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. Was sitting for 6 months, however I have been preparing it for sale within the last few weeks with the following being done within the last 2 weeks:
--New fuel tank
--New fuel pump (both the in-tank pump and the helper pump)
--Oil change
NEEDS (I like to err on the side of more information than less):
--As an older truck, this obviously needs lots of TLC as any used truck would
--Currently the truck is driveable, but it is making a rattling noise in first and second gears. I recently added transmission fluid through the top of the transmission, and I think I may have put the synchos in the wrong place, thus creating the rattling noise. Prior to my adding fluid, it made NO noise whatsoever. The truck shifts very, very smoothly.
--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 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.
--The pin inside the steering column is broken. Thus to start it, I have to turn the key inside the cylinder, and manually push the pin 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.
--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.
