Our venerable '86 Ford F-250 finally reached the point of being put out to pasture. When the air conditioner no longer conditioned, we figured we could get it fixed before summer. Then there was the front end--it certainly needed an alignment, but it would also need some parts. Well, maybe we can get help and replace the parts ourselves. But then came that howling noise from the transmission. When we started adding up all the "need to fixes," it just became evident that we were pouring money down a deep hole.A look at the Internet "for sale ads" lead us to a F-350 dually with, heaven help us, a Banks system, souped up exhaust, tranny enhancements and the works, for a price we could actually sort-of afford. So we took the jump and bought the rig.
As we write this, we're on the "maiden voyage" of the new truck under the load of our 11 foot Caribou camper. The word, "Wow!" seems to describe the change we feel. With a few pounds of pressure in the lift bags, we no longer have to extend the corner jacks to level the rig enough to run the refrigerator. When we make a corner, no longer does the "navigator" draw a deep breath as the new truck no longer "rolls" into the turn. Climbing up an extended grade is a breeze. And really "Wow!" is stopping at the fuel station. Fuel economy is up a good 20%.
Anybody need an F-250?
2 comments:
Sounds like a great improvement. You can't say the F-250 didn't work for a living though - being over 20 years old is really something!
We had the exact same setup. 99 F350 with a 99 Caribou. Miss it.
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