I can see how a business could be more profitable in 2024 with a fleet of older reliable trucks than what is currently on the market. Between the higher purchase price to higher maintenance and repairs. You can buy a decent 7.3 truck for the cost of an emissions or fuel system repair.
And you didn’t even factor in the downtime. I know guys who have made 12 payments on rigs that have been in the shop over 7 months total. Most stealerships don’t hand you keys to a 4WD diesel dually when your brand new one is in the shop. They give you a Hyundai Dingleberry or something similar if they even give you anything at all.
My business netted significantly less when I bought a brand new 6.7. Picked up a good condition 7.3 for the price of one truck payment. I’ll delete the 6.7 at exactly 100,000.0 miles
@@yaseenshuja9980 you bought a $1000 truck? Im sure it was a real beauty for $1000.....give your head a shake if you think a $1000 truck is cheaper to run then a brand new 6.7. I've had 2 6.7s and a 99 7.3....the 6.7's are super reliable if you maintain them. The 7.3 went through glow plugs but was pretty reliable....super rough ride and loud as fuck....
I think there is a bigger underlying message in this video. It’s more about being content than specifically about ford 7.3 set ups. Contentment=less money spent=higher profit margins. This guy knows these trucks. Is comfortable with them as far as meeting the businesses needs. As well is able to tickle some wants with making them to his liking in reasonable way. Without breaking the bank. This could appear in many different ways for businesses and is a great lesson. For young guys and old guys alike.
@@aaronhoughtaling6829 Great point! Yes, I would agree. Definitely more about having confidence in your equipment and knowing that I don't have to go to the dealer for repairs or diagnostics. I have respect for every American brand. This is what works best for me
@@billknepfel I actually own a landscaping company myself. Over the years I’ve certainly learned. It’s about what lands on my families plate at the end of the day. Rather than the headaches that are often self inflicted through many ways. One of the most common I see being bad purchases. My favorite and best purchase was a 2012 Chevy 2500 with the 6.0 (I’d compare it with a ford 7.3, reliable but not a ton of power necessarily) that truck had 240,000 miles or so on it. Super clean. Paid around 7,000$ for it. That truck was what created a second crew for my business. It made the initial investment back in a month. 4 years later I sold it. Just a few weeks ago now. For 5,500$ I couldn’t begin to calculate the money made over the 4 years at a cost of 1,500$ while I used it. . . Very few repairs over the years I might add.
@@aaronhoughtaling6829 I would agree. I run these 4 7.3 powerstrokes and have around 8 2500hd 6.0 chevys. They suck gas but are very reliable as well. It's nice to have multiple of the same trucks as well just for stocking parts, filters etc. Definitely makes life a lot easier for a fella
I have a 2000 cab n chassis f550 that I have left stock since I got it several years ago… Because most people tuning and modifying are not speaking about longevity and reliability but rather power and performance. Hearing your take on these trucks speaks volumes. Subscribed. Can’t wait for more content!
I do like the old 7.3 engine, I’ve got 433,000 on mine and it still keeps going. I have noticed even our local municipality still has a few 7.3 superdutys in their fleet. RiffRaff Diesel has some good parts and some upgrades for these 7.3’s.
While you were talking I looked searched 7.3 for sale. There is a 1999 169K mile school bus for sale...$5,500. Meanwhile every truck with the 7.3 is two or three times as much. Interesting. tHanks for the video
@@abandonedxship I missed out on a 2000 model year bus...for two grand yesterday. Had the diesel. 138k Maybe not for groceries....but I work a lot. Have a great weekend
@@abandonedxship I reaaaally wanted a crew cab OBS, but theyre a fuckin unicorn for a reasonable price. Bought a 96 f350 dually extended cab with 370k miles for a pretty good zero rust deal. Loving it for the last year
We have 3 7.3’s for our work trucks. They’re the best work trucks made. They’re all stock, they are all reliable. Although 1 2003 6.0 in the fleet has had less problems than the 7.3’s by some miracle but that’s another story lmao
@@MswSteel It's just odd how there were a few random 6.0s that were pretty good. I've known guys that had nothing but problems with them, I've also known guys that have had really good luck with them. Like anything tho, having a good maintenance schedule is key!
I got a 97 f250 a few months back. Finally got it registered and working on fixing all of the worn out stuff and re doing the poor quality work done by previous owners. Runs great at 380k miles. Everywhere I look it has had stuff replaced. Most recently looks like a new fuel pump in the valley. Maybe the bowl. Leaks a bit of oil from basically e erywhere but not nearly as bad as the steady drip from my r50 pathfinder it's going to replace soon. Gotta get my steering Freeplay figured out before I really start driving it more.
