Happy to see you found a beautiful rollback to suit your needs. Amazing condition for it's age too. Excellent color combination, very professional looking ride. Hope it serves you well !
like i said doug, i have been wanting to buy one for years. all the ones in my price range were worn out junk. i was pleased to come across such a lightly used rollback that seems to have been well cared for. unfortunately, many others think is a great truck and want it also.
Pretty nice, Jerr Dan beds are worthy of good service, I always liked the "idle up" feature on their controls. No high idle cable holding throttle at a high whine sound while your hooking up or setting triangles around now with nice beacons for warning system. Yes I like "Lipstick red" as a good color to maintain. I was just a kid when I did my first Imron paint job. ... it was a tough paint, I seen a truck that I knew had a dent in the door but the paint had popped from it and it looked smooth or hid dent. We used that paint on the haul road where thousands of miles were put on gravel and tail to tail in train mode. Trucks with regular paint were either chiped or smooth with absolutely no paint left as to Imron was like glass, just wash and go, no wax or polish unless it was the ton of dirt on dash. Wonder they didn't eat themselves with that much dirt chewing out stuff not intended for that. That is why I think the marine paint would hold up better back there... or dexron paint.. it is super too
You hit a home run with that one I'm looking to buy one myself and I'm going to end up building mine like yours but you really hit a home run for an 04 with 360 on the clock that's freaking awesome
Great video thanks brother. Looks and sounds great for the year and miles. I think you will find the crouse control being a easy fix. I am thinking that it works with the PTO on. The trucks we had the PTO also would set the parking brakes. Great video thanks again brother. I really like the truck 7 speed manual transmission oo yea
That is a score,the 650's with the Cat are highly sought after around here. The guys that run them around here keep them and of all the rollbacks I've driven over the years they are my favorite and I'm not a Ford guy at all. Whoever had that took really good care of it. It almost looks like the wheel lift has never been used. I was surprised to see that many miles because the bed is also in decent shape for being aluminum. Its nice they replaced the fuel tank too.I don't know why but they always rusted under the powder coat like crazy.As for the T handles in the wheel lift, they've been a problem for years. Its like Jerdan made them from butter. It only takes the slightest bump and they got bent and jammed in the threads. There's companies that make replacements but its just as easy to make your own. I would make them from a long bolt and I'd use a nut and washers to make a collar on it to hold a small stainless cable that we'd attach to the arm. They would always vibrate loose if they weren't seized up and the cable kept them from getting lost. They also saved us from losing the arms because the guys would see the T bolts dangling a lot easier then if it was missing. Be glad that the lights work, those light bars are garbage and would always rattle to bits. Between that and the wiring that runs inside the sleeve that travels in the bed you can end up with a big mess. I think its a 7wire cable (don't hold me to that) inside there. But when that starts giving you trouble its best to just replace it. I've seen too many guys monkey around with trying to fix it only to spend 3 times what it'd take just to pull and replace it. Granted you're not one to half ass things but its still worth mentioning. If you have taillight issues and its not the junction blocks its most likely the traveling cable. Last but least is the wiring junction blocks, I'd recommend going through them to make sure there's no hacked repairs etc and clean all the terminals and seal them the best you can. I've had problems on nearly new trucks because of how its designed. The truck looks like they really took care of it so I doubt there'll be any shady repairs. But clean terminals and some dielectric grease will most likely save you some headaches later. If I think of anything else I'll pass it along but you scored a nice rig with that one. Jer Dan makes a great bed and the only issues I've had over the years has been wiring and the T bolts for the most part. The rest just comes down to maintenance.
thanks for all your insight jersery......if anyone knows the ins and outs of the tow truck game, it would be you!. i looked at everything that i thought might be an issue and it seemed fine. nice to get the approval of a seasoned veteran like your self. reinforces what i thought about the truck. would you be surprised if i told you it is probably sold???
Very nice truck, especially for its age. The best part is... its a crew cab! We had a bunch of those f650 roll backs years ago. The only downside.... the ones with hydraulic brakes seem to chew through brakes. If we could get 15K on a full brake job we were doing good. This was a busy towing company in a metro area so your mileage may vary. In comparison an f550 or 5500 dodge would get 4 times that mileage with the same people driving, at the same company, doing the same type of work. Other than that they were pretty much trouble free. Nice score, sir!
Overall a great find JC, some minor issues but nothing you can't handle. A crew cab is always good with plenty of room, you should be able to get many years of of it.
