Towing Questions
#11
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I am just so stuck financially. My back is broke in 3 places, I'm close to being paralyzed, I can't work a job, because they can't accommodate my disabilities, and I have nothing to fall back on. I was just hoping to have a truck strong enough to take cars to the scrap yard to try and support my family. I use to have a car, but I bought this truck for $600 and got it running really well for only $300, then I sold my car for $1700. I just feel stuck and don't know what to do. I was hoping that this truck could do more.
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Ricktwuhk (12-13-2015)
#12
Not the entire diff - just the ring gear and pinion parts inside the diff.
About $210 for the generic parts to go to a 4.11 axle ratio. More for Ford OEM parts or name-brand aftermarket parts. 4.11 ratio should be plenty to drag a 6,000-pounds trailer with your F-150. Here's one source:
http://www.ringpinion.com/b2c/Produc...rce=DiffWizard
About $210 for the generic parts to go to a 4.11 axle ratio. More for Ford OEM parts or name-brand aftermarket parts. 4.11 ratio should be plenty to drag a 6,000-pounds trailer with your F-150. Here's one source:
http://www.ringpinion.com/b2c/Produc...rce=DiffWizard
While I admire your initiative, rethink your plan and look for other opportunities. Scrapping cars or anything else is hard physical work, and not for the weak of back. I just loaded a full pickup truck-load of scrap corrugated steel at one of our farm sites today, and I am sore! While a winch would help, there are flat tires, cars stuck in the weeds and mud, and even hitching up the trailer means physical bending and activity.