Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Older, Classic & Antique Trucks
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
To pull or not to pull?

1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks Discuss the Early Eighties Bullnose Ford Truck

To pull or not to pull?

Reply Subscribe

Search this Thread

Old

Jul 11, 2004 | 10:50 AM

#1

BoomerPower

Thread Starter

|

Senior User

Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 106

Likes: 0

To pull or not to pull?

I have a 1980 F150 4X4 with a V8 302. I have pulled a 7,000 lb. wagon load of corn with no problems except it over-heated once. But I was wondering if I could take this truck to a Truck Pull at my county fair this year and enter it. Would it be too risky that something would break? Or does this truck have enough power?

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2004 | 02:23 PM

#2

Zane M

Senior User

Joined: May 2003

Posts: 253

Likes: 0

If it is your daily driver, I would discourage entering a truck pull with it. I wouldn't want to risk breaking something if that truck is your bread and butter.

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2004 | 02:36 PM

#3

Spktyr

Laughing Gas

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 1,062

Likes: 6

From: Dallas, TX, USA

It's too risky, and if there's anything there from this decade, you'll lose anyway - trucks today come with almost twice the horsepower and torque and weigh less than your F150.

Reply

Reply Subscribe

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 1
Next
Last

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:54 PM.