not touch a Ford, I would buy an 2wd 88 superduty with a N/A diesel before I bought a 13. I agree with everything said above, personaly I would purchase a DT466 before I bought a C7 or a FSeries with a cummins, but either a way better than the engine in a 550.
I have an older 550 with an IMT 2020, and It does everything that I need, however I gross at 18k with air bags all the way around, and juice brakes are for hondas.
In all fairness it's a beefy front axle looks like fabco design. I'm sure a straight axle would turn better.I wonder why the turning radius changes so much from one build to the next. When we got the first F550 we thought that it was the end of battleship 4wd trucks, that thing will practically turn so sharp the inside rear is not rotating. And now to hear IH apparently thought that was not really necessary.
I am going to put an odd thought out there, I know everyone wants the big fancy service truck, however to get started a 3500 chevy gas engine would do the job. I got started years ago in a used van that the dealer I worked for was sending to the auction.
My point is quality of work is more important than the truck you show up in, I dont know you or your work but it takes a certain person to work on their own without the support of a big brand.
I have fixed multiple machines after the dealership F750's with fancy lettering, left and I showed up in a pickup truck and fixed the machine, in the dark, with the tools behind the seat of my truck. Anyone can buy a service truck, it takes no skill to purchase a fancy service truck, just a credit score.
JMO..................stay away from Powerstrokes. UGH
I am going to put an odd thought out there, I know everyone wants the big fancy service truck, however to get started a 3500 chevy gas engine would do the job. I got started years ago in a used van that the dealer I worked for was sending to the auction.
My point is quality of work is more important than the truck you show up in, I dont know you or your work but it takes a certain person to work on their own without the support of a big brand.
I have fixed multiple machines after the dealership F750's with fancy lettering, left and I showed up in a pickup truck and fixed the machine, in the dark, with the tools behind the seat of my truck. Anyone can buy a service truck, it takes no skill to purchase a fancy service truck, just a credit score.
I suppose another option if you were looking at new would be that Chevrolet international medium duty mess that their pushing. Even thought you’d have to be willing to trust anything that international put their name on.