Ford F-250

[Red Rattler]

It's an 88 model I bought new in 89. still got it. it only has 74,000 miles. but it is a gas hawg. has a 460 big block in it. 5 speed stick.

 

[jgillott]

Good looking old Ford. I love those old regular cabs.

 

[JR]

On a set of Mud Kings no less!
From one firewood hack to another, welcome!

 

[Red Rattler]

Good looking old Ford. I love those old regular cabs.

Thanks

On a set of Mud Kings no less!
From one firewood hack to another, welcome!

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Thanks, it's hauled a lot of wood out.

 

[Red Rattler]

Someone should start a firewood truck thread.

 

[jgillott]

Someone should start a firewood truck thread.

I burn a lot of wood, but I'm lazy and load mine in a trailer. Does a truck pulling a trailer full of firewood count?

 

[TFucili]

Not sure if these will show up, but I just ran across a couple photos of my '87 with 6.9 Intrashnational. Soon after this, I added a Warn Enforcer winch bumper and winch, and Bushwacker flares.

On Edit: All the problems I had with this truck and an '86 F-350, also with 6.9, very nearly got me into 1st Gen CTD, but I suffered along with endless repairs, and oil consumption issues.

 

[JR]

Thats a heck of an interesting maul!

I just replaced mine this year, got tired of fighting wooden handles and wondering when they were gonna go all MIG 6 mid swing. I bought a Fiskars, supposedly some type of shock absorbing fiberglass handle, its a real Cadillac. I split all my wood by hand, its been a welcome addition. Came with a lifetime warranty

 

[jgillott]

You guys can talk all you want about your hand tools.........


..........I'd rather talk about what you use for a skidder.

 

[JR]

J, if thats what you use for personal harvesting you've got a much hungrier burner than I do.
I'm guessing you haul that from site to site with the new Ecoboost too, yes?

 

[jgillott]

J, if thats what you use for personal harvesting you've got a much hungrier burner than I do.
I'm guessing you haul that from site to site with the new Ecoboost too, yes?

LOL. No, that's one from my uncle's excavating company. It's been a few years since I've played with it, but let's just say it move's a bit of wood, and dirt, and rock, and well.....anything pretty much in front of it.

 

[JR]

The last dozer I played around with - a 450c - quite a bit smaller than the one above- bent the rearward axle on my tilt deck. It was the only thing I could get ahold of that would pull out my old f700 dump. An expensive lesson that I already knew....never let inlaws borrow your equipment.

 

[Wayne M.]

This F250 thread reminds me of a friends ‘88 or so. It was the first new truck to enter our fray. It was a white reg cab 5.0/ 5 speed. It was a nice truck, but it had problems, one which was a real safety item. The loss of a brake pedal on a (I forget which) full lock turn. Seems like a brake hose was too short and was tugging a caliper or something. I think it went unfixed.
I wouldn’t set foot inside it. Nope- not no Ford!

 

[jgillott]

The last dozer I played around with - a 450c - quite a bit smaller than the one above- bent the rearward axle on my tilt deck. It was the only thing I could get ahold of that would pull out my old f700 dump. An expensive lesson that I already knew....never let inlaws borrow your equipment.

I'm actually very lucky when it comes down to it. My brother-in-law is a really stand up guy and takes very good care of things. We don't do as much work together as we used to (he hurt his back bad a few years ago and really can't do as much as he used to), but for the longest time we would buy equipment and just share it. It sure beat buying everything on our own and to this day everything is in tip top shape.

 

[jgillott]

This F250 thread reminds me of a friends ‘88 or so. It was the first new truck to enter our fray. It was a white reg cab 5.0/ 5 speed. It was a nice truck, but it had problems, one which was a real safety item. The loss of a brake pedal on a (I forget which) full lock turn. Seems like a brake hose was too short and was tugging a caliper or something. I think it went unfixed.
I wouldn’t set foot inside it. Nope- not no Ford!

Wayne, Wayne, Wayne......it's not unsafe....It's just character.

 

[Red Rattler]

I burn a lot of wood, but I'm lazy and load mine in a trailer. Does a truck pulling a trailer full of firewood count?

Yep.

Thats a heck of an interesting maul!

I just replaced mine this year, got tired of fighting wooden handles and wondering when they were gonna go all MIG 6 mid swing. I bought a Fiskars, supposedly some type of shock absorbing fiberglass handle, its a real Cadillac. I split all my wood by hand, its been a welcome addition. Came with a lifetime warranty

An old Monster maul, I split a lot of wood with the big heavy thing. it's retired now that the hydro splitter was purchased.

You guys can take all you want about your hand tools.........


..........I'd rather talk about what you use for a skidder.

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You win.

 

[Red Rattler]

 

[jgillott]

How many cord a year do you go through? I average somewhere between 3-4 in a normal winter with our wood stove in the basement and the fireplace in the living room on occasion. Of course, it was so warm last winter, we hardly burned any at all.

 

[Wayne M.]

It's an 88 model I bought new in 89. still got it. it only has 74,000 miles. but it is a gas hawg. has a 460 big block in it. 5 speed stick.

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That is a nice truck. Would that be the injected 460?

 

[Red Rattler]

How many cord a year do you go through? I average somewhere between 3-4 in a normal winter with our wood stove in the basement and the fireplace in the living room on occasion. Of course, it was so warm last winter, we hardly burned any at all.

About the same as you, the winters here are less severe every year. It was 80 yesterday. we rarely get snow anymore.