F750 Dump truck

[AWJ Services]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-2008-F-750-DUMP-BODY-7-2L-CAT-F750-750_W0QQitemZ120423996491QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item1c09d45c4b&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Seems Like a good price?

[bobcat_ron]

Yuck, looks like a bare bones stock F350 inside.

[oakhillslandscaping]

Yuck, looks like a bare bones stock F350 inside.

thats really all you can get for an interior on those trucks i have yet to see a comfy setup unless the owner replaces the seat with a really truck seat

[Duffster]

Yuck, looks like a bare bones stock F350 inside.

Looks like home sweet home to me:laugh:

[dozerman21]

I didn't know Ford made a F750 dump version of the Explorer Sport Trac...:laugh:

[AWJ Services]

Yeah the title was a little off.LOL

They have great finacing available as well.
A F550 dump will set you back that much.

[Gravel Rat]

I wouldn't buy a F-750. It is always better to spend a little more and get a truck with a real truck cab. You want something that you can have a air ride seat and a upright seating position something you get in a Pete or Kenworth or International etc.

[AWJ Services]

Whats a little more?
Most single axle dumps like you speak of are 30k more.

[wanabe]

The bed is all wrong for a constructrion truck. For hauling trash or something it would be fine, but I can not even think of using it for rock and dirt.

[AWJ Services]

Who buys a single axle to move dirt?

The point was that the dealer had this truck as well as others for this price.

One thing interesting about this forum is no matter what, someone will find something wrong with it.LOL

[Gravel Rat]

I had a look at the truck yes I agree the box is meant for debris.

The reason why that Ford is selling cheap is nobody wants them. If you want a medium duty you don't buy a F-650 F-750. The biggest Ford I buy is a F-550 after then I'am not a Ford man.

[AWJ Services]

There are more Ford med duty trucks here than anything.:confused:

[BrandonV]

I wouldn't buy a F-750. It is always better to spend a little more and get a truck with a real truck cab. You want something that you can have a air ride seat and a upright seating position something you get in a Pete or Kenworth or International etc.

who makes the f750 for ford? Anyways, they're fine trucks especially for landscapers, most of us can't find guys w/ cdls that will drive a truck AND do any physical labor so the 650/750s fit the bill. My 750 has an air ride seat, the cab isn't as nice as my kodiak's but its not that great either.

[BrandonV]

The bed is all wrong for a constructrion truck. For hauling trash or something it would be fine, but I can not even think of using it for rock and dirt.

thats a mulch bed, we have a fl60 with pretty much an identical bed and pack in 23yds of mulch, big time/money saver for those of us who don't have suppliers around.

[AWJ Services]

thats a mulch bed, we have a fl60 with pretty much an identical bed and pack in 23yds of mulch, big time/money saver for those of us who don't have suppliers around.

Sometimes I actually wonder if people actually work who post here.LOL
That truck would be excellent for hauling your skid and doing general landscaping, hauling mulch, debris etc.

[ksss]

Thats a good looking truck. The issue of not being able to find CDL drivers who will also do something else, is not a issue we have here, but I could see how that might be an issue elsewhere. The problem with the under 26K trucks I cant get myself over, is the limited payload. I guess if your just hauling mulch or bark in it then its a nonissue. It would seem to me a tandem would be more versatile. The same money a tandem or triaxle can be bought. That truck is not much less than what RSG bought to put it in prospective. I realize everyones jobs and direction in business is different. I had a single axle and in hindsight I should have just bought a tandem. The costs are not much different. The more payload you can carry per load, the fewer loads. That saves time and money, but again everyones different.

[AWJ Services]

Yeah but that is a new truck.RSG bought a 10 year old truck.:confused:

[wanabe]

Yes AWG, i do work. And have been arround trucks since i could walk. That truck is about useless in my view. How do you plan to pull a skid with the bed hanging over the rear of the truck frame that far? That is a trash or mulch truck. And its limited to what can be done with it. Why do you think they have so many on the lot and can not sell them?

[BrandonV]

looking further down at the pics the bed on that one is extending too far, still would be fine for mulch but measure your trailer tongue first. oh just wanted to mention that that dealer in cary is a very nice group of guys, I was up there trying to get my mother-in-law to buy a focus last go around, but I was shot down because she'd always had toyotas and will always have toyotas... anyways the commercial truck guy wound up to be the salesmen I made contact with and he was VERY helpful and VERY VERY patient with me, wife, m-i-l and 2 wife's 2 sisters, made for a LONG day

[ksss]

Yeah but that is a new truck.RSG bought a 10 year old truck.:confused:


I think the age of the truck is a nonissue. The issue at least for me (key words) is what can I get for my 45K or what provides the best return for my investment. I can get a new truck with limited use and abilities that certainly will have a hard time holding its value due to its limited capacity and its limited versatility . Or I can take my 45K and buy a low mileage tandem or better dump truck. The dump truck will not take as huge of a hit on resale, its more versatile and allows for some growth in business. Again if all you need is a mulch/bark hauling truck the above does not apply, any thing other than that and I don't see the validity in it.