I broke one doing that is how I know lol that was my college experience having said that I would still buy another one and that truck you bought is a nice truck
We had a 2004 F650 with A C7 Acert, and a 4 speed Alison. After 430000 miles I remember having to replace the king pins 2 or 3 times. They were causing uneven tire wear and wandering loose steering while driving. The only other problems I remember it having were Baldwin fuel filters creating air intrusion symptoms, and some sort of issue with the transmission control module causing it to get stuck in 1st gear unless manually shifted, after splashing through a large puddle on a rainy day. Otherwise solid truck
That's a hell of a nice truck. If I were you, I'd go to Cat and get the inline oil filter that goes on the supply line to the HEUI pump. Believe me, you'll be glad you did, otherwise a great motor. I have one in a school bus that I'm wanting to put in a pickup.
Whoa!....nice rig JC.........(Looks like Mrs JC can close down the detail shop and get a little time off with this one!......til your next investment :)
Looks like whoever had it took good care of it, she's pretty clean and those miles arent anything with that Cat engine in there, seen more than a few trucks with that cat in it with way way more miles than this rig and still chugging along. This might be one of those buy were you maybe should hang on to it unless someone makes you too good of an offer to walk away from, I could see this getting used for a good long while before you have to do any real work to it. I am sure someone will make an offfer your way though, it is pretty clean and great shape, question is are you going to want to part with with it. Either way sweet deal! Most guys that have these work the hell out of em and by the time they are selling its because its beat up and they have gotten all they think they can out of it and have a new or newer one ready to go. You'll have to keep us updated on what you find with the pulling to the right, I dont think it will be anything to major, otherwise you'd have picked up on it on your drive back home.
i really like this truck. i dont want to sell it but i will if the price is right. it could last me a very long time. i was so excited about the condition that it was hard to keep a poker face when i was trying to buy it. that pull could be a bad shock that let the tire wear like that, a worn king pin or tie rod. regardless it shouldnt be anything too big.
The Cat could be a 3116 or a 3216 engine. If I recall correctly, the block doesn't use a cylinder sleeve, so unless you catch engine problems early, it's a new block or pay to have a sleeve machined. My issue with the CAT medium duty engines is the specialty tools required to service them. Being a CAT, prices on replacement parts are high. It would have been nice if the truck had the Cummins in it, as Ford used CAT, Cummins, and Power Stroke engines (the head gasket and EGR blowing 6.0) in the 650 and 750 series trucks of this age. Still all said, extremely clean 2004 truck. With the aluminum bed not being all gouged up, she was a garage queen, even with the mileage.
this truck has a c7 engine. yes it is not a "wet lined" engine. just like the 5.9 and 6.7 cummins engines. i would have preferred a cummins as well but this truck runs and drives very well.
How fortunate. And close to home also. Looks like it was meant to be.Lets hope there are no hidden issues that pop up after a few thousand miles, but if there are you're well equipt to handle it.
JC i think you would be crazy to sell this truck its very nice and you said you have been looking for 1 for a long time i dont know if you would find another 1 as nice as that one for the same money hope you keep it but we know what you like more then trucks lol
you are right. i have been looking for quite some time for a nicer rollback. most everything i could afford was just plain worn out junk. you got me there.....i tend to prefer to see the money in the bank over a truck in the drive!
I’m looking at an 07 ram 3500 dump truck with a 6.7 Cummins in it. 86,000 miles and they’re asking $11,500. Good deal? Runs and drives fine it seems but I just am not familiar with diesels! You should do a video of what to look for on a used diesel if you haven’t already, for the noobs like me hah
ok so you need to know more about the truck before it can be put in the "good deal " column. what transmission? 2wd or 4wd? interior trim package? stock engine? anyone been in the engine? transmission ever been worked on? standard cab or crew? if it is an automatic, i would run that truck for 25-50 miles before i would buy it due to the fact that the automatic transmissions were such a problem. i would hope it doesnt have any aftermarket add ons or a tuner. the year, price, miles and the fact that it is dump truck makes me think it could be a great deal but do your due diligence. if you are not familiar with diesels, take it to a diesel mechanic. preferably one who works on fleets of the dodge trucks with the 6.7 cummins engines. that is the guy who will know what to look for and what you can expect to happen at what mileages.
