Re: OT-powerstroke milage?

Posted by Don-Wi on January 13, 2006 at 22:51:52 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: OT-powerstroke milage? posted by Don-Wi on January 12, 2006 at 21:19:18:

Sounds like you guys are all pretty much saying the same thing. Look for the higher gear ratio for better milage and don't drive it like a teenager(2 years out of that stage) I've slowed my pace to somewhere 'round 70, corse I don't know for sure since I haven't had a funtioning speedometer/odometer since it hit 144417.6 miles a couple years back now in my F150.

What I plan to be doing is mostly commuting (can't afford a truck and a car so I gotta go with the truck) but we buy a lot of hay from all over including auctions, so we need a truck to pull that home and my F150 just isn't the best to get going on the ice w/out 4x4 capabilties. I also plan to buy a 20' or so gooseneck in the coming years so I can haul around my Oliver 1600 and possibly the 1855(13,300 lbs)

This truck will be my second vehicle I actually bought(whatever I choose to buy), the first being my 66 bel-air that is rusted out and w/out an engine for over 3 years now. My truck was more or less given to me when my dad bought his "yoda" tacoma that he drives(he still pays my insurance also), but he says he just misses driving the big trucks. I put plenty of money into fixing the 150, but I think the clutch is just starting to go out a little bit, and it's the original one with close to 200K on it, some was pulling extremely heavy loads that meant sliping the clutch in slowly to get rolling. I've heard of other guys having to put in a clutxch around 120K one city guy driving. Go figure.

Whatever I decide to do, I have a little time to look yet before I try to negotiate any kind of deal, and I still have a few more things to check out. Not wanting to jump from the occasional repair bill that is lower than what I'll be looking at spending everymonth on a new(er) truck, but I gotta do it soon because the ol' one is just rusting apart!

Thanks guys!!
Donovan from Wisconsin

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