Hard workin' F150.

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Old 09-18-2009, 09:40 AM
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Hard workin' F150.

So I'm driving home from work yesterday and I see this work truck F150 chuggin along up the steep grade of the Francis Scott Key bridge. He looked pretty loaded down, P rated tires ballooning out, rear end dropped way down. As I got closer, I couldn't believe how the cab was separated from the bed like this (see below).

 
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Old 09-20-2009, 01:57 AM
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wow its dumped in the back!
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 05:22 PM
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That's odd looking. Could the frame be bent? It looks like he could probably use a super duty...
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 12:37 AM
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It's a v6 F150 too... those things are like military grade tanks. That frame can be straightened for a couple hundred bucks.
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 12:46 AM
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that truck has issues
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 09:59 AM
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He was driving it like a bat outta hell too! He was actually passing me in that pic.
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 11:56 PM
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Jeez, that guy has bigger ***** then any of us! irst he over loads his truck, then he speeds, but worst of all he does it on the Key Bridge. That part of the beltway is a Police shooting gallery, as the Maryland State Police and Transportation Authority Police don't mess around!
 
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Old 09-24-2009, 12:03 AM
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hahahaha thats why you never buy second hand company trucks! no matter how good the new paint job smells! Gerat pic!!
 
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Old 09-25-2009, 09:55 PM
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:02 PM
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The frame isn't bent, the bed is bending/falling apart around the frame from all of the weight on it.
 
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:06 PM
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Pushing that truck to the limit. I agree, don't buy second hand company trucks...it's the same thing with rentals, people push them to the limit just because they can. Did you know a Ford focus will do close to 75mph in first gear before it starts to smell funny?
 
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Old 09-27-2009, 08:33 PM
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I was surprised at first but then I noticed you were heading to Pasadena and that explained it all. I'm wondering how you know those were P metric tires @ 50 or 60 mph and not under inflated LR Cs or something similar.
 
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MonteCarlo31
I was surprised at first but then I noticed you were heading to Pasadena and that explained it all. I'm wondering how you know those were P metric tires @ 50 or 60 mph and not under inflated LR Cs or something similar.
Well, let's see... it's a bare bones 97-03 F150 (which mostly all came stock with P rated tires) with a 4.2 V6 owned by a company that obviously does not take care of the truck. I'd venture to say that the owner of this truck did not shell out the cash for a higher rated tire. Since you seem to be familiar with the area, I will also add that I got a pretty good look at the tires when we both slowly approached the toll lane but I can't say for sure that they were P rated tires. Sorry to get your panties all in a wad while posting something funny I saw on the way home one day.
 
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poor truck
 



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