97 F-350 Powerstroke Tow Rig (Non-RBV)

WNY964x4 · Feb 24, 2010

well i purchased a 1997 F-350 to tow my trail truck places.

Stats

Year: 1997
Model: F-350
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
Trans: ZFS-547
Transfer Case: BW1356
Front Axle: Dana 60
Rear Axle: Sterling 10.25 Dual Rear Wheel

Truck is an ex-Overhead Door Company truck , has 201,000 miles

Plans for the Truck are
-6 New Maxxis Bighorns
-LED Lights
-Maybe a Chip
-Fix the Exhaust Leak
-Replace the Driver Fender
-Remove the Runnin Boards
-Running lights under the cab
-Pole lights like a semi on the front bumper

now for the pics as she sits now

and i did a little work to her today and got her runnin

two of them suckers

86 slo-vo · Feb 24, 2010

nice...it need some work but would be a nice rig...id like to have it

how much did you get it for?

railman · Feb 24, 2010

nice, i agree with Slo...i'd like to have it :icon_thumby:

hope ya got a good deal....

keep us updated....

l8r, John

WNY964x4 · Feb 25, 2010

86 slo-vo said:
nice...it need some work but would be a nice rig...id like to have it

how much did you get it for?

railman said:
nice, i agree with Slo...i'd like to have it

hope ya got a good deal....

keep us updated....

l8r, John

the grand total i paid for it was $1500 , took it out for its first ride yesterday , the clutch grabs a half inch off the floor , i have yet to try out the 4x4 , the only thing that takes some getting used to is the extremely short first gear

97fordrunner · Feb 25, 2010

Probably don't need first gear unless you are pulling something, Thats how my F350 was.

railman · Feb 25, 2010

97fordrunner said:
Probably don't need first gear unless you are pulling something, Thats how my F350 was.

yeah, the 93 i used to drive for work...unless on a hill or pulling a load..i always pulled out in 2nd...

that is sweet that ya got it for that price....man if only i were so lucky....

it may need a new clutch, or just may need bled....anyways for the price ya paid...gotta expect a few things...

hope ya get all the bugs worked out so ya can drive it down here with the Ranger out back for the wheelin' trip.... :icon_thumby:

l8r, John

WNY964x4 · Feb 25, 2010

railman said:
yeah, the 93 i used to drive for work...unless on a hill or pulling a load..i always pulled out in 2nd...

that is sweet that ya got it for that price....man if only i were so lucky....

it may need a new clutch, or just may need bled....anyways for the price ya paid...gotta expect a few things...

hope ya get all the bugs worked out so ya can drive it down here with the Ranger out back for the wheelin' trip....

l8r, John

i dont think it does , the clutch grabs at the bottom of its travel , it doesnt have alot of free play , so it is tight , which i like about this truck

i plan on finishing up the truck before the school year is up , and maybe i will make it down there with the blue truck at the end of summer :icon_thumby:

WNY964x4 · Feb 25, 2010

well now i found a flatbed for it and i have the service body sold for the price of the flatbed

here is the flatbed
http://ithaca.craigslist.org/grd/1609945104.html

86 slo-vo · Feb 25, 2010

nice price for sure...i would have jumped on it...

its gunna look good

WNY964x4 · Feb 25, 2010

86 slo-vo said:
nice price for sure...i would have jumped on it...

its gunna look good

i hope it does , there is a certain girl that may go for a ride or two with me in it ( hopefully it will turn into more than one or two ) , but she refuses to ride in the ranger :dunno:

COPPERHEAD85 · Feb 25, 2010

Nice find!
Same Batteries I sell....lol!

WNY964x4 · Feb 26, 2010

well the sale of the service body fell through , but the kid that was gonna buy the service body found me a flatbed local to the school

metalmacguyver · Feb 26, 2010

Yeah, 1st gear is useless on both my diesels.

The clutch shouldnt be that close to the floor. On both my trucks, my 1993 F250 and my 1994 F350, the slave cylinder was slowly failing and thats where the clutch was engaging. Replaced the slave and the pedal is back up to half way from the floor. Shifting also became easier because the clutch was now dissengaging all the way.

You should copy this thread over to www.blueovaltrucks.com

Also, watch out for the fuel tanks....... they like to rust out about 2 months after you buy the truck..... dont ask me how I know.

WNY964x4 · Feb 27, 2010

metalmacguyver said:
Yeah, 1st gear is useless on both my diesels.

The clutch shouldnt be that close to the floor. On both my trucks, my 1993 F250 and my 1994 F350, the slave cylinder was slowly failing and thats where the clutch was engaging. Replaced the slave and the pedal is back up to half way from the floor. Shifting also became easier because the clutch was now dissengaging all the way.

You should copy this thread over to www.blueovaltrucks.com

Also, watch out for the fuel tanks....... they like to rust out about 2 months after you buy the truck..... dont ask me how I know.

yea , i will have to replace the slave cylinder , though not really looking forward to pulling the tranny haha , but maybe i will have the tranny class do it for me , i did notice that even though i had the clutch all the way to the floor , it was difficult to shift

fuel tanks look kinda bad , i am going to check it all over while i have the service bed off the thing

WNY964x4 · Mar 1, 2010

well i took the extension off the rack today , and took the running boards off , and cleaned out the utility bed , i think i am gonna leave the utility bed on and use it not only as a tow rig but also as the Ultimate RBV support Rig , stock it with tools and parts we always seem to need haha

and while checking everything over i found a bad shackle mount

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