Beater Trucks. Lets see em!

[Slice]

Here's mine 97 f-350 ready for haulin gooseneck or anything

 

[LBrown59]

Good job on the restoration .
Liked the photos.
Did you ever enter it in any car shows.?

 

[crashz]

After a major bruise on my daily driver (an 04 GMC 1/2 ton) I decided to pick up a work truck. My father had an 86 1 ton dump that I drove and plowed snow with for years and I always loved that truck. Its been gone for at least 10 years now, but I found this 87 as a replacement:

1987 GMC (chevy grill), 6.2L diesel, Th400, electric over hydraulic dump. Same colors as the old 86! Got some rust, but the frame is still in good shape and the previous owner replaced all the body panels except for the hood. These photos are from the day i bought it, but I have since painted the frame, replace the fuel tank and have service all fluids and filters.

 

[buckle97]

Here's mine 97 f-350 ready for haulin gooseneck or anything

That is an incredible pickup!

 

[LBrown59]

Here's mine 97 f-350 ready for haulin gooseneck or anything.

Just replace the Pick up bed with a Dump flat bed and I'll take it.

 

[Couple of Achers]

Well, it use to be truck. It is the rear part of an old International Travel-All. It makes a wonderful iron hauler.

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

It's ok to have a beater only or a beater and a nice truck,but you can't have a nice truck only. Your nice truck needs a beater for company.

Well my 03 Avalanche did double duty for a long long time. She's hauled supplies for all the construction trades and many trips to the dump with bathtubs, doors, studs, toilets, dirt, field stone, etc etc. She's earned her time off and now enjoys the company in the driveway with the enlisted help of an 01 GMC 2500HD

 

[farmboy12]

Well my 03 Avalanche did double duty for a long long time. She's hauled supplies for all the construction trades and many trips to the dump with bathtubs, doors, studs, toilets, dirt, field stone, etc etc. She's earned her time off and now enjoys the company in the driveway with the enlisted help of an 01 GMC 2500HD

Your Avelanche a 3/4 or 1/2 ton? Also, what motor is in it?


Kyle

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

Your Avelanche a 3/4 or 1/2 ton? Also, what motor is in it?
Kyle

1500 series 4x4, engine size? Beats me, I never looked, probably 5.7L

 

[sandman2234]

1500 series 4x4, engine size? Beats me, I never looked, probably 5.7L

Have you checked the oil? Next time look on the stickers along the front radiator support and one of them has the engine size listed on it.
David from jax

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

I know where its listed, I just never bothered to look. If I did at some point, I forgot. Memory tends to fade the older you get. I've rarely bother to check the oil either, maybe 5-6 times in the 5 years I've owned it. I change it every 10,000 km and its rarely down a 1 liter at the time.

 

[moloss]

Slacker sweet ride.....if you ever sell that thing pm me I love those old trucks

 

[Ryan03]

1500 series 4x4, engine size? Beats me, I never looked, probably 5.7L

A 5.7 was never installed in an avalanch from the factory. Being a 1500 series, it is either a 4800 or a 5300 LS series small block. All I have seen were equipped with the 5300 vortec [5.3 litre].

 

[Diamondpilot]

Slice, that F-350 is a sweet ride. Kind of a Red Necks Dream, of which I am one. I travel to Texas about once a month and also to the Tulsa area and there are tons of nice older Fords down there. The climate is good to them and you guys love to put nice wheels on them and jack them up. Looks great.


Chris

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

5.3 it is, I checked this morning.

 

[farmboy12]

5.3 it is, I checked this morning.

Thanks. Not anything major, and I hope you didn't go out of your way. I was just a little curious. Thanks, though.


Kyle

 

[Slice]

I thank you. I am from mid west had to buy this truck from the mid west none found in texas to my liking. It does not show the hours of my sweat into it to clean it up. they used it for sure.... but its fun to drive now its only 4 inches of lift 35" tires. looks like more cause the 350 sits higher factory.

 

[NuBota]

My beater and it's younger sibling. The DW refuses to be seen with the beater, so no pic of her with it

 

[ToadHill]

Looks like the little one will ride in the beater baased on the sight through the rear side window.

 

[workinallthetime]

Slice, that F-350 is a sweet ride. Kind of a Red Necks Dream, of which I am one. I travel to Texas about once a month and also to the Tulsa area and there are tons of nice older Fords down there. The climate is good to them and you guys love to put nice wheels on them and jack them up. Looks great.


Chris

was not aware ya came around my neck of the woods, next time your here check out enlows tractor auction, they always have some cool stuff cheep