So what did you do with your truck today?

[Greenie]

After a summer of drips... antifreeze and diesel, flashing OD lights, hard upshifts, doors that rattle going over bumps, aftermarket radios that get hot and shut down or are ruined, gauges that are not accurate, I've doggedly but slowly addressed all issues and after several hundred miles of use feel I again have a reliable vehicle that I don't have to constantly tinker with.
All it took was looking at new diesel pickups, the price, the rarity of 8 foot beds, the complexity, and hearing stories of newer emissions diesel pickups and how they fail ... to make me appreciate the one I brought to the dance.

 

[Jesus Freak]

After a summer of drips... antifreeze and diesel, flashing OD lights, hard upshifts, doors that rattle going over bumps, aftermarket radios that get hot and shut down or are ruined, gauges that are not accurate, I've doggedly but slowly addressed all issues and after several hundred miles of use feel I again have a reliable vehicle that I don't have to constantly tinker with.
All it took was looking at new diesel pickups, the price, the rarity of 8 foot beds, the complexity, and hearing stories of newer emissions diesel pickups and how they fail ... to make me appreciate the one I brought to the dance.

This should be in @IDIBRONCO s thread "who's smarter". You've made a fine decision sir.

Here's to you Mr Old Diesel truck man......

 

[Nero]

Finally got around to cutting out the Lance 6 pin connector in the bed of my truck and wiring in a standard flat 7 pin connector. Made a pigtail out of the old connector so whoever gets my old camper doesn't need this proprietary connector anymore.

 

[david85]

Replaced the sleeve couplings in my stainless steel exhaust with V-band clamps. No more leaks and easier to take apart if needed. Maybe someday I'll upgrade to a 4" pipe but until then, this is will do.

 

[Rdnck84_03]

You must be registered for see images attach

Needed some fill dirt to fill some low spots after digging up and replacing a section of sewer line over the weekend. I decided to make the 84 do a little more work than the little bits of wood I have been hauling with it.

Not sure how much weight is on it but didn't squat it much. With the short sideboards I could only get 4 buckets on it. I think it could handle double that, tomorrow night when I unload it with a shovel I may wish it couldn't hold what it did though.

James

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Today, I used it as a work bench/ladder to help me put OSB on top of my slowly-coming-along garage addition. I thought it sounded better than trying to throw the OSB up from the ground.

 

[KansasIDI]

Drove it about 120 miles today, 200 yesterday and about 200 the day before that. Ran great, no issues. Exhaust leak was/is annoying though… little crack at the front of the drivers side exhaust manifold… argh… before I thought it was a lifter, but now I’m pretty certain that it’s an exhaust leak.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

You know, if you fix that, you'll have a bit more boost. At least in theory.

 

[KansasIDI]

You know, if you fix that, you'll have a bit more boost. At least in theory.

I know… but I’ll have to get a different exhaust manifold, and the time to switch it out… seems those manifolds are still available new…

 

[The_Josh_Bear]

Today, I used it as a work bench/ladder to help me put OSB on top of my slowly-coming-along garage addition. I thought it sounded better than trying to throw the OSB up from the ground.

I did the same when I built my 12x16 shed. Ladder from the back of the pickup to the framing and one 4x8 at a time. Not sketchy at all! The lowest eve of my shed is probably 10ft up(cause its up on blocks) so that's why it was sketchy. But hey the 3.5ft extra lift from the pickup was great!
Nice framing, looks straight and plumb from here!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Nice framing, looks straight and plumb from here!

Thanks. I used a level when I was installing those posts. That part came naturally. I've built quite a bit of fence before. I only wish that I had been as careful when hanging the 2x6 joists that the OSB is going on. Those are slightly off.

 

[nelstomlinson]

When I write a book that advises kids what NOT to do in their lifetime...

Putting ANYTHING on the roof of your vehicle is going to be one of the chapters...

Gets me every time....

Always put it on the hood, never put it on the top or the bumper.

 

[Jesus Freak]

I ran up to the store and bought a couple bags of feed in my truck......... that's it, I had fuel pressure the entire time!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

The shingles are on my garage addition and I got a start on one wall. I used the truck as a boosting point for the shingles. I put them on the tailgate and then stood on it to put them on the roof. Sounded better than climbing the ladder with them. Somehow, it took EXACTLY three squares. A quick estimate made me think that I would have about 1/2 bundle left over, but I was wrong. Sometime, between the shingles and the wall, I loaded up the left over firewood from last year and took it home. I wish that I could say that I put the shingles on. I asked a friend's wife to help me get started, but she just took over and put them all on. Since she was part of a roofing crew for a lot of years, she was much faster than I could have hoped to be.

 

[KansasIDI]

Well yesterday, I went up to Manhattan and worked on a friend’s 85 F250, 6.9 C6 4WD regular cab flatbed. Light tan, zero rust. Super clean truck. It is a non AC truck, and the radiator was bad. So we modified his core support to accept the regular radiator, since they are bigger and more readily available, and like 5x cheaper.

This afternoon after church, I might go back up there, to put the grille and bumper back on, plumb up the transmission cooler, build brackets for the cooler, replace the master cylinder and bleed the brakes. Then try and get it started.