What's the Best Farm Truck to Haul my Tractor and Cattle with?

[Farmer495]

6.4? I can't zoom in that far if it says it on the truck what motor, it's a nice truck but I wouldn't want a crew cab, too long of a truck

It's an 08 Powerstroke so it's a 6.4 V8 diesel. Not exactly Navistar/Fords best effort, supposed to be slightly better than a 6.0.

 

[Farmer495]

Ford SuperDuty F25 4WD LOW MILES No Rust Runs Good

I think that's the type of truck I would buy if I had any money right now, and if the truck wasn't a salvage. Just a simple 3/4-1ton work truck.

I don't think I would want a flat bed but would be open to it.

Now you are talking for a cheap hauler...guess salvage title cause it had a fender bender and it is an older truck, not cause it wasn't worth fixing. Guess insurance figured $5000 in repair so they wrote it off.

Looks like a base truck with automatic and ESOF (electric 4x4)

Should be the 5R110 5-speed automatic in an 04, it's a 5.4 and those were rated to tow 7400lb if 3.73, 8900lb in 4.10 axle.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Now you are talking for a cheap hauler...guess salvage title cause it had a fender bender and it is an older truck, not cause it wasn't worth fixing. Guess insurance figured $5000 in repair so they wrote it off.

Looks like a base truck with automatic and ESOF (electric 4x4)

Should be the 5R110 5-speed automatic in an 04, it's a 5.4 and those were rated to tow 7400lb if 3.73, 8900lb in 4.10 axle.

I should stop window shopping for trucks lol, I'm on CL usually everyday to see what pops up, I usually don't buy anything off there unless I practically stole it.

Yeah 4K for a F250 seems like a pretty good price if everything is still true and strait. But I can't swing it for a little while till I pay some other things down or sell stuff. This fall I will look into a bigger truck, I need to make more money lol.

 

[roadhunter]

In the original post I said I need a truck to safely haul 7500-10,000lbs and is really dependable.

So I guess I will add that I'm hauling something on a weekly to monthly basis possibly, I plan to haul my tractor around in the summer more often for different jobs, not daily.

Distance majority of the time is 1-50 miles.

I'm not looking to "get away" with a lighter truck, I want to safely haul the weight. Frequency of hauling is kinda not relevant. Unless I was hauling far distances daily which I'm not.

Frequency of hauling is important to some of us. For me it would determine if this task could occasionally be done with an older vehicle versus a newer more dependable truck I get the feeling that this is only for occasional use and only moves a few cows that you keep on a small acreage. Is this your first "hobby farm" setup to be in charge of? I kinda figured it might be from the looks of your chain link fence and questions about towing. How much land do you farm?

 

[Diamondpilot]

Make sure you can get a truck with a salvage title insured. We tried a year ago and the three we called would not touch them. Too much liability.

 

[grm61]

In the original post I said I need a truck to safely haul 7500-10,000lbs and is really dependable.

So I guess I will add that I'm hauling something on a weekly to monthly basis possibly, I plan to haul my tractor around in the summer more often for different jobs, not daily.



Distance majority of the time is 1-50 miles.

I'm not looking to "get away" with a lighter truck, I want to safely haul the weight. Frequency of hauling is kinda not relevant. Unless I was hauling far distances daily which I'm not.

As was mentioned earlier the 05 and newer V10 f250/f350 are a good truck, more power than the earlier versions, don't blow the spark plugs out, and a 5 speed auto.

Fuel mileage not great, but good tough reliable trucks, and nice ones at that.

Pull what you need to daily

We have had a few at work, little maintenance, getting there asses handed to them daily, very tough and reliable.

FYI I have done a fair amount of research on these, This will be my next sit around, till I need to tow, vehicle that is not a piece of crap.

Even the earlier ones are good trucks, but blow plugs out, needing a helicoil, and have a 4 speed auto.


So used, for a keeper...05 or newer.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Frequency of hauling is important to some of us. For me it would determine if this task could occasionally be done with an older vehicle versus a newer more dependable truck I get the feeling that this is only for occasional use and only moves a few cows that you keep on a small acreage. Is this your first "hobby farm" setup to be in charge of? I kinda figured it might be from the looks of your chain link fence and questions about towing. How much land do you farm?

Hey man don't knock the fence lol I was happy with that fence, had to hand pound the T post and bought all the chainlink used on Craigslist. I didn't have a tractor or anything to assist, just man power. I have 3 acres but want to get my hands on another 10-15 acres this spring to rent so I can go up to 10 head of cattle this year.

2016 was my first time with cattle and I started with 3. I use my truck almost daily for odds and ends work.

hauling a heavy load? not as frequent yet but I plan to keep expending yearly.

I didn't know much about cattle when I bought my first one, I just bought one, I already had a small 1/2 acre fenced, I fenced another acre later and got two more head. That was about 11 months ago.




I only pounded the Tpost down 2-3ft if I went back I would have gone down 3-4ft but it's a strong fence and I have never had any cattle get loose yet and I never added a hot wire which originally I was going to. It's 470ft one piece of chainlink. I also would have bought 6ft Tpost instead of 8ft but it all worked out, I was in the fence about $1 a foot.

 

[farmer2009]

A 3/4 ton gasser would fit your needs well. I have an '06 Chevrolet 2500HD 4x4 6.0L gas. Rated towing i believe is 10K gooseneck. Good stout engine and drive train. Look at the '04 and newer. More power than the '03's. I move the same weight, as you are wanting to move, on a weekly basis. Have even gone higher. Does good to 10k, whines at 15k and grones above 20k. .

 

[HHR]

Now you are talking for a cheap hauler...guess salvage title cause it had a fender bender and it is an older truck, not cause it wasn't worth fixing. Guess insurance figured $5000 in repair so they wrote it off. Looks like a base truck with automatic and ESOF (electric 4x4) Should be the 5R110 5-speed automatic in an 04, it's a 5.4 and those were rated to tow 7400lb if 3.73, 8900lb in 4.10 axle.

5R110 5-speed was not available until 2005. 2004 gasser trucks still had the 4R100 4-speed.

 

[Farmer495]

5R110 5-speed was not available until 2005. 2004 gasser trucks still had the 4R100 4-speed.

You are right, had confused with diesel.