Steering box are notorious for wearing gears inside causing excessive steering slop along with ANY play in and ball joint, steering linkages, wheel hubs, etc etc. Have someone rock steering wheel back & forth while it's running on the ground in park and lay down in front so you can see everything that's moving & sloppy. Many times if nothing has ever been changed it's just easier to do everything from ball joints to whole steering linkages\tie rods etc and steering box. Sucks to spend that much but you'll feel so much better & safer driving straight & securely down the road. 👌🏻👍🏻🛠️🔧🔩🛢️ ✊🏻🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲✊🏻
7.3 Ford and 12v Cummins engine wise are both hard to beat imo (own one 07 F350 that I have Cummins swapped). And for people saying they are slow ... since when is a diesel that you haul with a race car ??? Good video I LOVE 7.3s and awesome collection
Best wheel to upgrade is the kc balanced assembly,it spool very fast and sound awesome with way fast spooling. Upgrade to a billet wastgate and tighten the rod in to hold boost longer. You won’t regret it.
They are a staple of the construction open house@@BuckingHorse-Bull . I'll be sure to load a plate full for you next time. Grab some sodas out of the coolers and fine a spot in the shade. It is almost time for the door prize raffles. (Don't forget to fold your entry form like a paper airplane...that makes it easier to pick up )
Only thing simpler and cheaper to maintain than a 7.3 is a 12 valve or idi, you could buy another truck for the price of fixing the trans in a 6.7 truck
Found a 91 250 7.3 idi for 500$ in june this year, Truck definitely is a rust belt survivor as the underside of the cab is rotting out and some bits under the radiator are gone, but the engine seems like it should run once again with not a whole lot of work, and I'll probably have someone help me patch the rot and try to daily it as it's still able to be saved.
@@justinsefcik4980 Very cool! Definitely a great area to live, i can't complain anyways haha. Glad to hear I'm not the only one hoarding these old 7.3s 😆
Terrific business fleet for california. They'd love it. Especially the older 450, 550s. Theyre not illegal or anything. California is the best, in every way. Not a single thing wrong with california, amirite? Thank u for being a proud business owner in california
I run a 6 position tuner on my ‘99. 50hp, better transmission control. Without that, these trucks are so slow. I was going down a straightaway with my tuner off the other day and spotted a patrolman hidden and clocking people. I quickly checked my speed and I was going 42 in a 50. It is a dually, auto transmission. I used to daily it, but the main purpose is pulling my camper. I would not trade it for anything.
I have an 2002 F550 that I put a ford rebuild in. Drove it for about 6000 miles and started having trouble with it losing power. Took it to ford and it was timed out of warranty, they wanted $6000 to replace a “ contaminated fuel system”. Injectors right to the tank fuel lines etc. pulled it from there and took it to the local mechanic where he pulled injectors and found bits of rubber from faulty orings floating in the oil. Tried replacing injectors one by one but got to 4 of them and I got tired of spending money on it. It’s sitting in my yard and I’d love to get it going again but I need a diesel guru to find the problem before I drop thousands more into it.
I’ve had 4 7.3 power stroke trucks. Started with a 97 f350 crew cab dually Auto 2wd, 2000 f250 2wd 6spd, 1999 crew cab f250 2wd auto with flatbed and dually conversion the flatbed got wrecked and I took the motor out and put it in a e99 f350 extended cab auto 4x4 dually. The only truck I truly miss is the 97 dually as it had the lowest miles, 87k. It drove great ran great had a few small issues from sitting but everything except the rear passenger window worked. I now own a 94 7.3 IDI that was factory turbo but I put a non turbo engine in since the turbo motor was bad, left the turbo off because I really like the easy access and I live in Louisiana so it’s all flat. End goal is to probably power stroke swap it and convert to 5 speed 4x4. Right now it’s an auto 2wd dually.
The value of a 7.3 is insane. I have two with a combined 900,000 miles.They run great and produce revenue daily. Paid for and insurance/taxes are cheap.
I need my 4r100 rebuilt and I wish I would have got a zf6 truck but my wife occasionally will drive it with the camper attached so that was not an option for her. I need a new steering box and front leafs, but she otherwise runs great with 220k on it.
Not sure if I would want a 6.7 for hauling offgrid, it'd be more expensive and harder to work on. Seems impossible to find a 4x4 manual dually, especially supercab. Think I'd do oem navistar stage 1 injectors, 6 position tuners.
