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[apextrans]

Hey guys,

This is my first post here. Been pretty active at OB but wanted some info on the 6.4's. I know car hauling has slowed some up here & figured it was a ploy when I saw the thread!!! Sorry 'bout stealing yer old avatar Bama, but it was too cool to pass up.

So what's the verdict on the 6.4 & the 450's? I'm looking at them because I've been offered some hauling work I can't do with the conventional car haulers & to pull the fiver around. I drove an 05 the other day that beat me too death. Is the 08 any better?

 

[towcat]

hmmm.....
I see your turn to the darkside is now complete......
Hope your next ride will treat you better tho.
If you're going in headfirst, you minus well take a look at the f550 with the 19k gvw option. you'll get a gross combined of 32k iirc.

 

[95_stroker]

Welcome Scott!! Youve been a member for nearly 3 years, bout darn time you posted here.

 

[apextrans]

Must have just signed up & forgot about it as I was only an IDI "THUG" back then! So is this the reason the SD forums on OB seem to be sluggish sometimes, everybody is here?

I was just curious if this new motor was getting the bad rap the new 6.0's did in the beginning & how the 450 rode with the longer rear leafs. I'm talking thru my pooper @ this point as I would need to put somebody in my Pete before I could even consider stepping into something like this.

 

[95_stroker]

So is this the reason the SD forums on OB seem to be sluggish sometimes, everybody is here?

Actually, most of the users here arent members at OB, theres a few go-betweens but for the most part there arent many shared users. There just arent alot of SD drivers especially 6.0/6.4 members there.

I was just curious if this new motor was getting the bad rap the new 6.0's did in the beginning & how the 450 rode with the longer rear leafs. I'm talking thru my pooper @ this point as I would need to put somebody in my Pete before I could even consider stepping into something like this.

As far as a bad rap with the 6.4, it appears that Ford and Navistar did a little more homework this time around and the problems that plagued the 6.0 arent an issue with the newer platform. Not to say that there havent been 6.4 lemons as I am sure there have been, it just seems that there isnt near the issues we have seen previously.

 

[BamaSixGun]

Hey guys,

This is my first post here. Been pretty active at OB but wanted some info on the 6.4's. I know car hauling has slowed some up here & figured it was a ploy when I saw the thread!!! Sorry 'bout stealing yer old avatar Bama, but it was too cool to pass up.

So what's the verdict on the 6.4 & the 450's? I'm looking at them because I've been offered some hauling work I can't do with the conventional car haulers & to pull the fiver around. I drove an 05 the other day that beat me too death. Is the 08 any better?

Hey Scott, bout time you showed up over here at SDD. The avatar is all yours bud, (cause I stole it from someone else on ebay too )

When I test drove the 450 in this thread, it really suprised me..................and man that truck would turn on a dime.

It really rode good too. If you get one, I would definately have the 4:30 gears in the rearend tho.


Glad to see another car hauler over here too, it was gettin lonely

 

[apextrans]

Thanks for the welcome guys. Wouldn't want you to be the only carhauler over here. Not to highjack the thread, but looks like a new Pete in the avatar. Got one of the last pre-emission trucks coming & should be here 2nd week in Feb. Carterbilt rack & Cottrell 7512 MST. You wanna buy an 05 Pete / Carterbilt / Cottrell? I need it gone quick. I'm looking into the 450's to pull a wedge & RV's. I was thinking about a 53' wedge. Would the 4.30's still give a decent amount of low end grunt to get that moving without a struggle?

I rode thru the local ferd stealership to see what they had. 58,000 for a king ranch 450

 

[BamaSixGun]

Thanks for the welcome guys. Wouldn't want you to be the only carhauler over here. Not to highjack the thread, but looks like a new Pete in the avatar. Got one of the last pre-emission trucks coming & should be here 2nd week in Feb. Carterbilt rack & Cottrell 7512 MST. You wanna buy an 05 Pete / Carterbilt / Cottrell? I need it gone quick. I'm looking into the 450's to pull a wedge & RV's. I was thinking about a 53' wedge. Would the 4.30's still give a decent amount of low end grunt to get that moving without a struggle?

I rode thru the local ferd stealership to see what they had. 58,000 for a king ranch 450

Yep, thats our new "parkin' lot" Scott. Cottrell 3 car headramp and the model C-10LT A/B Highside Stack trailer that has the front post forward design.

If you look HERE, you can see some more pics of it.

You will also noticed that it is truly a "Crimson Tide Edition" Pete.

 

[apextrans]

Sweet ride man. I've never seen anybody use the ladder though (better smiley's here)

What is a "Crimson Tide Edition?

Back to the topic sort of, what else is different about a king ranch as opposed to a lariat?

 

[BamaSixGun]

What is a "Crimson Tide Edition?

Just some Bear Bryant Sticker over the "323" which is the new trucks number, and the total number of wins that the Bear had during his college coaching career.