New (old) pickup

[ddb123]

Well, the tractor was more of a "want," and a pickup was more of a "need." I searched and researched, and after a couple of months I wound up today buying this thing: '85 F-350 6.9L diesel (International Harvester) with a manual 4-speed. 125,000 miles and appears to run like a champ! It was cheap and will do everything I will ever want, and hopefully will last a long time.

 

[timswi]

Well, the tractor was more of a "want," and a pickup was more of a "need." I searched and researched, and after a couple of months I wound up today buying this thing: '85 F-350 6.9L diesel (International Harvester) with a manual 4-speed. 125,000 miles and appears to run like a champ! It was cheap and will do everything I will ever want, and hopefully will last a long time.

Very nice...An '85?...We don't see many of those up here anymore...The earth reclaimed them all. That should be an outstanding truck with the diesel and the stick..Congrats!!!

 

[MasseyWV]

I've been down that road before, I couldn't get the tractor I wanted at the time so I bought a truck, only in my case it was an 06 F250 Superduty.

 

[coobie]

Looks good.coobie

 

[JESSE1]

Nice truck. I had an '85 F-350 dually with the 6.9, 4 speed and 3.55 axle ratio. It was a very dependable truck.

 

[Bob77064]

Looks real good.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Nice find.

Chris

 

[crashz]

My father had one just like it, but with the C6 auto. We ran that thing hard, plowing snow, towing, and general abuse in an excavating company. Multiple drivers that drove it like a company truck. We just couldn't kill that thing.

Sold it to a kid starting his landscaping business about five years ago. He still drives it.

This truck will serve you well!

 

[ddb123]

My father had one just like it, but with the C6 auto. We ran that thing hard, plowing snow, towing, and general abuse in an excavating company. Multiple drivers that drove it like a company truck. We just couldn't kill that thing.

Sold it to a kid starting his landscaping business about five years ago. He still drives it.

This truck will serve you well!

Wow, that is really encouraging. I hope I get that kind of performance and longevity out of mine!

 

[flusher]

Neat truck :thumbsup:.
I wonder about parts availability and cost for that nearly 30 year old IH diesel.

Have fun .