The 7.3 are the best I put over 600,000.0 trouble free miles on a 94 dually 5 speed it got wrecked hell you don't need all that power and torque the new ones have with that manual it pull to hell and back my truck was a F 350 XLT Extra cap
Just get a truck in the us, import is easy since it meets canadian requirements, seeing miles on the odo aint gonna kill you and in time you can just change the cluster skin from a canadian truck fir like 20 bucks. Or leave it all US vehicles have MPH and KPH on the dash. Pretty sure yalls vehicles are the same
@ivanbradley-reeder1240 thats trash. I can get a truck from canada all i had to do for my state was get it inspected in nc, which it was "inspected" lol and the feds didnt mess with it i sent them the paperwork and they told me to contact NC Highway Patrol for a pass, which im a deputy here in nc so i called a buddy and he passed it for me, i bought and absolute shitbox for 200 bucks US from ontario, generally ita easy to import a vehicle from CA to the US if its something thats already sold here such as a truck, nowif i wanted say a r34 skyline that was imported from japan to canada then to the US its alot more cause id need the papers from japan to CA then CA to us, but over all getting a truck like a f250 is pretty easy
@ivanbradley-reeder1240 i have since destroyed and sold the truck for scrap but i had fun with it in the field and worked it for about 2 years before that on my dads farm
The last good "real" truck 7.3 Ferds. I want to put a turbo 7.3 in a square body for a plow truck. I like how the only decent trucks made in the past 40 years have another companies engines. The only reason dodge sold any trucks they had a Cummins. Ferds best truck has a International engine. In the early 2000s i knew a guy that put over 350k on a 7.3 every time i saw him he was doing burnouts he beat on that truck like a teenager. Up here in Alaska the oil fields used 7.3 ferds many 6 door trucks were sold up here. The only problem is oil field trucks have low miles but they never shut them off in the winter -40f to-60f for 8 months idle all day every day. The only good snow plow trucks were made before they had crumple zones built into the frame. Nice fleet I'm super jelly real trucks manual tranz and with no carpet i luv vinyl floor. Carpet in a truck is like putting a dress and lip stick on a pig. Now the new trucks have heated seats, 30'' tv screens and tampon dispensers. Plus all the newer cars/trucks have stupid safety gyros with automatic braking and throttle cutout if you slide like 3 degrees sideways it makes it imposable to get unstuck in the snow with traction control that hits the brakes. What a lemming city-idiot idea. Cars and trucks in 2035 will not be able to move for "safety reasons". You will get in and for safety purposes it will install a tampon for you and comes with a pair of tapered pants ,crocs and ky for the uwu girlbois. If you wear tapered female pants and crocs as a male sell your truck please let a real man have it.
For those that are not privy, do not put a 6 pos chip tuner like this “mechanic” recommends 😂… There is a reason everyone talks so well about the hydra-because it is good. TS6 has issues and shift points issues are common, and you can’t get/write the proper tunes for your truck that are worthwhile from anyone. Do a quick search or read what the 7.3 community says about the TS6 vs Hydra. Also OP, fyi since you said you didn’t need “14” tunes, you can put 6 tunes with a hydra… or even just “1” tune on the hydra as well. Any recommendations from this guy, I would take it with a grain of salt after watching his video.
7.3 gas ford is the best diesel truck since the 7.3 diesel. Before someone corrects me I meant what I said. Other than fuel source they are similar in alot of ways
@@AllAmericanAutomotive I've had the opportunity to drive a few 7.3 gas ford's and they definitely make good torque! Really guzzle the gas pulling tho!
@@AllAmericanAutomotive I would definitely agree. Was very impressed with how much torque they have at such low rpm. Not used to that with a gas motor haha and I've owned quite a few big block chevy's. My experience was an f450 cab and chassis pulling a 27ft gooseneck with a 13k skidloader. About 30k total weight truck/trailer/skid and did really good on the highway as well. Set the cruise at 70mph and drove like a dream. Definitely a good alternative for someone who doesn't wanna deal with the diesel emissions
@billknepfel indeed. I'm towing light for what the truck is but I thoroughly enjoy it. I grossed like 19k towing an excavator and much to my surprise it really wasn't even working that hard. The 10 speed helps alot, and even though I have 3.55s the gear spread in general is just really good. That's the only shortfall of a 7.3 diesel of course is the Trans unless you go standard of course.
@@AllAmericanAutomotive The 10 speed is definitely a game changer! I've heard of guys getting pretty decent mileage with f250 and f350 srw trucks empty. Mid to upper teens, pretty impressive as well.
@@matts_.4494 Mid to upper teens. The best I've gotten with it is 21mpg. The key is to keep the rpms under 2k. The supercab has 3:73 ratio with the zf6. Running a 285/75/16 tire I'm right around 2k rpm at 70. If I run 65mph or less I see the best mileage
Would love to find a manual think. I'm gonna try and find a 6.7 but I'm too broke to be that picky. Where you finding these trucks? Maybe I'll seek out a 7.3 instead.
@@JustAverageJeff i bought the dually off auto trader believe it or not. Quite a few low mileage 7.3s out there yet. The other ones are off facebook market place and word of mouth
Surprised you can find anyone that wants to work AND can drive a standard! Must be hiring unicorns lol. I bought a nice 2-1/2 ton Ford with a Cummins cheap cause the arborist couldn’t get help that could drive a stick.
