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Unbelievable
Not exactly V10 related, but it's a story about my truck:
Buddy called yesterday and asked if I could bring my truck & trailer into Tulsa to gather up his old S10 w/205,000 miles which had busted a lower ball joint and left him stranded. So I hitch up and go to town. We get the truck loaded (that's another story) and I tow it to his house where I drop the trailer and have him take me home so he can use my truck today to get his fixed.
Anyway, when I unhitched the trailer at his house, I sat the bolt used to keep the hitch latched on my back bumper. Of course I forgot it was there and we took off to my place about 30 miles away over some of the worst county roads in the area. When I went to get my truck tonight, he told me that he found that bolt sitting on the bumper this morning when he went to re-hitch the trailer!
Yes, a 3/8" bolt sat on the bumper for the entire 60 or so mile trip to/from my place and his!!
Buddy called yesterday and asked if I could bring my truck & trailer into Tulsa to gather up his old S10 w/205,000 miles which had busted a lower ball joint and left him stranded. So I hitch up and go to town. We get the truck loaded (that's another story) and I tow it to his house where I drop the trailer and have him take me home so he can use my truck today to get his fixed.
Anyway, when I unhitched the trailer at his house, I sat the bolt used to keep the hitch latched on my back bumper. Of course I forgot it was there and we took off to my place about 30 miles away over some of the worst county roads in the area. When I went to get my truck tonight, he told me that he found that bolt sitting on the bumper this morning when he went to re-hitch the trailer!
Yes, a 3/8" bolt sat on the bumper for the entire 60 or so mile trip to/from my place and his!!
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Years ago, I took one of my boats to get winterized. Marina called to tell me it was done. I go, pay the bill, and hook up to the trailer. I drag it home, and back it into my driveway. I went around to the passenger side of the trailer, for something, and saw a tote tray sitting on the step of the trailer. It was full of Allen wrenches. I mean big ones. The smallest was 3/8", and the biggest was 3/4". Probably 15 wrenches, or more. How that tray managed to stay there the entire ride, including a couple of sets of RR track crossings, I'll never know.
But I do have a nice collection of Allen wrenches now!
But I do have a nice collection of Allen wrenches now!
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That just shows us how good our Ford trucks are to us. They hold on to the things we need... Tim
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Time for a BLOWER!!!!!
There's no way I would stand for a truck that can't lose a 3/8" bolt on the bumper ...
Sheesh... change the fuel filter already, will ya?
There's no way I would stand for a truck that can't lose a 3/8" bolt on the bumper ...
Sheesh... change the fuel filter already, will ya?
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From: in a 82/350/400/at/2wd
i used to pull a 24' tailer around the west coast.i stayed in parker,az for the winter.then headed to salt lake,ut.when i got there the open end wrench for the propane lines was just sitting on the frame by the ball hitch.
so i left it there and it was still there when i got to reno.
so i left it there and it was still there when i got to reno.
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I remember I left a washer on my bumper for many months. I had a rust stain circle with hole of how long the washer had stood on the bumper. it rained a lot and still didn't fall of the bumper. I managed to get the rust off of the plastic trim on the rear bumper. It was funny stuff.
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So why did my Craftsman Tool Box (the old gray style kind we all started with) go flying out the back of my truck when I forgot to close the tailgate? I didn't realize it until many miles down the road.
Good thing a kind soul called found it and called me to tell me he found my toolbox. I had my name on the box.
Good thing a kind soul called found it and called me to tell me he found my toolbox. I had my name on the box.
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Heh, not a Ford, but an Isuzu 16' box truck.
Manager sat his coffee cup (half full, styrofoam) down on the lift gate/bumper. We drove that thing 20 miles across town, and the coffee cup was still sitting there! Shocked to say the least.
Manager sat his coffee cup (half full, styrofoam) down on the lift gate/bumper. We drove that thing 20 miles across town, and the coffee cup was still sitting there! Shocked to say the least.
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Originally Posted by Munkey
Heh, not a Ford, but an Isuzu 16' box truck.
I know that truck well... You know, if you have a manual, and if you spin the thing up as far as you can in neutral, put it in 2nd and slide the clutch as fast as you can without dropping more than 500RPMs, that thing takes off pretty good. Empty.
It's also fun when the waste gate sticks closed, I spun the tires on dry pavement in 2nd gear once - had no idea what happened. But I don't think it liked that too much. A couple of months later it started knocking. Come to find out, it cracked every piston and spun a rod bearing. Ooops... One of the many things that turned me against "chipping" diesels
Otherwise, stout as all heck.
OK, OK,
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From: NE Texas
Originally Posted by krewat
Time for a BLOWER!!!!!
There's no way I would stand for a truck that can't lose a 3/8" bolt on the bumper ...
Sheesh... change the fuel filter already, will ya?
There's no way I would stand for a truck that can't lose a 3/8" bolt on the bumper ...
Sheesh... change the fuel filter already, will ya?
...and worst of all...my mother-in-law...she made it from Dallas to Texarkana on my front bumper...never slipped an inch. I was disappointed to say the least...
