Ford F150... Need some truck help

Once again, the price depends on your location. A 4x4 truck in the south does not increase it's value much, but a two wheel drive in the north is worthless without chains and weights four months of the year. As far as KBB you want to look at a private sale price.

There has been some great insight here and without taking the time to give proper credit, my experience will be summarized. Yes each element is important because a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. If the truck has it's original suspension system, use it until it breaks and then replace it with a heavier system. If you load 2 tons in an old half ton truck, it will not take long to have an excuse to replace the springs. Vehicle ratings are conservative and based on liability. When you start to flatten the springs, you start to lift up the front end and steering becomes a problem. Trailer breaks are important for large loads and learning how to drive as if you did not have brakes will extend their life. I run the maximum ply tire I can because blowouts with full loads can be nerve racking. Someone else mentioned air pressure and I am a big believer in running my tires at the max to reduce blowouts. Most of the time I run at 82 psi when hauling.



A bumper hitch trailer cannot haul as much as a gooseneck because it is harder to distribute the weight. All the weight from the trailer is behind the back bumper making it easier to lift the front end while a gooseneck distributes the weight directly over the back axle. Imagine a teeter totter. The example of weight hauled given earlier was with a 10 ton gooseneck trailer and a 1/2 ton truck. With the one ton diesel and this same trailer over 12 tons has been hauled 60 miles going 60 mph during 90 degree days. This was documented in the water tank post. Good luck.

Good luck.

i had a 95 f150 drove it four years still ran good when i made the mistake of trading for a newer one. had 325000 miles on it

had to replace tranny twice cant take the abuse i put on it

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Once again, the price depends on your location. A 4x4 truck in the south does not increase it's value much, but a two wheel drive in the north is worthless without chains and weights four months of the year. As far as KBB you want to look at a private sale price.

There has been some great insight here and without taking the time to give proper credit, my experience will be summarized. Yes each element is important because a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. If the truck has it's original suspension system, use it until it breaks and then replace it with a heavier system. If you load 2 tons in an old half ton truck, it will not take long to have an excuse to replace the springs. Vehicle ratings are conservative and based on liability. When you start to flatten the springs, you start to lift up the front end and steering becomes a problem. Trailer breaks are important for large loads and learning how to drive as if you did not have brakes will extend their life. I run the maximum ply tire I can because blowouts with full loads can be nerve racking. Someone else mentioned air pressure and I am a big believer in running my tires at the max to reduce blowouts. Most of the time I run at 82 psi when hauling.

A bumper hitch trailer cannot haul as much as a gooseneck because it is harder to distribute the weight. All the weight from the trailer is behind the back bumper making it easier to lift the front end while a gooseneck distributes the weight directly over the back axle. Imagine a teeter totter. The example of weight hauled given earlier was with a 10 ton gooseneck trailer and a 1/2 ton truck. With the one ton diesel and this same trailer over 12 tons has been hauled 60 miles going 60 mph during 90 degree days. This was documented in the water tank post. Good luck.

Good luck.

Thanks a bunch Patriot! 2WD is ABSOLUTELY useless here for at least 4 months haha! Especially because this vehicle will also be used to get me on and off the frozen lakes for ice fishing... need the 4x4! There is a 1999 F250 with 160k miles here in VERY nice condition with the topper ($2,900), but its only 2wd! That thing has a GCWR @ 10,000 and has a nicer hitch. I debated it for a while but the 4x4 just has to be there! I think I will go check the 95 out again today and maybe throw him a lower offer. The wife is going to switch to a crossover this summer as well, so if she ends up with 4WD on that thing I might put a bit more thought into the F250


Odd question.. but.. am I able to take pictures of peoples car and post them on here? I will throw a pic of that F150 up after I go look at it again today.