@@jdatwood7086 Only certain ppl are aloud to drive the manual trucks but everyone has the ability to operate them. Basically everyone that works for me can run almost every piece of equipment. I have 2 girls that work for us and they run skidloader, dumptrucks etc. Just tried the no press approach and seems to be working
Just stay away from the 5.4. I can't stand ford because they use too many 8mm bolts these days. I remember when it was just two nuts and a wire to change out the starter. Now they use six of those tiny 8mm bolts around the starter, and one on top is between the starter and the block 🥴 almost impossible to get a tool on 🤦
I've been driving my old 7.tree f2shity for 20 years now..all original no rust Michigan truck works construction and plowed every winter of its life...500 thousand miles still stroking and purrs like a kitten 😸...INTERNATIONAL 13 letter shitspreader best diesel ever made
Nice set of trucks man including the deleted 6.7 too. Just swap the CP4 out for a S&S DCR pump so it doesn't end up with a $10k+ fuel system replacement expense. I love the 7.3, & have loved them since 90's. I have one now & had 2 others before also. The one I have now, I bought for only $1k after sitting for a year+ & wouldn't start, 2 new batteries & a new OEM CPS(that FoMoCo ended up refunding cause there was a recall that never was done to it) - '00 2wd f250 zf6 7.3 with 285k just got new Thorobred injectors, glow plugs & UVCH. Can't believe how bad the old injectors were until i put the 'new' ones in. It didnt like starting below 45° before cause solenoids were having serious stiction problems and wouldn't open correctly cold, causing terrible hard starting issues. It was a company vehicle for a construction\demo co. before buying so who knows how much actual idle time it had on it when I got it. Anyways these trucks are indeed great, and I love them & your collection is great, love the dually lariat crewcab.👌🏻👍🏻🛠️🔧🔩⛓️🛢️💨 ✊🏻🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲✊🏻
I can see how a business could be more profitable in 2024 with a fleet of older reliable trucks than what is currently on the market. Between the higher purchase price to higher maintenance and repairs. You can buy a decent 7.3 truck for the cost of an emissions or fuel system repair.
These things were never reliable
@@tambosnipes1652 These were very reliable engines and trucks. What are you talking about?
And you didn’t even factor in the downtime. I know guys who have made 12 payments on rigs that have been in the shop over 7 months total. Most stealerships don’t hand you keys to a 4WD diesel dually when your brand new one is in the shop. They give you a Hyundai Dingleberry or something similar if they even give you anything at all.
My business netted significantly less when I bought a brand new 6.7. Picked up a good condition 7.3 for the price of one truck payment. I’ll delete the 6.7 at exactly 100,000.0 miles
@@yaseenshuja9980 you bought a $1000 truck? Im sure it was a real beauty for $1000.....give your head a shake if you think a $1000 truck is cheaper to run then a brand new 6.7. I've had 2 6.7s and a 99 7.3....the 6.7's are super reliable if you maintain them. The 7.3 went through glow plugs but was pretty reliable....super rough ride and loud as fuck....
I think there is a bigger underlying message in this video. It’s more about being content than specifically about ford 7.3 set ups. Contentment=less money spent=higher profit margins.
This guy knows these trucks. Is comfortable with them as far as meeting the businesses needs. As well is able to tickle some wants with making them to his liking in reasonable way. Without breaking the bank.
This could appear in many different ways for businesses and is a great lesson. For young guys and old guys alike.
@@aaronhoughtaling6829 Great point! Yes, I would agree. Definitely more about having confidence in your equipment and knowing that I don't have to go to the dealer for repairs or diagnostics. I have respect for every American brand. This is what works best for me
@@billknepfel I actually own a landscaping company myself. Over the years I’ve certainly learned. It’s about what lands on my families plate at the end of the day. Rather than the headaches that are often self inflicted through many ways. One of the most common I see being bad purchases.
My favorite and best purchase was a 2012 Chevy 2500 with the 6.0 (I’d compare it with a ford 7.3, reliable but not a ton of power necessarily) that truck had 240,000 miles or so on it. Super clean. Paid around 7,000$ for it. That truck was what created a second crew for my business. It made the initial investment back in a month. 4 years later I sold it. Just a few weeks ago now. For 5,500$ I couldn’t begin to calculate the money made over the 4 years at a cost of 1,500$ while I used it. . . Very few repairs over the years I might add.
@@aaronhoughtaling6829 I would agree. I run these 4 7.3 powerstrokes and have around 8 2500hd 6.0 chevys. They suck gas but are very reliable as well. It's nice to have multiple of the same trucks as well just for stocking parts, filters etc. Definitely makes life a lot easier for a fella
I have a 2000 cab n chassis f550 that I have left stock since I got it several years ago… Because most people tuning and modifying are not speaking about longevity and reliability but rather power and performance. Hearing your take on these trucks speaks volumes. Subscribed. Can’t wait for more content!