Really nice truck jc be careful about running that bed back and lifting the rear tires that's a ton of pressure on those aluminum rails underneath but that is a good looking truck
i look at it like this....if it is rated to handle 10,000 lbs on the deck, lifting 7000lbs worth of rear axle weight shouldnt be a problem. however, i would make it a regular practice. i did it in the video just to show that the hydraulics were plenty strong.
My apologies wasn't trying to be smart we call that walking the truck and yes the bed is rated for 10 thousand however when you stretch it pass the carriage for the bed it's not rated for like that and the channels on the bed won't take the weight a steel bed will but aluminium won't again my apologies wasn't trying to be smart
No, i didnt take it like that at all. i took as it as someone who had experience with the jerr damn aluminum beds. it would be foolish of me not to take good information and warnings. i didnt notice that in my reply i said "i would make it a regular practice" i meant to say that i would not make it a regular practice.
Deck winch on those is usually 10k or 12k hydraulic.... nice clean truck. Edit: crew cab usually means a long distance transport or road and wreck truck- they often have to bring the occupants of a car and their belongings somewhere when they pick up a car from a crash or a breakdown. Those guys dislike using the wheel lift; I know some that don't even carry the L-bars on the truck. The guys that use the wheel lift or T-bar lift a lot are the ones that transport vehicles for junkyards or do parking lot patrol; they haul two cars often, and tend to be two-door trucks, since they rarely have passengers.
i agree the wheel lift is nice to have on the rare occasion you need it but i will likely put everything i can on the deck....less risk of damage that way also.
We get swamped with breakdowns from out of town in the summer and it's quite common to double down and head out of town. As far as the wheel lift goes,its like any tool. As long as it's used properly its not a problem. It's guys that don't know what they're doing that give it a bad reputation.
If you take the front right tire off the rim and mount the worn out side edge to the inside it will make your tires run neutral and it should run straight with out pulling to either side to get the rest of your tire life left on them.
i dont mind the cat engine. i have decent knowledge of how they work so most repairs are not out of my reach. it makes great power for a truck with this miles on it.
I used to drive one of these with the cat c6 and auto trans. It was 25,500 gvw with a Danco 3 car carrier bed. That poor little tired c6, it did not like being driven by a 22 year old. I remember having a grand marquis on the roof, an expedition on the bed and a f150 on the lift backwards, I think I was down to 45 in a 60 on some hills. In hind sight i took alot of dumb risks and I should have probably never worked for that guy.
Went through old pics Found a picture of an international 4300 on the bed of another 4300. I remember that night. Ugh again I was a little to eager. I remember how light the front end was, some how I made it 10 miles down i95. The mid line of the rear wheel was at the very end of the bed. Good times
Those flat spots on the front R. H. tire are caused by the front axel is turning to far to the right causing the tire to skid in a sharp turn causing intermittent flat spots. With the shoulder being worn on the right side of the right tire and inside of the left tire it will cause the weight to transfer to the lower tread causing it to pull to the right.
You the PO might have used that primarily as a transport--like dealer switching or wholesaleing--running long distances--hence the higher mieage-because the bed doesn't look used much at all and it would have gotten beat up more if you did a lot of accidents and recovery work.
I'm really shocked with how good the condition of everything with the miles, especially the wheelift, don't see to many in that good of shape with a third of the miles. I think you got a great truck that's in extraordinary shape!!
run the bed up and kneel down and run the bed back and forth , watch the hyd lines and wires as they roll when the bed slides back , the jerrdan beds are known to have issues with them coming loose , and you sure don't want to rip them in half ...I typed before I watched lmao , but it's the thought that counts lol
4 door was usually used to haul a broke down or wrecked vehicle and transport the family at the same time. many times for people from out of town or on a vacation.
for you that truck will be great , for a wrecker service not so much , it's so dang long , we have a crew cab , and it's actually harder to maneuver than a 72 passenger school bus lol
this truck handles and maneuvers pretty well. i was able to squeeze it in my drive next to my freightliner in one shot. not ideal for day to day towing in the city for sure!
i believe its not cruse control its rpm control probably have to be in neutral with E brake set then hit that button and it will raise rpm for faster hydraulics not 100 percent but pretty sure
Have a 2015 F750 Super Duty with Torque Shift 6 Speed Automatic and Has a Ford 6.8LV10 and Rides Smooth and Air Ride Suspension and Have LED HEADLIGHTS
@@waffenbear117 the Company I work For Order that Truck that way like it and he went got a 2019 F550 Super Duty 6.7L Diesel and Sold me his Truck the 2015 Model
Got a Great Deal when it was Brought New in Sept of 2014 it was New for around $85,000 it Had a Air Ride Suspension and he Sold it to me for about $25,000 which I bought almost a Year ago
that truck was not used as a rotation wrecker , basically it didn't haul wrecks for a living , being an 04 , the floor of the deck would look like the running gears of hell being aluminum if it had ...
very funny andrew....this truck is all 3 things jonathan hates!! its a ford, it has a cat engine and it has an aluminum bed!! his skin would boil if he had to touch this truck!
