Need a dump/plow truck? - Here is a great deal!

CompactTractorFan · Apr 9, 2012

Just was browsing Truck Paper and I came across this great deal:

1997 FORD F350 XL Light Duty Trucks - Dump Trucks For Sale At TruckPaper.com

The price is not super low...BUT, look at the condition and miles!!!

High Compression · Apr 9, 2012

Holly cow! That truck is brand new. That's awesome. To bad it's not a Powerstroke.

mjw357 · Apr 9, 2012

Sweet Jeebus, you could eat off of that thing!

CompactTractorFan · Apr 9, 2012

High Compression said:
Holly cow! That truck is brand new. That's awesome. To bad it's not a Powerstroke.

mjw357 said:
Sweet Jeebus, you could eat off of that thing!

Yeah, I know. It's so clean!!!

I bet if it had the 7.3 it would be gone by now...

Dmace · Apr 9, 2012

Wow that's in great shape!

Kind of makes me miss my old 94 F350 diesel dump that looked just like that. Only minus the hideous red interior.

Dogballs · Apr 9, 2012

Looks clean in the pics but I'm sure the box has been painted, at a minimum.

I bet you could find plenty wrong with it in person.

Ford tractor · Apr 9, 2012

Dogballs said:
Looks clean in the pics but I'm sure the box has been painted, at a minimum.

I bet you could find plenty wrong with it in person.

And even more AFTER you bought it! Always works out that way.:laughing::laughing:

Lt CHEG · Apr 9, 2012

It sure looks nice, but as someone who has worked in government for 10 years now, and someone who ran a municipal utility and was responsible for equipment acquisition and disposition my Spidey senses would be tingling. Generally government bodies don't get rid of things with a lot of life left in them. They also don't usually keep things in that nice of condition. They may take excellent mechanical care of things, but don't normally take that nice of care of the body, etc. especially in the rust belt. I'd have to get it at a great price and really go over it with a fine tooth comb. Plus the fact that it isn't a powerstroke really hurts it. I'll bet that gets between 5 and 6 miles per gallon with that 460. It sure looks nice, but that's a lot of money to pay for that truck in my opinion.

CompactTractorFan · Apr 10, 2012

Dogballs said:
Looks clean in the pics but I'm sure the box has been painted, at a minimum.

I bet you could find plenty wrong with it in person.

Ford tractor said:
And even more AFTER you bought it! Always works out that way.:laughing::laughing:

Lt CHEG said:
It sure looks nice, but as someone who has worked in government for 10 years now, and someone who ran a municipal utility and was responsible for equipment acquisition and disposition my Spidey senses would be tingling. Generally government bodies don't get rid of things with a lot of life left in them. They also don't usually keep things in that nice of condition. They may take excellent mechanical care of things, but don't normally take that nice of care of the body, etc. especially in the rust belt. I'd have to get it at a great price and really go over it with a fine tooth comb. Plus the fact that it isn't a powerstroke really hurts it. I'll bet that gets between 5 and 6 miles per gallon with that 460. It sure looks nice, but that's a lot of money to pay for that truck in my opinion.

Possibly, but it still looks nicer than a lot of others out there...:thumbsup:

scoutcub · Apr 10, 2012

Lt CHEG said:
It sure looks nice, but that's a lot of money to pay for that truck in my opinion.

Agreed. I had a 94 F350 dump 4X4 I bought for $6500 a few years ago. Used it for several projects and sold it. 460 was a DOG with a load on, not to mention fuel mileage.
It's nice and clean, but 15K is a lot of money for that gasser.