Love to own a 7.3L again. Thank you for sharing.
The dually is absolutely beautiful
In my family including my in-laws we own 18 7.3s power stroke and idi. And a few 6.9s
Sell me one😂
Good for you! Got a 2002 F-350 drw 4x4 7.3L bought new, 424,000 miles, and rolling! Keep it up!!👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Same bro mines a manual. Sometimes I wish it was automatic but these are million mile trucks
Hell ya such a good idea !!
I have 99 f350 super cab dully 4x4 zf6 best truck ever !
Awesome fleet.My daily driver is a 2001 F250 , 5.4 gasser with 23000 on it, never been in the shop……
my exact daily driver. 01 5.4... it has 193k and has been great. i towed a dump trailer with almost 3 tons of gravel and did better than i thought.
Best trucks Ford ever made. Had a 07’ 6.0 too that had 515,000 miles when I sold it. Still ran great when I sold it.
2017+ 6.7 is best trucks ford ever made.
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@@JoshuaOvermanlet’s see in 20 years
That crew cab Dually is a really pretty truck
I do like the old 7.3 engine, I’ve got 433,000 on mine and it still keeps going. I have noticed even our local municipality still has a few 7.3 superdutys in their fleet. RiffRaff Diesel has some good parts and some upgrades for these 7.3’s.
I just bought a 7.3 cleaning it up. Working on engine oil leaks. I’ll look back at your videos and see what you have done.
While you were talking I looked searched 7.3 for sale. There is a 1999 169K mile school bus for sale...$5,500.
Meanwhile every truck with the 7.3 is two or three times as much. Interesting. tHanks for the video
Extended cabs around here are usually 7500 or less. Crew cabs can be obnoxiously priced.
@@abandonedxship I missed out on a 2000 model year bus...for two grand yesterday. Had the diesel. 138k
Maybe not for groceries....but I work a lot.
Have a great weekend
@@abandonedxship I reaaaally wanted a crew cab OBS, but theyre a fuckin unicorn for a reasonable price. Bought a 96 f350 dually extended cab with 370k miles for a pretty good zero rust deal. Loving it for the last year
Just subscribed for more 7.3 content! I also use a 7.3 for landscaping 👍
We have 3 7.3’s for our work trucks. They’re the best work trucks made. They’re all stock, they are all reliable. Although 1 2003 6.0 in the fleet has had less problems than the 7.3’s by some miracle but that’s another story lmao
@@MswSteel It's just odd how there were a few random 6.0s that were pretty good. I've known guys that had nothing but problems with them, I've also known guys that have had really good luck with them. Like anything tho, having a good maintenance schedule is key!
I got a 97 f250 a few months back. Finally got it registered and working on fixing all of the worn out stuff and re doing the poor quality work done by previous owners. Runs great at 380k miles. Everywhere I look it has had stuff replaced. Most recently looks like a new fuel pump in the valley. Maybe the bowl. Leaks a bit of oil from basically e erywhere but not nearly as bad as the steady drip from my r50 pathfinder it's going to replace soon. Gotta get my steering Freeplay figured out before I really start driving it more.
Steering box are notorious for wearing gears inside causing excessive steering slop along with ANY play in and ball joint, steering linkages, wheel hubs, etc etc. Have someone rock steering wheel back & forth while it's running on the ground in park and lay down in front so you can see everything that's moving & sloppy. Many times if nothing has ever been changed it's just easier to do everything from ball joints to whole steering linkages\tie rods etc and steering box. Sucks to spend that much but you'll feel so much better & safer driving straight & securely down the road. 👌🏻👍🏻🛠️🔧🔩🛢️
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7.3 Ford and 12v Cummins engine wise are both hard to beat imo (own one 07 F350 that I have Cummins swapped). And for people saying they are slow ... since when is a diesel that you haul with a race car ??? Good video I LOVE 7.3s and awesome collection
Best wheel to upgrade is the kc balanced assembly,it spool very fast and sound awesome with way fast spooling. Upgrade to a billet wastgate and tighten the rod in to hold boost longer. You won’t regret it.
Slow is a reference for when you ate too many of the free chili dogs at the lumber yard open house.....now you are racing to get home.
@@Dancing_Alone_wRentals this made me laugh but now im curious about lumber yard chili dogs
They are a staple of the construction open house@@BuckingHorse-Bull . I'll be sure to load a plate full for you next time.
Grab some sodas out of the coolers and fine a spot in the shade.
It is almost time for the door prize raffles.
