Still have Another 840,000 Miles to Go

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The Old Beast hit a new mileage milestone recently. It seemed like it took forever to get from 150,000 miles to 160,000... maybe because it has been spending a lot of time under the wrench this last year???

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With these new axles I out under it, this truck feels like a new truck. The turning radius is of this new front axle makes parking and pulling a trailer around town a breeze. I have a feeling this truck is going to be driven a lot more with the improved ride comfort and handling. Being that it is a 1997 Ford F-350 with a 7.3 liter Powerstroke Diesel under the hood with a ZF5 manual transmission.... 160,000 miles ain’t nothin’

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This 7.3 Powerstroke engine and the old 12 valve Cummins have been known to go 1,000,000 miles without a complete rebuild. Granted stuff wears out and you replace it but I am talking the engine itself. So as long as I can keep the cab and the rest of the truck together, it looks like I am going to have a lot of miles sitting in the driverseat of the Ol’ Beast ahead of me.

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Awesome, that's great man! I've typically been a GM guy but I had a Ranger that lasted to 287,000 miles and I sold it to a guy that just crossed 300k! I'm hoping to get my hands on another one someday. It's not the same engine of course but it feels great to get those miles up there and keep it running well.

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Heck ya!! Now that is how you get your monies worth out of a rig. Just keep up on the maintenance and don’t take it off of too many sweet jumps and any make of rig should last a while.

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Doesn't look a day over 161.

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It’s actually a filter on my iPhone X. This is no filter, she runs good though
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I don't get it? Even has air in the tires.. I must be missing something. 🤔

Oh I see, bad hood latch. 'I know guy!'

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Headlights are yellowed pretty bad and it has a few minor dents. Just some minor cosmetic stuff is all.

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nice setup!

looks like u're ready for zombie apocalypse ;)

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