[P.Services]

i agree with all said by brandon, he knows what hes talkin about.

[AWJ Services]

When the building boom was going here there where a bunch of those trucks running around doing josite clean ups.Some had trailers and skids in tow as well.
I mentioned the truck because I have read posts of several guys who buy dump trailers to haul there skids in and this truck would be perfect for someone who found that setup productive.

On the resale value the huge hit has already been taken by the dealer.Keep the truck 5 years and it will still be worth Half it's value?


KSSS did you ever think about going into Politics.:)

[wanabe]

KSSS is right about the value droping. Buy a truck that can be used by several people and watch the resale value vs this one with a useless bed. For me its about spending money and getting the most. Local paper has a loaded out 06 Freightliner columbia day cab with 101,000 miles for $42,000. Dual stacks, all alum wheels, ect. This is a truck is alot better value to me.

[ksss]

KSSS did you ever think about going into Politics.:)



Ahhhhhhhhhh no.

I am a big supporter of Shock and Awe, I believe in turning certain large portions of the worlds deserts and a cesspool of a country called North Korea into sheets of glass. I also believe in fiscal responsiblity, and small Government. I believe that any Government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take all you have. These antiquated ideas have gone the way of the dodo bird.

Sooooooooo I will continue to push dirt.

[AWJ Services]

KSSS is right about the value droping. Buy a truck that can be used by several people and watch the resale value vs this one with a useless bed. For me its about spending money and getting the most. Local paper has a loaded out 06 Freightliner columbia day cab with 101,000 miles for $42,000. Dual stacks, all alum wheels, ect. This is a truck is alot better value to me.


Everything drops in value.
The truck you are talking about will be worth half that in 5 years so how is it a better investment?
Not to mentioned much higher maint costs, higher insurance, CDL headaches etc.?

But hey! everyone with a S185 Bobcat needs a Tandem axle dump to haul it around in.:confused:

[Junior M]

Ahhhhhhhhhh no.

I am a big supporter of Shock and Awe, I believe in turning certain large portions of the worlds deserts and a cesspool of a country called North Korea into sheets of glass. I also believe in fiscal responsiblity, and small Government. I believe that any Government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take all you have. These antiquated ideas have gone the way of the dodo bird.

Sooooooooo I will continue to push dirt.

Wow, way to confuse me, thanks.. I was on a roll, 2 hours and no confusion.. :hammerhead: :laugh:


But hey! everyone with a S185 Bobcat needs a Tandem axle dump to haul it around in.:confused:

dont forget a 20ton Towmaster with the heaviest dam chain you can find.. :laugh:

[jefftb]

Ahhhhhhhhhh no.

I am a big supporter of Shock and Awe, I believe in turning certain large portions of the worlds deserts and a cesspool of a country called North Korea into sheets of glass. I also believe in fiscal responsiblity, and small Government. I believe that any Government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take all you have. These antiquated ideas have gone the way of the dodo bird.

Sooooooooo I will continue to push dirt.

You once wrote when I write my book you'd be there at the signing. You run, I'll find a way to help you win.... Ohh, here's your first crisis management....did you just call me a dodo:laugh:

[ksss]

Wow, way to confuse me, thanks.. I was on a roll, 2 hours and no confusion.. :hammerhead: :laugh:



dont forget a 20ton Towmaster with the heaviest dam chain you can find.. :laugh:



O'Jr. You see when you add copious amounts of heat to sand it turns to glass. This amount heat is found in thermonuclear weapons like what I would use to liquify the sand in Iran, Pakistan, Syria, etc. Korea which has no sand that I saw but what the heck bring the rain and see what you get after the mushroom cloud evaporates. It could only improve things.



Hey Jeff, you would certainly be on my cabinet, the brains behind the operation so to speak.:cool2:

[Junior M]

Hey Jeff, you would certainly be on my cabinet, the brains behind the operation so to speak.:cool2:
Yeah, cause we all know you've got limited amounts of that.. :cool2: :laugh:

[Lazer_Z]

O'Jr. You see when you add copious amounts of heat to sand it turns to glass. This amount heat is found in thermonuclear weapons like what I would use to liquify the sand in Iran, Pakistan, Syria, etc. Korea which has no sand that I saw but what the heck bring the rain and see what you get after the mushroom cloud evaporates. It could only improve things.



Hey Jeff, you would certainly be on my cabinet, the brains behind the operation so to speak.:cool2:With that said above, you've got my vote for sure!! Kaiser for president!!! :usflag:

[SiteSolutions]

I had a 26k dump truck with a grain body on it. Larger than a little bitty dirt body but not as big as those trash bodies. When I get another one, I will be looking for a 33k truck, not 26k... I already have my class A so I would rather have good capacity. I used that single axle on several smaller jobs and it worked well with a skid steer, but it was way too easy to overload. (it could only handle about 6 or 7 tons safely and comfortably, although the bed would hold 11 tons or more of crushed stone.) If you want to move anything, other than mulch, and tow your loader with you, stepping up to the max GVWR really makes a difference.

That is a good price on a new truck, though. Wonder if they have any 33,000 lb trucks with tougher built bodies?