Bought a second truck.
Last week I bought this 1976 Ford F-250 4-wd, gratefully it isn't a highboy. I really think I stole it after searching for another truck. Body and paint a bit rough but very little to almost...
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rjstractor wrote:
Those older trucks are definitely light compared to today. I used to have a '72 F100 2WD with a GVWR of just 5000 lbs, not much more than an empty, stripped down F150 today. Empty and from the factory it had to weigh under 4000.
Right? All the fancy chit, crew cabs, etc really add up.
What gets me is the old trucks are so much lighter, yet the sheet metal is so much thicker.
Cripes, the hood on our 2016 Ram looks like it's made of cellophane, when driving down the highway. I'd gladly add a few hundred lbs in sheetmetal and real bumpers, compared to today's trucks.
But credit where credit is due, a good portion of weight in the newer trucks comes from much stiffer chassis, bigger better axles, bigger brakes, etc, compared to the old iron.
