1991 Ford IDI engines/trucks for towing
I have an opportunity to get a 1991 F-350 SRW IDI truck, it is in good shape and I have some extra money to spend on fixing it up. How are these for towing? I own a 2016 F-250 6.7L Ford and I alrea...
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Grit dog wrote:Groover wrote:
I had a 1991 with the 7.5 gasser. As I recall the diesel was only rated for 14,000lbs GCWR. Since the truck that you are talking about weighs over 6,000lbs its trailer tow rating is less than 8,000lbs. Having said that, I have seen people pull much much more than that and get away with it. The other other question is How much do you want to pull up a hill with only 150hp? I remember driving a friends F350 1992 diesel and it didn't have much get up and go without a trailer.
Yeah, you hook 12klbs to it and try to pull a hill, you may need to chalk the tires or paint some lines across the road to actually see it moving!
Back in the day, when I would pull out of the quarry grossing near 110,000 with 427 GMC, it was said needed to drive a stake in the ground to see me moving up the hill, but when started down, it took a running automobile to get around me. (Once went past a bear at the bottom. In the mirror could see him, looking at me, then his hat, deciding which to chase first. He caught both)
OP, why are you so in love with a pickup? For the money you are talking a older class 6-7 pull your load, and any repairs would need done once, then never wear out again.
