Ram vs Ford Tug-of-War: Is The Old Ford Inline 6-Cylinder Actually Indestructible? 

Excellent video!!!!! TFL IS #1 !!!!!

Like everyone else has said new radiator, rear locke,r and better tires she'd be a champ

During "cash-for-clunkers", dealers were supposed to drain the oil and kill the engine of any vehicle they took on a trade. Many old 300s were traded in under the hood of various cars. A lot of dealers were having difficulty killing them. Simply draining the oil wasn't enough. Some were pouring sand and rocks into the crank but the 300s just kept going. I know several dealers that just stopped trying. In my opinion, the 300 is in the top 3 engines that Ford has ever made.

Traction is what most of their issues were

I’m not even a ford fan but...I want to see more of that old ford 💪💪..

Coverage on this guy's property is great.. what a playground and a great guy

The real beauty of the 300 Ford was that it would run even if 2 or more plugs were fouled and the oil was neglected. Drove one in HS and never put any money in it other than gas. A buddy owned a junk yard and we were Chevy guys but ford was just that cheap. Kept it until a rusted 69 Dart came along that we rebuilt with bondo and newspaper. We were Road Kill life 35 years ago.

The other Ford engine you can’t kill is the 4.6 V-8 in the Crown Vics.

I've owned several Fords over the years with that engine and it truly does deserve it's reputation for toughness. Back the 70s when the Big three American auto companies all offered a pickup with a big inline six,it really didn't matter which brand you chose because all of the six cylinder trucks were durable as hell and lasted a long time.

I once heard about a logger in my area who had an old Ford with the 300 6 cylinder. The truck had cooling issues that he decided not to fix so he would run it all day in the woods until the engine would seize then leave it. The next day he would fire it back up and do it again. Went at least a year like that. I believe the engine did eventually give up but I guess it’s understandable when it was heat seized on a daily basis for a year.

Oh look! A Ford with a I6 doing things Chevys can only dream of.

Watching city boys playing on a farm is so funny

Get some used off road tires, a radiator and just beat the crap out of it. Check the oil too. Lol

"I've been a Chevy guy my whole life" nobody's perfect.

I'm not a Ford guy but the ford had those wimpy little street tires vs. the Dodge with big all terrain or muds NOT A FAIR MATCH UP at least for traction.

if had some better tires it would do worlds better in the dirt.

FIX IT give it some new tires and a new radiator that would be great truck

Weld up the rear diff, the old lincoln locker works well on a farm. ;)

My dad has a 72 with a straight six and a three on the tree. That thing is a freakin tractor.

"this just proves that beds are held on by too many bolts" is probably my favorite quote

Yeah I always wear my seatbelt out on the farm pullin logs!

There is nothing more fun that an old truck with nothing left to lose. This vid was awesome. Always happy to see vehicle shenanigans!

Literally, the greatest video TFL has ever done! This reminds me of playing around with the neighbors on the farm when I was a teenager. Just some friends having fun with old beaters.

Have 1976 in line 6/3 00 that has over 450,000 mi on it still runs.

Love episodes like this. No reviews or anything. Just a bunch a friends having good clean fun :)

This was a great video. Looks like a fun time

Back in the day my dad’s friend had an early 90’s F150 reg cab 2wd with the 300 6 & granny gear manual. He did construction work and always pulled a ridiculously heavy dump trailer…that thing was always overloaded and it never missed a beat!! His only complaint was the fuel mileage was horrible, even unloaded.

Of course fix it and throw a set of cheap offroad tires on the rear too.

My dad had a 300 i6 he bought with 300k on it, between him and my sisters BF who he sold it to, it ended up with over 500k on it, it took a head on collision to kill the truck though it was still running with half the front end crushed in but unable to be driven

You didn’t really test the 4.9 durability. Not going to lie, I love my 4.9 L6. Mine had a NP435 transmission, NP208, 3.53:1 limited slip. You can kill them if your intent on it! These engines are used in remote areas for power generation, air compressors, aircraft tug’s and countless UPS trucks.

