I will preface this by saying that my truck is mainly a daily driver (10-12k miles per year), maybe the occasional tow/haul but nothing crazy. Maybe a pallet in the bed or when I buy a trailer for a little bit more, but even then only a few times per year. I'm trying to get this truck to last a long time so I don't mind if it's gonna cost a few hundred dollars more per year to own, just don't want to spend thousands more each year.

So I was going through the maintenance schedule on Ford's site. It basically goes every 10k miles for stuff... Anyway, I don't really believe that most things can go 60k+ miles before being changed out, I think more frequency would be better and be better preventative maintenance. But I don't want to over do it necessarily. Like I'm not trying to change the timing belt every 10k miles if not needed, but I don't want to wait for it to break. So this is my list that I threw together and wanted others opinions on it. The list goes up to 300,000 miles; I don't expect it to get there, but that'd be like hitting the lottery if it did. Also, Oil changes every 3-5k miles, but I didn't feel that was necessary to add to this list.

 

I’d say spend as much time on your truck as you did on your list and you’ll be good to go!

 

There are things on the list I don't believe in.

Ford can have the best manufacturing tolerances and lubricants, and most other routine wear items. I still would not go 10,000 miles between tire rotations on a pickup truck that doesn't haul routinely.

Ford has no way to prevent tire wear, even if they have a superior suspension design that doesn't even recommend a front end alignment, pretty much ever.

You do what makes you happy. That's all that matters. Most of the items listed are debated daily and I guarantee you you are doing most things wrong and probably got one or 2 things right. The two things I got right are different than the 2 you got right also. ha

 

I've always felt the manufacture's maintenance schedule is a "minimum requirement". For example, I do oil changes at 5k no matter what the oil life thing says ... sooner if I tow for extended periods or in extreme conditions, IE, the desert or any off road. I do tire rotations at every oil change and check cabin and air filter at every other oil change.

I can't imagine a single item that would not benefit from more frequent service.