Crispy F-350

[dieselboy01]

Sorry to hear about the truck, I bet it was the cruise control sensor. My '00 started smoking in a parking lot one day, popped the hood and it was the cruise sensor, unplugged it and everything was fine. Took it to the Ford store and the put the new recall part in for free in about 10 minutes. Good luck with the new truck, she's beautiful!!!!

[2006Sierra1500]

Nice truck! 8.5 is gonna be a little tight though, most duallys are 8 feet wide. Haven't seen too many in that color either

[SnowGuy73]

Originally Posted by redneck farmer

Hasn't been a good day, but for once I can say I am glad the weather forecast was incorrect and we didn't get any snow. I hooked up the plow last night anticipating snow this morning. My wife got home from work and went to bed around midnight, about 1am she heard a loud popping or bang and woke up to an orange glow from the other side of the garage. She woke me up and I went outside to discover the cab of my truck fully involved with fire. I'm thinking a good wash and wax is not going to fix the problem. Luckly it was far enough from the garage that it didn't catch that on fire.

Wonder why the FD used the "Jaws" to try to open the door... Nothing left in there, and all the windows are gone?!?

[scott3430]

It's good to hear that your insurance at least gave you a fair price, so you could get a new plow and your 09' dually!

Hope it works great for you. Did you have a backup truck to plow with, while waiting for the insurance $ ?

[YardMedic]

Originally Posted by SnowGuy73

Wonder why the FD used the "Jaws" to try to open the door... Nothing left in there, and all the windows are gone?!?

It would have likely been hand tools like a halligan & axe to open the door, and busted out windows won't allow full access to where they needed to be to rip the inside apart completely

[Mark13]

Nice looking F350! Any plans for that besides the plow... maybe like a tune, egr block and dpf delete?

[SnowGuy73]

Originally Posted by YardMedic

It would have likely been hand tools like a halligan & axe to open the door, and busted out windows won't allow full access to where they needed to be to rip the inside apart completely

There is nothing left to burn inside. Knock it down, foam it, and go home!

And that doesn't look like a Hooligan tools marks, you can see where they used a spreader to pinch the metal and try to pull it back towards the front of the truck... Just seems odd to me.

[2006Sierra1500]

Looks like they used the jaws to try to pry it open. Why? I have no idea. I can see trying to get the hood open, but the door?

[BUFF]

Local FD probably got a new toy for Xmas and wanted to play with it.

[SnowGuy73]

Originally Posted by BUFF

Local FD probably got a new toy for Xmas and wanted to play with it.

Sounds reasonable!

[BUFF]

Originally Posted by SnowGuy73

Sounds reasonable!

Seen it a million times with my local VFD and I would/do the same thing.

[R&R Yard Design]

Also do it for training on a totalled truck if it gets messed up no one cares

[YardMedic]

The hood has already been popped, whether by prying or using the burned out opening from the grill. You can see where the hood has been bent up on the hinges

[redneck farmer]

Yes the 8.6 is going to be tight when angled fully, but I didn't want to hang a 9.6 V off the front, I already want to put 7000lbs springs on it. No plans for additional stuff until the warranty runs out, then some upgrades to improve milage. I can't wait to see how it tows my fifth wheel camper this summer and pulls my gooseneck flatbed

[CHEVYLIFER]

Nice new truck!! Did you pick that up at the chevy dealership at the traffic circle? i was check that out a while ago while having my oil changed haha.