For sale I have a 1988 Ford F-350 rollback / flatbed tow truck. I previously used this truck for several years for my towing business, however I have joined a bigger towing company and no longer need this truck.
--460 or 7.5L engine (carbureted - with a recently rebuilt 4 barrel Holly carb)
--Manual transmission (4 speed, T19 Borg Warner model, comes with spare)
--Not even a thousand miles on the clutch
--17 ft aluminum Chevron bed
--Manual PTO (Dana/Chelsea made)
--Great brakes all around
--Nearly new tires all around
--All bed & stinger hydraulics work
--Frame in excellent, excellent condition (cab/rocker has rust)
--Replaced the front-end with a white front-end (it was originally green), and painted remainder of the cab
This truck was my daily driver tow truck (the only tow truck I had to earn a living) for several years. This truck has been sitting for all of 2015, however I have been preparing it for sale within the last few weeks with the following being done within the last month:
--New fuel tank
--New fuel pump (both the in-tank pump and the helper pump)
--New alternator
--Oil change
***WHAT THE TRUCK NEEDS / ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED***:
--As an older truck, this obviously needs lots of TLC as any used truck would
--Hydraulic pump leaks fluid from the front seal. It is still useable (and I used it for a long time with this issue), but obviously it is losing fluid and would be a DOT issue if stopped. The drip is constant.
--The driver side exhaust manifold leaks fairly badly. It is still useable (and I used it for a long time with this issue), but it needs to be addressed. You can very much hear it popping with the engine running.
--The pin inside the steering column is broken. Thus to start the truck, I have to turn the key inside the cylinder, and manually push the pin with a small pair of vice grips instead of letting the key cylinder do it. This is a common problem with Ford trucks. I drove it for several years with this issue.
--The parking brake cable is broken.
--There is rust on the rocker panels on both sides of the truck. The frame is in excellent condition.
--The engine"s rear main seal leaks in drips.
--I recently replaced the body panels on the front-end (hood, fenders, etc.) with white ones for a better look for the truck (previously it was green). It looks ok in the photos, but the body panels need to be better lined up to be perfect.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. I can be reached by text or phone at 610-742-6579. If I do not answer just send me a text to reach me.
