Bought a truck

FordTractorMan · Dec 31, 2020

Bought a truck in time to claim on 2020
taxes. Really wanted a 10 wheeler, but this
was close and in great shape. '87 L8000 w/
Ford 7.8L diesel, air brakes, and 6 speed
transmission. Looks great inside and out.
Runs 65 down the road pretty easy. Looking
forward to hauling with it.

Texasmark1 · Dec 31, 2020

Really nice for the age. I see the wheelbase fits the box. Had a neighbor that bought a grain truck, single duals like that and the wheelbase was too short for the rest of the truck. Not enough weight on the front end and the thing wandered all over the road like a drunk sailor. I had a Ford Cabover of about the same year. Not diesel but in good shape. Good truck. Only gripe was the gripe with cabovers....every time I wanted to service the engine everything in the truck wound up on the dashboard and windshield.

Bruce from Can. · Dec 31, 2020

Nice !!

VicS · Dec 31, 2020

I love those L Ford trucks. Big deal is bolted connectectors on the firewall. Looks like bed is big enough for a tamdem. Good luck with it.

flying belgian · Dec 31, 2020

That looks like it is set up real nice. How long is the box?

Bob Bancroft · Dec 31, 2020

That is very nice. Two fuel tanks! And a roll tarp.

dahlin · Dec 31, 2020

That is just like the one I took my CDL test with that was a good truck and I passed the first time . Randy

super99 · Dec 31, 2020

Nice truck!!! Tuck a cheater axle under it and fill the box all the way up.

SVcummins · Dec 31, 2020

You will like getting double the mileage of an an old gas pig 🐖if your planning on doing any hauling to speak of at all . That was one of the first trucking jobs I had driving a single axle ford with a flatbed and pulling a 24 foot tandem axle flatbed trailer hauling equipment for a fiat new holland dealer 5 speed transmission 2 speed rear ford Diesel engine

Farmer Rock · Dec 31, 2020

Looks like a solid truck!Those ford/NH diesels are reliable and durable engines,but I am surprised it is only a 6 speed.In these hills I would want at least a 5+2 setup,but if you don't have many hills,it might not matter.

Rock

FordTractorMan · Dec 31, 2020

16' - perfect length for the frame - barely sticks out past it.

J Hamilton · Dec 31, 2020

Good looking truck. There's a ton of them around here.

FordTractorMan · Dec 31, 2020

I wondered about that. Guess I'll find out!

fastfarmall · Dec 31, 2020

Isnt that the truth, so many are to short CA!!

Bob Bancroft · Jan 1, 2021

My grain truck is a 1990 IH 8100 with a Cummins L10 and 7 speed. Tandem rear air ride, 18' aluminum box and I carry about 18 tons. The way I use it, it works good a majority of the time. There are times on the road I wish I had speeds in between the seven, but not a big deal. If I were to load the truck in the field, and it settled into soft ground at all, I don't have a low enough gear to get going. Now my large cart takes care of that. If I get on the interstate, I don't have a gear high enough to let the motor back off, and really cruise. But I am very seldom on an interstate. There are certain roads/hills I avoid like the plague, as I don't have an engine brake. Unlike a road ranger, where there may some bottom gears not used a lot, I need every gear when loaded. The only time I can skip low is when empty.

FordTractorMan · Jan 1, 2021

Thought about a helper axle. Not sure where to find one, though.

FordTractorMan · Jan 1, 2021

Thanks, Bob. Right tank hasn't been used, but I may flush and hook it up, and the roll tarp will be nice. Old truck doesn't have one - the boy and I put it on by hand.

caterpillar guy · Jan 1, 2021

Now put a 13spd in with a regular semi trailer behind it and go to town with about 1300 bushel to the trip. You then can forget about the dumby axle that will have you hung up on every little bump and hole or wet field. A lift axle is a different story for getting around with though.

dzc3 · Jan 1, 2021

Put a ton of miles on those L's really liked them. Good Looking Truck

the tractor vet · Jan 1, 2021

Ah the new age of truck specing . Most of the Med Duty's are speced for box work and not much weight involved henc the transmission used as due to the driver base they have to pick from today . When you look at MOST grain trucks on the farms just about everyone is UNDER speced with GVW's under 26000 and this goes way back like this . BUT when you roll across the scales at the elevator your no less the 10000 over loaded . Even if you speced your truck out with a 12000 ft axle and a 23000 rear axle most times you will be a grand or two over . Yea i know i am a great one to talk being over after all those years hauling coal and making the trailer look like a Dairy Queen cone . Atleast you have air brakes that is a PLUS i personally despise Juice brakes . This past fall i helped a buddy with corn hauling for a couple days and first load with his 1700 I H S model first thing i noticed was his brakes needed adjusted and like everyone i have even worked on with Juice brakes the adjuster were FROZEN and will require pulling all the wheels and drums to get in there to free them up and with luck he may be able to get a couple times of adjustment before they freeze up again.

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