Well, I have left the world of diesels and am downsizing to a more reasonable truck. I have narrowed my search to a F-150 or a Silverado.
I must be truthful, I came from Chevy LSx based engines and can work on them as well as the transmissions easily. I am not worried about anything breaking on it as I know I can fix it.

BUT, I haven't owned any Fords with the Trition engines so I know nothing about them. I need to know if I had to break into an engine or transmission or had to troubleshoot the thing, how difficult it would be?

I am very adept mechanically and can fix anything, I just am a little concerned over the ease at which I can fix, maintain, reach things under the hood of the Ford. I really like the F-150 and would like to buy one, if I thought that I could wrench on it without hassle.

Thanks for the quick replies, I need some answers before I make a deal on a truck!

 

If you are comfortable with the Chevy, stick with it. I've had a 1985 C10 6.2L diesel, a 1994 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L and currently have a 1997 F150 XLT 4.6L. There are times when I wish a had the old Chevy back.

Either mark is a good truck. My main gripe with the Ford is the $%#@@$!!@#$ maintenance access for even simple tasks such as changing plugs. The old Chevy C10 was dirt-simple to work on, but, of course, I can't speak for the newer models.