Looks good to me...might be a 1 driver truck (& they didn't want no one else in it) minor cosmetics for age/miles/service, nothing leaking on the ground & tight gear stick/gears...l'm thinking they may have caught the curb/dropped off the pavement with that passenger wheel/tire - this truck looks like it swings wide, but that's good for going straight up the road...what's that drum brake thing at the rear end yoke
it is long but it turns well. the drum is the parking brake. i thought it may have been a one driver truck also. we will have to see how it looks after my wife cleans the interior.
i am seeing them going extremely high "right now". i am sure if i had this truck for sale today, it would bring around $25-28k. i say that because of the market and what i see around me.
These dont use vacuum to run the cruise control. it is all electrical and by the ecm. this is a "drive by wire" system. no throttle cables. i may look into fixing it. may be a bad switch.
That's the cleanest 04 truck I have ever seen
What a beautiful truck man congratulations. One day i hope to have a nice truck like this tow around my projects
Previous owner should be commended ......for the way he minded that truck....near mint con for 04
not bad for 14 years old
do you still have this truck
Happy to see you found a beautiful rollback to suit your needs. Amazing condition for it's age too.
Excellent color combination, very professional looking ride. Hope it serves you well !
like i said doug, i have been wanting to buy one for years. all the ones in my price range were worn out junk. i was pleased to come across such a lightly used rollback that seems to have been well cared for. unfortunately, many others think is a great truck and want it also.
Nice truck!! Hope it's a keeper. Thanks for sharing
Pretty nice, Jerr Dan beds are worthy of good service, I always liked the "idle up" feature on their controls. No high idle cable holding throttle at a high whine sound while your hooking up or setting triangles around now with nice beacons for warning system. Yes I like "Lipstick red" as a good color to maintain. I was just a kid when I did my first Imron paint job. ... it was a tough paint, I seen a truck that I knew had a dent in the door but the paint had popped from it and it looked smooth or hid dent. We used that paint on the haul road where thousands of miles were put on gravel and tail to tail in train mode. Trucks with regular paint were either chiped or smooth with absolutely no paint left as to Imron was like glass, just wash and go, no wax or polish unless it was the ton of dirt on dash. Wonder they didn't eat themselves with that much dirt chewing out stuff not intended for that. That is why I think the marine paint would hold up better back there... or dexron paint.. it is super too
Congrats on the purchase of the tow rig! The previous owner really cared for his equipment which is great. Like the Red color. Happy Towing :)
thanks peter. i am really happy with it.
Looks like a very nice truck. Great Video Mr JC
Nice looking truck well maintained
You hit a home run with that one I'm looking to buy one myself and I'm going to end up building mine like yours but you really hit a home run for an 04 with 360 on the clock that's freaking awesome
Nice truck that's a keeper. Thanks for sharing
thanks for watching mike!
Crew cab rollback...YEAH! And a Cat engine! That’s a keeper! 👍 It might only be about 240 horses, but should last. Enjoy.😃
Wolf whistle... that's like a show truck for an '04, nice find!
Great video thanks brother. Looks and sounds great for the year and miles. I think you will find the crouse control being a easy fix. I am thinking that it works with the PTO on. The trucks we had the PTO also would set the parking brakes. Great video thanks again brother. I really like the truck 7 speed manual transmission oo yea
thanks scott. i am not too worried about the cruise control. i may or may not look into it.
That is a score,the 650's with the Cat are highly sought after around here. The guys that run them around here keep them and of all the rollbacks I've driven over the years they are my favorite and I'm not a Ford guy at all.
Whoever had that took really good care of it. It almost looks like the wheel lift has never been used. I was surprised to see that many miles because the bed is also in decent shape for being aluminum.
