Picked up a new DD/parts hauler today...

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Picked up a new DD/parts hauler today...

February 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM

I've been looking for a truck for a while and I just couldn't find one I liked in the area. I started browsing the craigslists of close by towns and finally found a truck I like in Utah, about 150 miles away. Its a 96 F150 XLT Extended cab, short bed. It has a 5.0 and auto tranny and is 4x4 with towing package. Has 170k on it. Its my first truck ever!

Picked up a new DD/parts hauler today...

Reply #1 – February 02, 2010, 08:24:51 PM

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE! Congrats!:bowdown:

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Reply #2 – February 02, 2010, 08:30:54 PM

oh wow. i like that alot. i just picked up a 90 F150 4x4 302. Towpackage. with an aod tranny myself from Tennesee. with 82,000 on it.

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Reply #3 – February 02, 2010, 08:33:16 PM

That is one clean truck! That has always been my favorite body style for the f-150's.

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Reply #4 – February 02, 2010, 08:38:31 PM

Nice truck! You can't tell by looking at it that it has that many miles.

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Reply #5 – February 02, 2010, 09:10:34 PM

That looks like a great buy! Maybe stock up on a second tranny, as that is usually the first to go.

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Reply #6 – February 02, 2010, 09:38:49 PM

im looking for one that body style myself, 2wd diesel tho. nice find, looks new!

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Reply #7 – February 02, 2010, 11:27:19 PM

Thanks guys! So, I have a question. The truck has the 4 wheel drive buttons on the dash, but it has manual locking front hubs. Does that mean that the buttons aren't functional and I have to manually lock the hubs? I am a total noob about 4WD so please somebody educate me as to how it works.

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Reply #8 – February 02, 2010, 11:50:03 PM

Buttons activate the transfer case, manual hubs activate the front axle, so to speak. Gotta do both to get 4x4 engaged.

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Reply #9 – February 03, 2010, 02:43:46 AM

Some (most) had the auto hubs factory, it's likely someone swapped the manual hubs in...if you took a closer pic, someone here could probably tell you if they were stock or swappers lol. Hard to tell for sure in the one pic...might be stock, but it was my understanding that the push button x-cases got the auto hubs, and manual cases got manual hubs, etc.

Either way, nice truck. Keep it west, don't want it to get cancer like we suffer over here (missouri) lol

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Reply #10 – February 03, 2010, 04:01:39 AM

180k, on a Truck... and it looks like that? WTF!
Someone REALLY took care of it, Great find.

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Reply #11 – February 03, 2010, 08:32:38 AM

That could be mainly Highway miles. But d#@*m that's a clean truck! Great find and enjoy it :D

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Reply #12 – February 03, 2010, 09:59:56 AM

So what is better, the auto hubs or the manual hubs? And as far as towing, this truck should be able to tow, lets say a trailer with a Fox body bird/cat on it right? I really don't plan on towing anything, juts making sure I don't let any good deals pass me by

Here is a pic of the hubs.

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Reply #13 – February 03, 2010, 11:25:16 AM

Those are aftermarket locking hubs

As far as what is better that is comparing apples and oranges ,
there are pros and cons for both

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Reply #14 – February 03, 2010, 11:59:23 AM

Wow. That thing is in incredible shape. My father-in-law would be drooling right now, if he wasn't yearning for his old black 'Henrietta'.

btw, nice quote, fordtruckfreak. hah! I just wish I knew what the hell I meant by that.