Hackjob
Registered User
Hey all, I just purchased my first diesel truck, an 88 F-250 (Super Duty?) with the 7.3IDI and about 159k it has a 3 speed automatic (I think the C6). I purchased it in PA and it ran great on the 200 mile return trip to upstate NY, getting about 9.5mpg. Her new name is Stella! The previous owner puchased it from his grandfather, who used it to haul a 5th wheel camper. He then swapped the rear axle to a dually he got from a junkyard, added an aluminum dump bed, and a 8' Western plow. So that's a quick history, now the question...
When I went to register Stella in NY, I mentioned to the clerk that it had been converted. She then noticed the title had not been amended to reflect this, and told me I had to get it weighed to accurately reflect the new weight (and to re-register it as such). The title for the truck as it originally was configured says it weighed 4,800 lbs, on the local truck scale (without the plow) it weighed 7,160lbs! Wow, that's over a ton heavier.
Now I am trying to figure out what rear axle I have so I can figure out how much weight I can carry and pull. Member Leeland posted a picture of a bunch of differentials on another thread (thanks!) and it looks to me like a Ford 10.25 or 10.5. The housing has 6021 cast into it. It also looks to have been opened up, 'cause there is a bunch of caulk-like stuff squeezed out between the back of the pumpkin and the rest of the housing. There is also a metal tag under one of the housing bolts, looks like it says:
2 V-166A
55 10 2 6805
Can anyone tell me what the ratio is? Also it would be great if anyone can tell me how much weight I can safely load in the bed.
Thanks!
-Hackjob
When I went to register Stella in NY, I mentioned to the clerk that it had been converted. She then noticed the title had not been amended to reflect this, and told me I had to get it weighed to accurately reflect the new weight (and to re-register it as such). The title for the truck as it originally was configured says it weighed 4,800 lbs, on the local truck scale (without the plow) it weighed 7,160lbs! Wow, that's over a ton heavier.
Now I am trying to figure out what rear axle I have so I can figure out how much weight I can carry and pull. Member Leeland posted a picture of a bunch of differentials on another thread (thanks!) and it looks to me like a Ford 10.25 or 10.5. The housing has 6021 cast into it. It also looks to have been opened up, 'cause there is a bunch of caulk-like stuff squeezed out between the back of the pumpkin and the rest of the housing. There is also a metal tag under one of the housing bolts, looks like it says:
2 V-166A
55 10 2 6805
Can anyone tell me what the ratio is? Also it would be great if anyone can tell me how much weight I can safely load in the bed.
Thanks!
-Hackjob