Its nice they replaced the fuel tank too.I don't know why but they always rusted under the powder coat like crazy.As for the T handles in the wheel lift, they've been a problem for years. Its like Jerdan made them from butter. It only takes the slightest bump and they got bent and jammed in the threads. There's companies that make replacements but its just as easy to make your own. I would make them from a long bolt and I'd use a nut and washers to make a collar on it to hold a small stainless cable that we'd attach to the arm. They would always vibrate loose if they weren't seized up and the cable kept them from getting lost. They also saved us from losing the arms because the guys would see the T bolts dangling a lot easier then if it was missing.
Be glad that the lights work, those light bars are garbage and would always rattle to bits. Between that and the wiring that runs inside the sleeve that travels in the bed you can end up with a big mess. I think its a 7wire cable (don't hold me to that) inside there. But when that starts giving you trouble its best to just replace it. I've seen too many guys monkey around with trying to fix it only to spend 3 times what it'd take just to pull and replace it. Granted you're not one to half ass things but its still worth mentioning. If you have taillight issues and its not the junction blocks its most likely the traveling cable. Last but least is the wiring junction blocks, I'd recommend going through them to make sure there's no hacked repairs etc and clean all the terminals and seal them the best you can. I've had problems on nearly new trucks because of how its designed. The truck looks like they really took care of it so I doubt there'll be any shady repairs. But clean terminals and some dielectric grease will most likely save you some headaches later.
If I think of anything else I'll pass it along but you scored a nice rig with that one. Jer Dan makes a great bed and the only issues I've had over the years has been wiring and the T bolts for the most part. The rest just comes down to maintenance.
thanks for all your insight jersery......if anyone knows the ins and outs of the tow truck game, it would be you!. i looked at everything that i thought might be an issue and it seemed fine. nice to get the approval of a seasoned veteran like your self. reinforces what i thought about the truck. would you be surprised if i told you it is probably sold???
@@j.c.smithprojects not at all,I was about to call the bank if it wasn't.
Very nice Well maintained rig
Very nice truck, especially for its age. The best part is... its a crew cab! We had a bunch of those f650 roll backs years ago. The only downside.... the ones with hydraulic brakes seem to chew through brakes. If we could get 15K on a full brake job we were doing good. This was a busy towing company in a metro area so your mileage may vary. In comparison an f550 or 5500 dodge would get 4 times that mileage with the same people driving, at the same company, doing the same type of work. Other than that they were pretty much trouble free. Nice score, sir!
Overall a great find JC, some minor issues but nothing you can't handle. A crew cab is always good with plenty of room, you should be able to get many years of of it.
i am very happy with it so far. we will see how i like it once i put some weight on the bed.
Nice rollback and now you could save time about picking up your next pickup truck one on bed and the other one be tow behind it👍👍
I broke one doing that is how I know lol that was my college experience having said that I would still buy another one and that truck you bought is a nice truck
We had a 2004 F650 with A C7 Acert, and a 4 speed Alison. After 430000 miles I remember having to replace the king pins 2 or 3 times. They were causing uneven tire wear and wandering loose steering while driving. The only other problems I remember it having were Baldwin fuel filters creating air intrusion symptoms, and some sort of issue with the transmission control module causing it to get stuck in 1st gear unless manually shifted, after splashing through a large puddle on a rainy day. Otherwise solid truck
good luck with new truck very clean unit
thanks andrew!
That's a hell of a nice truck. If I were you, I'd go to Cat and get the inline oil filter that goes on the supply line to the HEUI pump. Believe me, you'll be glad you did, otherwise a great motor. I have one in a school bus that I'm wanting to put in a pickup.
I didnt know there was such a thing. thanks for the info!
Very good video and very nice rig 👍🏻
thanks sam
Whoa!....nice rig JC.........(Looks like Mrs JC can close down the detail shop and get a little time off with this one!......til your next investment :)
she has some minor cleaning to do on this one but it is going to be one of the quickest cleanings she has done in a while.
A very clean truck.
One hell of a find JC
i was very impressed with the overall condition. it was a garage kept truck for sure.
Wow nice truck!
I don't see any DPF garbage on the truck so thats a plus!
Sweet looking truck JC you should keep that one for yourself.
i really want to keep it but i figure someone will want it more than me.....and be willing to pay accordingly.
oh that is nice! Good score on that one
thanks matt
Love the flat bed
Looks great
Nice truck man!!!
thanks josh
That's a very nice beautiful unit for its age
thanks i like it. i am impressed with the condition for the age.
