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Have you ever "run your truck into the ground"
Posted on 1/2/16 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 1/2/16 at 3:55 pm
No, not getting stuck in the mud. I'm talking about getting every last mile out if it without significant or uneconomic maintenance. What kind of truck was it and what engine? How many miles did you get out of it? How many miles would you expect to be able to get out of today's trucks with timely and regular maintenance?
Eta: both gas and diesel
Eta: both gas and diesel
This post was edited on 1/2/16 at 3:59 pm
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Posted on 1/2/16 at 3:57 pm to TulaneUVA
Not a truck but I've done it on a tractor. Engine caught on fire
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:00 pm to texag7
Three GMC VEHICLES.
1991 Jimmy got 387,000
2001 Sierra Z71 still have 412,000
2007 Sierra Z71 just getting broken in 125,000
1991 Jimmy got 387,000
2001 Sierra Z71 still have 412,000
2007 Sierra Z71 just getting broken in 125,000
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:02 pm to Da Hammer
Damn son, you are putting down some miles.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:04 pm to TulaneUVA
1989 ford ranger, 223k miles. Power steering pump was out, electric windows and doors didn't work, and burned about a quart of oil every gas tank. One day it just coughed sputtered and died as I pulled into my apartment parking space. Had a guy offer me $900 as is, so I took it.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:05 pm to TulaneUVA
I have an '06 Ridgline (Insert joke here) with about 265k on it. Basic maintenance only, including 2 scheduled timing belts. The timing belts run about $1k at the dealer. I am going to take it to Kansas in a couple of weeks.
I hope to get something new in the next 6-9 months.
I hope to get something new in the next 6-9 months.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:09 pm to TulaneUVA
2000 Chevy Tahoe vortec
Getting close to 400K on the same engine/transmission
I gave it to my neighbor to use around town about 8 years ago, still plugging along, how I have no idea. it will not die
Getting close to 400K on the same engine/transmission
I gave it to my neighbor to use around town about 8 years ago, still plugging along, how I have no idea. it will not die
Posted on 1/2/16 at 4:40 pm to cgrand
Plan on doing it to my '10 Chev. with 180k. Only had oil changes and battery replacement. It'll prob breakdown on the way home now that I've said that.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 5:53 pm to TulaneUVA
I'm hard on trucks. Lots of off road use. But I got 240k from an 06 F150.
A buddy of mine has a 1998 2wd Yukon. He has put 350k on it.
A buddy of mine has a 1998 2wd Yukon. He has put 350k on it.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 6:05 pm to TulaneUVA
We have an xc90 at work that's over 300k miles. Probably 90% of that is bouncing around Baton Rouge surface streets with a minimum wage college kid driving it like it owes him money.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 8:48 pm to Barf
I'm pretty meticulous about maintenance on my vehicles, especially on the 6.7 on account of fear.
I go through rear tires on the Jag pretty quick, though.
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:08 pm to TulaneUVA
buddy of mine is a dirt contractor and has a kenworth he uses to haul equipment that has 1,000,200 miles on it
Posted on 1/2/16 at 9:58 pm to TulaneUVA
My father has 98 explorer he's put 500,000 miles on. Nothing in the damn thing works except the engine and cigarette lighter. He uses a plug in heater to defog the window. Door handle and lock are broken on the driver side so it's always interesting seeing him get in and out. It's a death trap. He just uses it for hunting these days.
Posted on 1/3/16 at 6:25 am to TulaneUVA
2008 Chevy Z-71 hit 220k miles this week. No major problems yet. Replaced master brake cylinder has been the only costly repairs. Belts and plugs are to be expected to replace. Starting to look like the computer is messing with the truck now so that has me worried. I plan to run her til 300k which should be another 2 years.
Honestly, didnt take the best care of the truck. Chevy just made a good one.
Honestly, didnt take the best care of the truck. Chevy just made a good one.
Posted on 1/3/16 at 9:37 am to TulaneUVA
Input needed please OB...sorry for highjack
I have a '96 Chevy Silverado 1500, 5.7L vortec, just flipped 200K, oil changed every 3K, runs great
How many miles can I expect out of it?
Any suggestions on things I can do or should do at this point to extend its life?
I have a '96 Chevy Silverado 1500, 5.7L vortec, just flipped 200K, oil changed every 3K, runs great
How many miles can I expect out of it?
Any suggestions on things I can do or should do at this point to extend its life?
This post was edited on 1/3/16 at 9:40 am
Posted on 1/3/16 at 9:51 am to TulaneUVA
240k on my f250. No maintenance out of ordinary. A lot of that is farm mileage too, aka stop every 100 yards to open pipe drops
Posted on 1/3/16 at 10:12 am to TulaneUVA
I put over 240K on a 2003 Silverado (small v8, 4.8L) and told my son he could have it for whatever he wanted to pay. He gave me $1000. 
He has it over 250k now.
I had to replace the rack n pinion. He has changed the fuel pump. It's still a good truck that he hopes isn't "run into the ground" for several more years. It might get to 350k.
He has it over 250k now.
I had to replace the rack n pinion. He has changed the fuel pump. It's still a good truck that he hopes isn't "run into the ground" for several more years. It might get to 350k.
Posted on 1/3/16 at 10:16 am to TulaneUVA
I have 225k on my 03 2500 gasser. Transmission quit this week, but I bet that thing has logged more miles pulling heavy than most any other gas burner out there. It's been worked to death. Hoping a new transmission will give me another 225k miles of abuse.
Posted on 1/3/16 at 10:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
is that big green?
Posted on 1/3/16 at 10:21 am to Polar Pop
Nah big green has been gone. I sold it and got a very heavily used 3/4 ton from family. It was meticulously maintained but 220k miles of tractors and round bales did the tranny in. Even with a shot transmission it's still a better truck than the green one was. I can actually work on this one. It's completely 100% bone stock. The green truck didn't have a factory part left on it. EVERYTHING was modified/changed out on that thing.
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