The last year for The Ford F Series "Original Highboy", was 1976, not 1977 as indicated in some of the posts.

1977 model trucks before build number Y80,001 were still as considered highboys.

Please no posting for sale ad's and note this thread is also 5 years old .
Andy isn;t interested in your truck in 2007/2008

 

Thanks to Mil1ion for all your help. Wish me luck, as I want to be a highboy owner. :0)

 

To those who haven't read every detail of the FTE guidelines.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/guidelines.html


Here is one of them just so you all know.



5. Personal Items For Sale . For Sale items are not allowed in the automotive and general discussion forums of FTE. We have a Classifieds section that you can list your items in. Want ads are allowed in the forums so long as you post a follow-up when you find the part(s). Vehicle value discussions are permitted, however, if we find it turning into a for sale thread, the thread will be removed. The only exception to this guideline is the Chapter Forums. There is a specific thread in each Chapter Forum, for Chapter Members only, that is intended for local for sale items.

 

I was talking to a guy that said the high boys get about 8 mpg. Is this right for the 390 or 460 engines? What sort of mileage do you get on yours? I'm askin cause I'm thinking of getting a high boy to use in the woods as well as drive to camp which is 200 miles away...

 

You bumped a 7 years old thread for this? Oh, wow...I posted in this thread...seven years ago! I don't think most of the posters are around anymore.

 

(Quoted from Torque1st)-There are many threads here on the "Highboy".
You can find many of them with the search function.

The basic definition seems to be:
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A Hiboy is a Ford truck that came from the factory as having the following:
- Built from 1967 thru 1977.5.
- F-250.
- 4x4.
- Divorced transfer case.

Trucks that are NOT considered a Hiboy are:
- Any truck built after mid-1977. It goes by Consecutive Build Number in the VIN# anything built starting Y80001 is a 77 1/2. **
- Anything other than an F-250.

There will always be a couple very oddball exceptions but, for the most part, this is it.

Front axle choices in the Hiboy were either the 8 lug Dana 44 or the old style low-slung pinion Dana 60 (commonly referred to as the Dana 50). Engine choices were either the 6 cylinder or 360 2 bbl. Steering was either manual or power ram assist.

-Basic definition provided by user: BigBuddy
It has been pointed out that the 300, 351M, and 400 were the engines available in the 77 model year.
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Yes, my Highboy has changed an awful lot since this thread began in years past.

1 rear diff swap, 2 body swaps, 3 engine changes, 4 tranny swaps. Propane Conversion. Plow Fab.

No joke!