Looks dam good
Very nice Cat Diesel
Looks like whoever had it took good care of it, she's pretty clean and those miles arent anything with that Cat engine in there, seen more than a few trucks with that cat in it with way way more miles than this rig and still chugging along. This might be one of those buy were you maybe should hang on to it unless someone makes you too good of an offer to walk away from, I could see this getting used for a good long while before you have to do any real work to it. I am sure someone will make an offfer your way though, it is pretty clean and great shape, question is are you going to want to part with with it.
Either way sweet deal! Most guys that have these work the hell out of em and by the time they are selling its because its beat up and they have gotten all they think they can out of it and have a new or newer one ready to go. You'll have to keep us updated on what you find with the pulling to the right, I dont think it will be anything to major, otherwise you'd have picked up on it on your drive back home.
i really like this truck. i dont want to sell it but i will if the price is right. it could last me a very long time. i was so excited about the condition that it was hard to keep a poker face when i was trying to buy it. that pull could be a bad shock that let the tire wear like that, a worn king pin or tie rod. regardless it shouldnt be anything too big.
Cats and Fords dont leak.. they sweat horsepower! Lovein the new truck
i like that justin! me too but i am afraid it will be leaving me. someone else needs it more than me.....
Very nice rig !
thanks george!
You must of traveled back in time to find that nice clean truck.
Nice ride there
Awesome 😀 😀
Worked in trainspoting of wrecks an repair shop long time good field to go into have a impound yard
Nice truck
The Cat could be a 3116 or a 3216 engine. If I recall correctly, the block doesn't use a cylinder sleeve, so unless you catch engine problems early, it's a new block or pay to have a sleeve machined.
My issue with the CAT medium duty engines is the specialty tools required to service them. Being a CAT, prices on replacement parts are high.
It would have been nice if the truck had the Cummins in it, as Ford used CAT, Cummins, and Power Stroke engines (the head gasket and EGR blowing 6.0) in the 650 and 750 series trucks of this age.
Still all said, extremely clean 2004 truck. With the aluminum bed not being all gouged up, she was a garage queen, even with the mileage.
this truck has a c7 engine. yes it is not a "wet lined" engine. just like the 5.9 and 6.7 cummins engines. i would have preferred a cummins as well but this truck runs and drives very well.
very nice for a 14 year old truck like it a lot especially being crew cab
i really like the crew cab part also.
WOW, it's a beaut. When you have the time please tell us how you came across this truck. Good luck, JC
found it in an internet listing. left the house 15 minutes later and bought it.
How fortunate. And close to home also. Looks like it was meant to be.Lets hope there are no hidden issues that pop up after a few thousand miles, but if there are you're well equipt to handle it.
That truck is in great shape , hard to believe it is a 04
perfect truck to do vehicle transport with
JC i think you would be crazy to sell this truck its very nice and you said you have been looking for 1 for a long time i dont know if you would find another 1 as nice as that one for the same money hope you keep it but we know what you like more then trucks lol
you are right. i have been looking for quite some time for a nicer rollback. most everything i could afford was just plain worn out junk. you got me there.....i tend to prefer to see the money in the bank over a truck in the drive!
I’m looking at an 07 ram 3500 dump truck with a 6.7 Cummins in it. 86,000 miles and they’re asking $11,500. Good deal? Runs and drives fine it seems but I just am not familiar with diesels! You should do a video of what to look for on a used diesel if you haven’t already, for the noobs like me hah
ok so you need to know more about the truck before it can be put in the "good deal " column. what transmission? 2wd or 4wd? interior trim package? stock engine? anyone been in the engine? transmission ever been worked on? standard cab or crew? if it is an automatic, i would run that truck for 25-50 miles before i would buy it due to the fact that the automatic transmissions were such a problem. i would hope it doesnt have any aftermarket add ons or a tuner. the year, price, miles and the fact that it is dump truck makes me think it could be a great deal but do your due diligence. if you are not familiar with diesels, take it to a diesel mechanic. preferably one who works on fleets of the dodge trucks with the 6.7 cummins engines. that is the guy who will know what to look for and what you can expect to happen at what mileages.
Nice Rig JC
Really nice truck jc be careful about running that bed back and lifting the rear tires that's a ton of pressure on those aluminum rails underneath but that is a good looking truck
i look at it like this....if it is rated to handle 10,000 lbs on the deck, lifting 7000lbs worth of rear axle weight shouldnt be a problem. however, i would make it a regular practice. i did it in the video just to show that the hydraulics were plenty strong.