(Don't forget to fold your entry form like a paper airplane...that makes it easier to pick up )
Only thing simpler and cheaper to maintain than a 7.3 is a 12 valve or idi, you could buy another truck for the price of fixing the trans in a 6.7 truck
Found a 91 250 7.3 idi for 500$ in june this year, Truck definitely is a rust belt survivor as the underside of the cab is rotting out and some bits under the radiator are gone, but the engine seems like it should run once again with not a whole lot of work, and I'll probably have someone help me patch the rot and try to daily it as it's still able to be saved.
I spent some time in Appleton for Gravely training absolutely loved it. Much different than west Texas lol got a small fleet of 7.3s myself also
@@justinsefcik4980 Very cool! Definitely a great area to live, i can't complain anyways haha. Glad to hear I'm not the only one hoarding these old 7.3s 😆
Terrific business fleet for california. They'd love it. Especially the older 450, 550s. Theyre not illegal or anything. California is the best, in every way. Not a single thing wrong with california, amirite?
Thank u for being a proud business owner in california
Beautiful trucks man!
02 E350 van 7.3. 150k miles. Bone stock. My black beauty. Ive been driving since feb. 09. Hoping to get another 15 years out of it.
I run a 6 position tuner on my ‘99. 50hp, better transmission control. Without that, these trucks are so slow. I was going down a straightaway with my tuner off the other day and spotted a patrolman hidden and clocking people. I quickly checked my speed and I was going 42 in a 50. It is a dually, auto transmission. I used to daily it, but the main purpose is pulling my camper. I would not trade it for anything.
I have an 2002 F550 that I put a ford rebuild in. Drove it for about 6000 miles and started having trouble with it losing power. Took it to ford and it was timed out of warranty, they wanted $6000 to replace a “ contaminated fuel system”. Injectors right to the tank fuel lines etc.
pulled it from there and took it to the local mechanic where he pulled injectors and found bits of rubber from faulty orings floating in the oil. Tried replacing injectors one by one but got to 4 of them and I got tired of spending money on it. It’s sitting in my yard and I’d love to get it going again but I need a diesel guru to find the problem before I drop thousands more into it.
I'm in the market for a 2011-2014 F150 v8 as those truck have been rock solid. I don't want to get stuck with a truck that will be hard to get parts.
I’ve had 4 7.3 power stroke trucks. Started with a 97 f350 crew cab dually Auto 2wd, 2000 f250 2wd 6spd, 1999 crew cab f250 2wd auto with flatbed and dually conversion the flatbed got wrecked and I took the motor out and put it in a e99 f350 extended cab auto 4x4 dually. The only truck I truly miss is the 97 dually as it had the lowest miles, 87k. It drove great ran great had a few small issues from sitting but everything except the rear passenger window worked. I now own a 94 7.3 IDI that was factory turbo but I put a non turbo engine in since the turbo motor was bad, left the turbo off because I really like the easy access and I live in Louisiana so it’s all flat. End goal is to probably power stroke swap it and convert to 5 speed 4x4. Right now it’s an auto 2wd dually.
The value of a 7.3 is insane. I have two with a combined 900,000 miles.They run great and produce revenue daily. Paid for and insurance/taxes are cheap.
7.3 and 4.9 straight 6 best ford engines ever 👍
Super Dutys still have manual hubs on the front axle for the 4x4, no vaccum or electronic control
I need my 4r100 rebuilt and I wish I would have got a zf6 truck but my wife occasionally will drive it with the camper attached so that was not an option for her.
I need a new steering box and front leafs, but she otherwise runs great with 220k on it.
@@abandonedxship Spend the money and build the trans right. The truck is barely broke in at 220k!
I am getting ready to list my 2000 dually F450 7.3 Powerstroke for sale. It has 35k miles with a 14ft dump box.
the 550 i use at work is a 7.3 with the 6 spd manual, and it sure beats the 6.0 i was running before that
Not sure if I would want a 6.7 for hauling offgrid, it'd be more expensive and harder to work on.
Seems impossible to find a 4x4 manual dually, especially supercab. Think I'd do oem navistar stage 1 injectors, 6 position tuners.
I'm of the same mindset, just keep the water out of the cab. I buy 5 gallons of fluid film every year.