That was a awesome video lol! We need more videos like this, keep up the good work guys!

I'm a gm guy like David but seeing the ole dodge and Ford put in some work reminds me when trucks were trucks, and not luxury vehicles.those two trucks could give there younger versions a run for there money

Nice man, nice truck and fantastic classic series!!!!

I love that y’all include David in a lot of videos, he is a really great guy! If y’all haven’t y’all should make David a new member of TFL! That straight 6 is a beast and I wish Ford was still making it!

Always love to see these videos with David

This was probably the best video that TFL has ever produced!!!! Thank you for this half an hour entertainment for myself!

David needs to be a permanent member of the team!

Time ta Lincoln lock the rear diff, mount up a set of 7.00 X 15 LT's on the back, slap some fiberglass resin on that leaky spot in the radiator & keep on abusin' that ol' girl *ALOT* more!!👍👌 Because...*'MURICA!*

One of your best efforts,every property needs an old reliable ,bog standard truck,part of our Murcan culture!

awesome video this dude is awesome for letting you do this. rock on!

I owned a 1986 f150 in high school. Straight 6 300 with a 4-speed. It had two hundred eleven thousand miles on it when I bought it. I sold it to my cousin and he still running it till this day with over 560,000 miles on it. The straight 6 300 is the best motor Ford ever made in my opinion.

Built Ford Tough!!

Okay-let’s all head out to David’s, this wknd!

Very entertaining video! That was a really fun one to watch. It also sure looked like you guys were all having a lot of fun making this one. Keep up the great work guys.

You boys had an exciting day! Happy for you all. Keep the vids coming.

I'd like to see more of that truck. I think with a radiator and some good tires it will really surprise you for what it can actually do.

Great episode!

Love watching these vids with you guys, the farmer seemed so happy too! Keep it up

Three kids, out in the country, just assin' around and lovin' the day. What a fun time! I loved this!!

can’t kill it! haha The new comments will be “that ford isnt old enough to be good” hahaha

Now I want a Ford six shooter...and a yak. Wicked cool dude and amazing farm!

Really fun video guys. That is one tough truck!

My 1990 f150 inline 6 is my first truck. I can’t believe how amazing it is.

Ford doesn’t make them like they used to that’s for sure

This video was a lot of fun guys! Throw a rad in it and keep it around.

Love this video!! Reminds me of the 93 I owned. Please make more videos like this

Keep these kind of videos going! So much fun to watch! Still reminds me of The Grand Tour! Love it!

breaks my heart seeing this beat like this ha ha I know its what they`re for but we pay alot for them here in UK..your loss.

Throw some Ko2s, a new radiator and a Detroit locker in the rear and itll work much better off road. Would love to see more, oh and fully bolt down the bed.

Just got mine for 800 rebuilding it from inside out, just finished taking off all the rust underneath, since it came from Wisconsin Milwaukee. It’s getting primed now hopefully she’ll come out as a baddie!

I had an 88' with the 300. Sat on 35s and a 10" lift. Loved that truck. Slow as hell but would go anywhere.

Its an auto, test one with the 3 speed with the granny gear.

Literally getting ready to comment I bet he doesn't do that in his chevys when he confirmed it 😂

My grandpa has one of those on his farm with a flatbed and it’s a beast. It carries hay bales up a steep a loose hill but sprays a bunch of smoke. There are lots of old beat up fords on his farm and they still work. They’re amazing

loved the video. enjoyed seeing you all have fun.

My dad has a 96 ford f150 6cyl 300 with a 5 speed manual he uses it to haul wood still looks and runs great its the Eddie bauer edition 👍

My dad had an 85 single cab with the manual and an 8’ bed. When Ford went ecoboost, they should have went turbo i6. For a company that loves nostalgia, they really missed an opportunity there.

