Ford 7.3L Gas Engine

[jyoutz]

In my general area, the ground is typically hard. South of me-plenty of it

I was asking because my son and daughter-in-law live in Baton Rouge. There is plenty of soft ground around there.

 

[deerefan]

I was asking because my son and daughter-in-law live in Baton Rouge. There is plenty of soft ground around there.

They are due west of me. We are in North St Tammany. Hard red clay here. Of course you can find mud if you look for it, but our place is high and generally hard.

 

[jyoutz]

They are due west of me. We are in North St Tammany. Hard red clay here. Of course you can find mud if you look for it, but our place is high and generally hard.

Slidell area?

 

[deerefan]

Slidell area?

Folsom, about 1 mile from Washington Parish

 

[dodge man]

If you don’t need 4wd it’s a waste of money. Only you can answer that question. It does have the locking rear end, that is nice.

 

[Farmer495]

If you don’t need 4wd it’s a waste of money. Only you can answer that question. It does have the locking rear end, that is nice.

I'd agree, especially if 2wd is very common in your area. Here a 2wd pickup is almost impossible to buy new the last few years unless you ordered it.

 

[deerefan]

I'd agree, especially if 2wd is very common in your area. Here a 2wd pickup is almost impossible to buy new the last few years unless you ordered it.

I am still on the fence about it. A cattle/hay farmer we buy our hay from own 3 diesel trucks and 4 tractors-all 2wd. His advice was if I am somewhere I need 4wd, probably shouldn’t be there.

 

[dodge man]

That’s what people with 2wd always say.

 

[deerefan]

That’s what people with 2wd always say.

Agreed

 

[jyoutz]

I am still on the fence about it. A cattle/hay farmer we buy our hay from own 3 diesel trucks and 4 tractors-all 2wd. His advice was if I am somewhere I need 4wd, probably shouldn’t be there.

You ever drive a 2wd truck with a heavy diesel in poor traction conditions? The rear end has no weight due to the heavy motor and you have to load the bed to get any traction. Or flip the lever to get great traction because the heavy motor provides weight to the front drive axle.

 

[deerefan]

You ever drive a 2wd truck with a heavy diesel in poor traction conditions? The rear end has no weight due to the heavy motor and you have to load the bed to get any traction. Or flip the lever to get great traction because the heavy motor provides weight to the front drive axle.

Yes. I had a 2004 F250 2wd and knew how front heavy it was so tended to stay on gravel and pavement in wet conditions. That being said, if this truck was diesel, it would have to be 4wd. The last 2 diesels we owned were 4wd.

 

[goeduck]

2wd vs 4wd really depends on where you live. One of my properties is very flat with a water table about 4 feet down and lots of clay in the soil. When it rains a lot I have to put my truck in 4WD to get moving. It is like being on grease. My other properties have a lot of hills.

 

[deerefan]

2wd vs 4wd really depends on where you live. One of my properties is very flat with a water table about 4 feet down and lots of clay in the soil. When it rains a lot I have to put my truck in 4WD to get moving. It is like being on grease. My other properties have a lot of hills.

Same here-you don’t sink, just slick like grease.