The 7.3 are the best I put over 600,000.0 trouble free miles on a 94 dually 5 speed it got wrecked hell you don't need all that power and torque the new ones have with that manual it pull to hell and back my truck was a F 350 XLT Extra cap
A tuner installed video would be nice, I have a 01 f250 would like to do some upgrades.
awesome fleet!!!
i'd recommend KC turbos for your 7.3 turbo upgrade
I hate living in Canada. Everything rusts out and anything that is nice is worth 25k for a 20 year old truck with 300,000km :(
I saw a low mileage 97 ram for $47,000 USD here in Maine. It’s crazy
Just get a truck in the us, import is easy since it meets canadian requirements, seeing miles on the odo aint gonna kill you and in time you can just change the cluster skin from a canadian truck fir like 20 bucks. Or leave it all US vehicles have MPH and KPH on the dash. Pretty sure yalls vehicles are the same
@ It’s much more harder then you may think to import a vehicle from the USA. You need lawyers and you pay ALOT of tax to both countries
@ivanbradley-reeder1240 thats trash. I can get a truck from canada all i had to do for my state was get it inspected in nc, which it was "inspected" lol and the feds didnt mess with it i sent them the paperwork and they told me to contact NC Highway Patrol for a pass, which im a deputy here in nc so i called a buddy and he passed it for me, i bought and absolute shitbox for 200 bucks US from ontario, generally ita easy to import a vehicle from CA to the US if its something thats already sold here such as a truck, nowif i wanted say a r34 skyline that was imported from japan to canada then to the US its alot more cause id need the papers from japan to CA then CA to us, but over all getting a truck like a f250 is pretty easy
@ivanbradley-reeder1240 i have since destroyed and sold the truck for scrap but i had fun with it in the field and worked it for about 2 years before that on my dads farm
The last good "real" truck 7.3 Ferds. I want to put a turbo 7.3 in a square body for a plow truck. I like how the only decent trucks made in the past 40 years have another companies engines. The only reason dodge sold any trucks they had a Cummins. Ferds best truck has a International engine. In the early 2000s i knew a guy that put over 350k on a 7.3 every time i saw him he was doing burnouts he beat on that truck like a teenager. Up here in Alaska the oil fields used 7.3 ferds many 6 door trucks were sold up here. The only problem is oil field trucks have low miles but they never shut them off in the winter -40f to-60f for 8 months idle all day every day. The only good snow plow trucks were made before they had crumple zones built into the frame. Nice fleet I'm super jelly real trucks manual tranz and with no carpet i luv vinyl floor. Carpet in a truck is like putting a dress and lip stick on a pig. Now the new trucks have heated seats, 30'' tv screens and tampon dispensers. Plus all the newer cars/trucks have stupid safety gyros with automatic braking and throttle cutout if you slide like 3 degrees sideways it makes it imposable to get unstuck in the snow with traction control that hits the brakes. What a lemming city-idiot idea. Cars and trucks in 2035 will not be able to move for "safety reasons". You will get in and for safety purposes it will install a tampon for you and comes with a pair of tapered pants ,crocs and ky for the uwu girlbois. If you wear tapered female pants and crocs as a male sell your truck please let a real man have it.
Bill what state are you in?
Do you ever sell any trucks?
I’m up in Massachusetts and everything is rust buckets.
Let me know
Thank you
Why are the tow ratings so low on those?
For those that are not privy, do not put a 6 pos chip tuner like this “mechanic” recommends 😂… There is a reason everyone talks so well about the hydra-because it is good. TS6 has issues and shift points issues are common, and you can’t get/write the proper tunes for your truck that are worthwhile from anyone. Do a quick search or read what the 7.3 community says about the TS6 vs Hydra.
Also OP, fyi since you said you didn’t need “14” tunes, you can put 6 tunes with a hydra… or even just “1” tune on the hydra as well.
Any recommendations from this guy, I would take it with a grain of salt after watching his video.
I love 7.3 power stroke Diesel it most reliable only you can do, service..
Where are you located I like the video and are looking to hire someone
Do you use any old Rangers,I drive a 07 Ranger it works for me. I would like a video on Installing a 50.
7.3 gas ford is the best diesel truck since the 7.3 diesel. Before someone corrects me I meant what I said. Other than fuel source they are similar in alot of ways
@@AllAmericanAutomotive I've had the opportunity to drive a few 7.3 gas ford's and they definitely make good torque! Really guzzle the gas pulling tho!
@billknepfel well...that's true. Other then that though a great diesel alternative.
@@AllAmericanAutomotive I would definitely agree. Was very impressed with how much torque they have at such low rpm. Not used to that with a gas motor haha and I've owned quite a few big block chevy's. My experience was an f450 cab and chassis pulling a 27ft gooseneck with a 13k skidloader. About 30k total weight truck/trailer/skid and did really good on the highway as well. Set the cruise at 70mph and drove like a dream. Definitely a good alternative for someone who doesn't wanna deal with the diesel emissions
@billknepfel indeed. I'm towing light for what the truck is but I thoroughly enjoy it. I grossed like 19k towing an excavator and much to my surprise it really wasn't even working that hard. The 10 speed helps alot, and even though I have 3.55s the gear spread in general is just really good. That's the only shortfall of a 7.3 diesel of course is the Trans unless you go standard of course.
@@AllAmericanAutomotive The 10 speed is definitely a game changer! I've heard of guys getting pretty decent mileage with f250 and f350 srw trucks empty. Mid to upper teens, pretty impressive as well.
how does some1 look for 7.3 powerstroke fords?
