Your towing rigs and trailers

   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,371  
Thanks! Yours probably cost less too though! Lol

Ha ha, this is very true, my sticker in 2009 was 53k but I got it for 41k ... This was also the year I was able to write off the taxes on the purchase so I was able to get even more money back.
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,373  
Scratch that; It will store 10 trailers. I wish that was a limiting number for me!
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,374  
Very nice truck...

Is frame rot common where you are?

Never seen a vehicle of any kind with frame rot and 2003 isn't that old since my work van is a 1985 and pickup a 1991.
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,375  
Very nice truck...

Is frame rot common where you are?

Never seen a vehicle of any kind with frame rot and 2003 isn't that old since my work van is a 1985 and pickup a 1991.

Oh man, you have no idea! And neither did I before I moved up here. Unfortunately, it is extremely common. Body panels can rust through in 3 years. At 13yrs anything is possible. :thumbdown:

In NC I thought there was rust compared to South Texas and AZ/NM! I had no idea. The amount of metal that disappeared in the last year really blows my mind. I had hoped to get two more years out of that truck. It only has 89k on it.
It was already rusting when I bought it 5yrs ago and I did not realize how quickly it would go. Very expensive lesson. I will be truly **** about this truck!
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,376  
Here's mine... 07 F450 Crew Lariat 4x4 6.0L PSD 4.88 gears 8' aluminum flatbed. Nice truck. But rides like a tank. Payload rating of around 8000lbs and it sure rides like it... I've had around 5000lbs on the bed while pulling 10000 lbs and it still wouldn't squat. Actually, that's probably the only time it ever rode smooth LOL.

Truck itself weighs around 9400 lbs. Empty I get around 14-15 MPG, towing (usually around 10k) I get around 11 MPG. Which I guess isn't bad considering the tall gears and weight of the truck.

The 6.0L International diesel is a pretty good engine, if you can afford to own it LOL.

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Prior to this truck, I had a 2008 F250 Crew XLT 4x4 with the V10, 4.10 gears. Averaged 13-14 MPG empty, and 9-10 MPG towing. I really like that engine. I would've kept that truck but needed a dually and flat bed, and more payload capacity.
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,377  
are you allowed to run without fenders?
 
   / Your towing rigs and trailers #2,380  
Here's mine... 07 F450 Crew Lariat 4x4 6.0L PSD 4.88 gears 8' aluminum flatbed. Nice truck. But rides like a tank. Payload rating of around 8000lbs and it sure rides like it... I've had around 5000lbs on the bed while pulling 10000 lbs and it still wouldn't squat. Actually, that's probably the only time it ever rode smooth LOL. Truck itself weighs around 9400 lbs. Empty I get around 14-15 MPG, towing (usually around 10k) I get around 11 MPG. Which I guess isn't bad considering the tall gears and weight of the truck. The 6.0L International diesel is a pretty good engine, if you can afford to own it LOL. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=466973"/> <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=466974"/> <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=466975"/> Prior to this truck, I had a 2008 F250 Crew XLT 4x4 with the V10, 4.10 gears. Averaged 13-14 MPG empty, and 9-10 MPG towing. I really like that engine. I would've kept that truck but needed a dually and flat bed, and more payload capacity.

sexy, just sexy!!!
 
 
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