How do you carry your bike?

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

94 was the first year of the turbo'd 7.3. We've owned 93 NA's and a 94 Turbo, as well as a 00 and a 02 7.3 turbo.
The 93 NA was a pooch.. power, yes, but NO get up and go. ~16 mpg
The 94 runs like a raped ape, with the 5 speed manual will burn tires in second, sometimes 3rd. ~ 19 mpg, when not burning tires off it.
00 and 02 are both good ~ 16 mpg driven hard, ~21 mpg when driven "efficently" and 65 mph or so.
All of these had the manual tranny.
The auto tranny in anything before 97 are junk. Plan on replacing it if you buy those years.

A power chip will also help mileage a great deal.

The 6.0's are junk, less reliability. More HP out of less L = not long lasting.
Mileage is similar to slightly lower than that of the 7.3

New 6.4 twin turbo... Can pull anything you put behind it... at 8 mpg.
Will drive forever empty, getting 8 mpg...

As for the bed, any length you get (6.5' or 8') will fit your bike nicely. If you don't add a tonneau cover or tool box in the front you should be able to close the tailgate.

Cutty, thanks for the input.

Would I need to worry about autos in the 97s or can I just assume normal wear and tear issues with them?

I have been scanning Ebay like a hound and once I have cash in hand I am hoping to pick up a local auto trader so that I can get out there and kick some tires.

Decided to look from 87 to 01 7.3, 4x4, 4 door and long bed. Figure up to 200k since those often allow big price decreases and some of them have recently replaced trannies. I would of course verify that before buying anything though.

Manual would be fine with me but they seem harder to come by.

[DLIT]

Uhaul has decent motorcycle trailers. I use one of those, some canyon dancers and 3-4 tie downs to secure Bikey. They're $15/day. Had that bitch up to 80 and it was stable as hell.

[VatorMan]

I have a Chevy 2500 with an 8 ft. bed. I did buy the 3 piece ramps and a Condor MC stand.
http://www.bikersfriend.com/pages/stand.htm

Basically you can put the Condor in the bed of the truck and use one strap to tie it down. When you get where you are going-Put the Condor on the ground and drive into it. Great MC stand. Well worth the money.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Uhaul has decent motorcycle trailers. I use one of those, some canyon dancers and 3-4 tie downs to secure Bikey. They're $15/day. Had that bitch up to 80 and it was stable as hell.

truth!

[Papa_Complex]

I gave the truck to my mother, but this is how I used to do it. Add a wheel chock and a Canyon Dancer, and that bugger ain't going nowhere:

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I gave the truck to my mother, but this is how I used to do it. Add a wheel chock and a Canyon Dancer, and that bugger ain't going nowhere:

Damn, you weren't fucking around with that beast. Nice.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Damn, you weren't fucking around with that beast. Nice.

Ride up the ramp right into the chock, tie off, and gone in literally 5 minutes.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Quick281

Cutty, thanks for the input.

Would I need to worry about autos in the 97s or can I just assume normal wear and tear issues with them?

I have been scanning Ebay like a hound and once I have cash in hand I am hoping to pick up a local auto trader so that I can get out there and kick some tires.

Decided to look from 87 to 01 7.3, 4x4, 4 door and long bed. Figure up to 200k since those often allow big price decreases and some of them have recently replaced trannies. I would of course verify that before buying anything though.

Manual would be fine with me but they seem harder to come by.

The best Auto trannys came in the new body style (99 and up)
97 was ok... but not great.
FYI you won't find a 98 F250 w/a diesel. that year they only made a "light duty" 3/4 ton, basically a heavy duty half ton. Stay away!
again... 87-93 is gonna be a non-turbo engine... ie doggy as hell.
I would suggest looking 94-02.
One thing to remember though. Diesels have a higher routine maintenance cost. 18ish quarts of oil per oil change adds up.

Good luck!

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Diesels have a higher routine maintenance cost. 18ish quarts of oil per oil change adds up.

Good luck!

Yeah thats gonna hurt. But I am willing to pay to play so to speak.

Plus, the sweet sound of a turbo will put more smiles on my face then my ex-girl friend.

Oh and I love big trucks.

Thanks for the help, I am looking forward to the hunt.

[Mr Lefty]

Hey about those lights. Youtube light logic. You'll know why truckers up here use them