What kind of fuel mileage do you get on that F250 super cab? Thanks for making a great video.
@@matts_.4494 Mid to upper teens. The best I've gotten with it is 21mpg. The key is to keep the rpms under 2k. The supercab has 3:73 ratio with the zf6. Running a 285/75/16 tire I'm right around 2k rpm at 70. If I run 65mph or less I see the best mileage
2001 2nd gen dodge ram here.
Have you noticed any excessive tyre wear on the RH rear tyres from the exhaust?
@@heix0 not at all. On the throttle the exhaust has enough pressure to push all the hot air past the tires.
@@billknepfel Oh, that's mint
can i buy one and how much for your highest mileage one?
How are you finding these trucks??????
@@Wicked_RotF30 Between fb marketplace and auto trader I've had Good luck finding them
What 6 position are you using?
Are you by any chance from the UP?
@@johnsmircic6650 Nope born and raised in Wisconsin
Who makes the billet grill on your dually? I’ve been looking for that exact grill for my 2002 F350.
Found it
Putco 31405 Grille
From my understanding it was an option from ford possibly? I found mine on ebay.
Let the High Rollers buy the New $85,000 SHIT !
Would love to find a manual think. I'm gonna try and find a 6.7 but I'm too broke to be that picky. Where you finding these trucks? Maybe I'll seek out a 7.3 instead.
@@JustAverageJeff i bought the dually off auto trader believe it or not. Quite a few low mileage 7.3s out there yet. The other ones are off facebook market place and word of mouth
@@billknepfel I just looked on Autotrader last night didn't see too many options under $15k but thanks I'll keep looking.
I've got a 2000 f250.i glove them
Where do you get the 6 position from?
@@GusgusA1 Bought mine from either diesel power products or Riff raff diesel. Can't remember
You probably have less total💰 in that whole fleet than a new F-350 4WD Powerstroke runs.
Less than $50k in those 4 trucks
Had 3 always sell them take a 6.0 deleted and a 6.7 deleted any day
Why.
@@maxfitch8794 doggy turds
Great idea unfortunately due to all woke politicians. California has ban diesel trucks 2004 and older . Massachusetts and New York after Dec 31st 2024
Buy a V10 or 460.
Shit no lie you can buy like 4 trucks for a new truck price
A man would be a fool to buy a new truck in 2024. They aren’t as dependable as trucks were 20 years ago, and they aren’t worth the ridiculous price.
Surprised you can find anyone that wants to work AND can drive a standard! Must be hiring unicorns lol. I bought a nice 2-1/2 ton Ford with a Cummins cheap cause the arborist couldn’t get help that could drive a stick.
@@jdatwood7086 Only certain ppl are aloud to drive the manual trucks but everyone has the ability to operate them. Basically everyone that works for me can run almost every piece of equipment. I have 2 girls that work for us and they run skidloader, dumptrucks etc. Just tried the no press approach and seems to be working
Eat anything that you put in the tank
Just stay away from the 5.4. I can't stand ford because they use too many 8mm bolts these days. I remember when it was just two nuts and a wire to change out the starter. Now they use six of those tiny 8mm bolts around the starter, and one on top is between the starter and the block 🥴 almost impossible to get a tool on 🤦
how ignurt
I'd be impressed if it was a fleet of 5.9 Cummins. Those 7.3s are sitting in line for repairs.
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Older trucks aren’t reliable :/
I've been driving my old 7.tree f2shity for 20 years now..all original no rust Michigan truck works construction and plowed every winter of its life...500 thousand miles still stroking and purrs like a kitten 😸...INTERNATIONAL 13 letter shitspreader best diesel ever made
Dream fleet but I want all auto
Nice set of trucks man including the deleted 6.7 too. Just swap the CP4 out for a S&S DCR pump so it doesn't end up with a $10k+ fuel system replacement expense. I love the 7.3, & have loved them since 90's. I have one now & had 2 others before also. The one I have now, I bought for only $1k after sitting for a year+ & wouldn't start, 2 new batteries & a new OEM CPS(that FoMoCo ended up refunding cause there was a recall that never was done to it) - '00 2wd f250 zf6 7.3 with 285k just got new Thorobred injectors, glow plugs & UVCH. Can't believe how bad the old injectors were until i put the 'new' ones in. It didnt like starting below 45° before cause solenoids were having serious stiction problems and wouldn't open correctly cold, causing terrible hard starting issues. It was a company vehicle for a construction\demo co. before buying so who knows how much actual idle time it had on it when I got it. Anyways these trucks are indeed great, and I love them & your collection is great, love the dually lariat crewcab.👌🏻👍🏻🛠️🔧🔩⛓️🛢️💨
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