My apologies wasn't trying to be smart we call that walking the truck and yes the bed is rated for 10 thousand however when you stretch it pass the carriage for the bed it's not rated for like that and the channels on the bed won't take the weight a steel bed will but aluminium won't again my apologies wasn't trying to be smart
No, i didnt take it like that at all. i took as it as someone who had experience with the jerr damn aluminum beds. it would be foolish of me not to take good information and warnings. i didnt notice that in my reply i said "i would make it a regular practice" i meant to say that i would not make it a regular practice.
Good looking truck J.C I would drive it
you would be in heaven doug....all it would need is some more chrome!!
Nice truck.
thanks john!
Yea need new steers bud 👍🏻awesome truck and it's a 4 door
maybe that wear is from a bad shock.....couple shocks and a couple tires might fix it right up.
Very nice truck sir
thanks martin!
Deck winch on those is usually 10k or 12k hydraulic.... nice clean truck.
Edit: crew cab usually means a long distance transport or road and wreck truck- they often have to bring the occupants of a car and their belongings somewhere when they pick up a car from a crash or a breakdown. Those guys dislike using the wheel lift; I know some that don't even carry the L-bars on the truck.
The guys that use the wheel lift or T-bar lift a lot are the ones that transport vehicles for junkyards or do parking lot patrol; they haul two cars often, and tend to be two-door trucks, since they rarely have passengers.
i agree the wheel lift is nice to have on the rare occasion you need it but i will likely put everything i can on the deck....less risk of damage that way also.
We get swamped with breakdowns from out of town in the summer and it's quite common to double down and head out of town.
As far as the wheel lift goes,its like any tool. As long as it's used properly its not a problem. It's guys that don't know what they're doing that give it a bad reputation.
If you take the front right tire off the rim and mount the worn out side edge to the inside it will make your tires run neutral and it should run straight with out pulling to either side to get the rest of your tire life left on them.
Nice
Nice truck!! What do you think about the CAT engine ? And we all know you have a great detail girl around the shop
i dont mind the cat engine. i have decent knowledge of how they work so most repairs are not out of my reach. it makes great power for a truck with this miles on it.
nice bit of kit J.C.. dont get nice big trucks like that over here..
americans have a love affair with big trucks....and chrome!!!
I used to drive one of these with the cat c6 and auto trans. It was 25,500 gvw with a Danco 3 car carrier bed. That poor little tired c6, it did not like being driven by a 22 year old. I remember having a grand marquis on the roof, an expedition on the bed and a f150 on the lift backwards, I think I was down to 45 in a 60 on some hills.
In hind sight i took alot of dumb risks and I should have probably never worked for that guy.
Went through old pics Found a picture of an international 4300 on the bed of another 4300. I remember that night. Ugh again I was a little to eager. I remember how light the front end was, some how I made it 10 miles down i95. The mid line of the rear wheel was at the very end of the bed. Good times
Those flat spots on the front R. H. tire are caused by the front axel is turning to far to the right causing the tire to skid in a sharp turn causing intermittent flat spots. With the shoulder being worn on the right side of the right tire and inside of the left tire it will cause the weight to transfer to the lower tread causing it to pull to the right.
Thats my dream rollback
i have been looking for this truck for years!!!!
You the PO might have used that primarily as a transport--like dealer switching or wholesaleing--running long distances--hence the higher mieage-because the bed doesn't look used much at all and it would have gotten beat up more if you did a lot of accidents and recovery work.
I'm really shocked with how good the condition of everything with the miles, especially the wheelift, don't see to many in that good of shape with a third of the miles. I think you got a great truck that's in extraordinary shape!!
i think so too mike. i cant wait to haul some trucks with this beauty!
run the bed up and kneel down and run the bed back and forth , watch the hyd lines and wires as they roll when the bed slides back , the jerrdan beds are known to have issues with them coming loose , and you sure don't want to rip them in half ...I typed before I watched lmao , but it's the thought that counts lol
i would take all the insight from anyone who has experience in towing....i dont have the day to day towing experience you do. your tips are welcomed!!
Them caterpillars last a long time that's a good mother
i like the cat engines. some dont. some think they are hard to work on or too expensive but it is all relative to what you are use to.
Nice!
hello marcus! hope you are doing well!
@@j.c.smithprojects doing pretty good. Hope all is well with you and the family. Great video as usual.
Nice rollback.
