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Maintenance on a turbo diesel is what will kill you. Even the old 7.3s of the 90s (a very common engine in the most popular full-size truck) get real expensive real fast in my experience. It was just one $300 part after another. It wasn't that it broke any more parts than a ranger does, the parts were just insanely expensive, like what you'd pay for parts for a rare import or something. The 300-6 does a pretty good N/A diesel impression, are dirt cheap to buy and maintain, get real decent mileage, and run forever. It's my engine of choice for a work truck.
And I would agree with you about plows belong on 3/4 tons, but with one exception, being the TTB half ton Fords. Those stupid old trucks are tougher than any other half-ton made in the last 2-3 decades.
And I would agree with you about plows belong on 3/4 tons, but with one exception, being the TTB half ton Fords. Those stupid old trucks are tougher than any other half-ton made in the last 2-3 decades.
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