2011 Silverado/Sierra

[crashz]

Congrats on the truck Brian. Looks like a nice one.

 

[Ryan03]

It was more of a compromise. I really wanted the 2011 Duramax/Allison but it was going to be another $15K+ and I was going to have to wait anywhere from weeks to months to get one. Having essentially been without a truck since the beginning of November and borrowing a friends truck when I needed to move my trailer, finding a truck that would do the job and it being on the lot was a big deciding factor too. I'm getting ready to go into my busy season, waiting as much as 2 months would have really cut into my business for this year.

I feel like I rolled the dice a little with the 6.4, but considering it got 41K miles put on it in 3 years it wasn't a driveway queen. The person that leased it before I bought it, used it quite a bit. So I think that works to my favor considering it had a clean report. We all know stuff breaks, so even if I bought the new GM product, there would be no guarantee that it would not end up in the shop for repairs.

Brian

Brian, congrats on the new truck. I hope it proves to be trouble free and serves you well. We have 2 F-350 2wd cab and chassis crews in our fleet. They have been pretty good so far, one had a starter fail under warranty, and both had the alternators fail. The 6.4 alternator case has lots of open area, similar to the GM delphi. It sits low on the engine near the inner wheel well. All the road spray would get sucked right into the back of the alternators through a gap between the inner fender and frame. We solved this by making a small rubber skirt out of some conveyor belt to close this gap and better shield the alternator. We did not close the entire gap, as we wanted to preserve as much air flow as we could, just near the back of the alt.

 

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2002 ford f350 lariat, 7.3l powerstroke diesel,4x4 dually, nice!! Crew Cab 102K Highway miles with auto trans. This Lariat is ready to go. 4wheel drive,. Truck is super clean/nice inside and out. Runs and Drives 100% , just put a new set tires on feb,28..... Best pick-up's ever made. Great color, Wont last long. Asking $13500 email or call 865-230-2210 anytime

This is your Truck 7.3L top 10 engine ever made!

 

[CompactTractorFan]

sksmsllc
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This AD is a scam! The person gets a deposit on a truck then sends them to an address where there is no truck or seller. Dont send a deposit!!

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 115

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2002 ford f350 lariat, 7.3l powerstroke diesel,4x4 dually, nice!! Crew Cab 102K Highway miles with auto trans. This Lariat is ready to go. 4wheel drive,. Truck is super clean/nice inside and out. Runs and Drives 100% , just put a new set tires on feb,28..... Best pick-up's ever made. Great color, Wont last long. Asking $13500 email or call 865-230-2210 anytime

This is your Truck 7.3L top 10 engine ever made!

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[brain55]

Well, I've had the truck for 2 months now and have put over 6000 miles on it. So far it has been flawless. It has probably towed my 17000 lb gn trailer for more than 50% of those miles. Other than this little incident at Pismo Beach this last weekend, it's been trouble free.

Brian

 

[Diamondpilot]

Glad to hear it Brian. I have had tons of 1 ton trucks to 1/2 tons and as you have found out anything over a 3/4 ton, especially with a diesel, is not the best choice off road. My 1/2 ton Nissan Titan will go twice as far before it gets stuck compared to the F-350 I have.:laughing:

Chris