Yea.. These truck have always been drove atleast 16 hrs a day if not close to 20hrs..Right now they are doing a test for Michelin and they are being run 24hrs a day six days a week and still have a month to go.

 

Wow". Do they swap drivers in shifts or something?

 

I am impressed with the findings especially since there doesn't seem to be any indication of a proper initial break-in of the trucks (unless I missed it somewhere).

 

Oh definitely, and, by those trucks, needing a tranny at an average of 200k is by no means bad.

 

I have passed that facility a few times, years ago. I think it was a Firestone track. I don't know what keeps the drivers from getting bored to death.

 

........hard to get bored driving the 5.0

 

There is no break in.. they get them with just a few miles on the usually less than 100miles, throw weight in the bed, weight on the grill guard and rear bumper and take off.

12 hour shifts. Usually with regualr tests they do 8hr shifts unless there is a break down then sometime its 15 or 16 hours.. they cant leave the truck on the side of the road, have to wait for a replacement to come and then do the tire change on the side of the road with the replacement truck.

Goodyear facility is within a few miles of town.. i think they are about out of bussiness. Goodyear isnt doing very well. I bet the drivers to get bored though

 

Off topic but Michelin is doing tests on 2 different tires that has not hit the market yet

One is a All Terrian that is suppose to be a 80,000 mile tire..

Then another highway tire thats suppose to be a 100k mile tire..

So far they are doing great with the mileage test..

 

What i listed are the major repairs, it doesnt include shocks,bearings,brakes etc. Just thought i would make that clear

 

Cant remember if it was already mentioned in the other 5 pages but whats the Maintenance records on them. Oils changes only or is all fluids changed at recommended times by Ford. Those miles and major repairs are impressive to me for what they are put through. The every day driver should not experience the same results I wouldnt think.

 

Oil Changed every 8k Tranny every 50k rearend 60k coolant 100k. Not sure what ford recommends.

 

Thanks for the updates!

 

According to Ford, the transmission oil is supposed to be non-serviceable.

 

Not exactly. The maintenance schedule still shows a recommendation to change it every 150k under non-normal operating conditions (example - towing).

 

I believe its basically non serviceable to the common folk but can be done through the tranny cooler lines.