I like it. Can I ask why a 4 door?
4 door was usually used to haul a broke down or wrecked vehicle and transport the family at the same time. many times for people from out of town or on a vacation.
You could put fast idle on to make that bed run faster
for you that truck will be great , for a wrecker service not so much , it's so dang long , we have a crew cab , and it's actually harder to maneuver than a 72 passenger school bus lol
this truck handles and maneuvers pretty well. i was able to squeeze it in my drive next to my freightliner in one shot. not ideal for day to day towing in the city for sure!
Where you get the window visors?
i believe its not cruse control its rpm control probably have to be in neutral with E brake set then hit that button and it will raise rpm for faster hydraulics not 100 percent but pretty sure
it does both.
@@j.c.smithprojects Nice i like your videos man good to see somebody out there actually doing some work and getting shit done
Its hard to find pre emission trucks that arent destroyed ....... wish my 04 was that nice its gettin there with time though
i sure like the pre-emission engines!
Yeh i have 1 in my fleet that just got deleted otherwise all my stuff is 07 and older ..... if u sell this one let me know
Have a 2015 F750 Super Duty with Torque Shift 6 Speed Automatic and Has a Ford 6.8LV10 and Rides Smooth and Air Ride Suspension and Have LED HEADLIGHTS
Derrick Pittsburgh Steelers Higgins what’s the point of truck like that with a gas engine? Not hating or anything just why not get the diesel?
@@waffenbear117 the Company I work For Order that Truck that way like it and he went got a 2019 F550 Super Duty 6.7L Diesel and Sold me his Truck the 2015 Model
Derrick Pittsburgh Steelers Higgins did you get a good deal on it?
Got a Great Deal when it was Brought New in Sept of 2014 it was New for around $85,000 it Had a Air Ride Suspension and he Sold it to me for about $25,000 which I bought almost a Year ago
Derrick Pittsburgh Steelers Higgins nice. As long as you like it that’s all that matters.
Do you still have this truck???
NOOOOO its RED , how can you , hihihi , nice truck
i really like the red.
Where did you find this ? Down South or out West ?
I live in Cincinnati its hard to find this!
neither!!! it was out in central pa!
Look like you going sell the white Freight shaker
Every towing rig needs an extended cab to have room for vehicle occupants.
If you dont mind me asking how much did you pay
He won't ever tell, pro
that truck was not used as a rotation wrecker , basically it didn't haul wrecks for a living , being an 04 , the floor of the deck would look like the running gears of hell being aluminum if it had ...
right! garage kept and only towed on sundays at 35 mph on sunny summer days! just kidding. i think it was well cared for non the less!
You can tell by looking around to see if the truck was loved or abused.
I was looking at an 2004 M2 frieghtliner with a bad engine but the company that had it flaked out, it would have been a screaming deal
c7 cat engine i assume.
its the right color A1 towing OHIO branch!
very funny andrew....this truck is all 3 things jonathan hates!! its a ford, it has a cat engine and it has an aluminum bed!! his skin would boil if he had to touch this truck!
yeah but it is the right color
very true! it is a nice color red too i think.
Looks good to me...might be a 1 driver truck (& they didn't want no one else in it) minor cosmetics for age/miles/service, nothing leaking on the ground & tight gear stick/gears...l'm thinking they may have caught the curb/dropped off the pavement with that passenger wheel/tire - this truck looks like it swings wide, but that's good for going straight up the road...what's that drum brake thing at the rear end yoke
it is long but it turns well. the drum is the parking brake. i thought it may have been a one driver truck also. we will have to see how it looks after my wife cleans the interior.
Considering condition with that amount of mileage, those are highway miles.
It looks like a 127 horse caterpillar 7.2 ,7,2
Are you selling the truck?
Its sold and gone...
What can I look at spending for a truck like that
i am seeing them going extremely high "right now". i am sure if i had this truck for sale today, it would bring around $25-28k. i say that because of the market and what i see around me.
Doesn't look like 300,000 in Ohio! Must be a southern truck
no its not from ohio! i am very happy with it so far.
Want to Sell it?
Who's in control don't work cuz it's probably a vacuum leak and you need to upgrade that light bulb
These dont use vacuum to run the cruise control. it is all electrical and by the ecm. this is a "drive by wire" system. no throttle cables. i may look into fixing it. may be a bad switch.
I would just be careful is all I was saying
Looks like it hasn't been used that much
That's caterpillar they all leak