I had an '86 f-150 with a straight 6. Loved that truck! Wished I'd never gotten rid of it. Ton of torque!

That looked like a lot of fun guys!

Great vid. Wish it was a 4x4

This brought back so many memory’s we had the same truck on the farm just 4x4 n we drove it threw creeks n over trees couldn’t kill the 300.

My 300 I learned to drive on is still running, and I've bought a couple more since then.

Back when they made vehicles to last. Try that with a modern day vehicle and it would be headed to the scrap yard. Lol

About ready to hook my ford to that dodge

This was great my brother had one that was 4x4 and a stick with granny low and we couldn't kill it truly a great truck and motor.

Haha, this is awesome! Looks like a really fun video to make. I can't imagine a better time than a big piece of property and an old truck you don't care about.

You have to have these in a manual 4x4 and its capable. I have a 2002 7.3 with the 6spd manual and 4x4... Its basically a tractor; and its awesome.

Just get some cheap off road tires and do it again

One of the best trucks I ever owned. Can't wait to get another. Had the infamous cooling issue as well, but hell, it had 278k miles.

Enjoyed this episode, should do a restore series on it, seems like it’s not ready to give up yet

I’ld like to see if it could handle the Ike gauntlet myself

would love to see some older truck like some 70s fords those were alot more mechanical and durable then the 80s and 90s

After all that punishment I believe that old ford deserves a decent rebuild and you guys could do a second auction when you’re done. There’s nothing wrong with more charity! I’m subscribed to all of the TFL channels. Keep up the amazing content! It’s refreshing to see people be non biased, professional and intellectual but yet can still enjoy acting like big kids once in a while. Thank you guys! Much love from Grand Junction! PS I drive a 1997 F350 XLT 4x4 with the 7.3 and ZF 5 tranny that has nearly 323,000 miles on it so if you all ever need another video about good old trucks I’m local!

I'm not a "farm" guy (if that term even exists!?!) But man do I love your videos in this gentleman's property! Super entertaining and no need of showing off the latest and greatest! Fun fun! 💪🏼💪🏼

Great content.What's David channel name.He is a cool guy and I think his channel is awesome

Clearly that engine is just broke in...

Almost makes you tearie eyed, to know that our golden age is never coming back

I’m just grinning through out this video! What fun!

On the pull off. Maybe you should've had the ford going down hill like you had the dodge.

Swap the rad, welded diff and giver..

So I’ve had a ford 300 six in my pickup since I bought it 8 years ago, it was my first truck back in high school, it took a ton of abuse, mudding all the time, burnouts, racing, all kinds of shenanigans. It’s got 368,000 km on the clock and still pushes 40 psi oil pressure running the highway. It was recently stolen and returned, overheated so bad it dumped two gallons of coolant. It still runs great after that. I am at this point convinced that the old 300 is indestructible and immortal and will never die 😝

Definitely more beater cheap finds videos for sure. David, kace, & tommy sure had fun

the only thing wrong with this engine is it's limited by the reverse flow head, if it had a x flow design the power it could make would make a diesel blush!

What a waste of a good truck.! You don't put a Chevy were you put a Ford cause you know the Chevy can't handle the workload.!

Just drove my 1993 - 4.9l 4000 miles from North Jersey to South Dakota and then back towing over 1000 lbs on a trailer. Vehicle ran beautifully. Love the 4.9l!

can't help but grin watching this,.. thanks guys!

Theres a reason why Ram has always dominated the job sites. Because people like to finish jobs.

Leave the dodge, bring six shooter

I've a 78 Econoline, 300 six, three on the tree... over 375,000 miles, still runs great. I did replace the trans this year, been though 3 clutches, 5 batteries, one water pump and 2 alternators, 3 solenoids, one regulator and one ignition module. I inherited it in '91, my Uncle bought it new, only put 5600 miles on it before he parked it because his vision went from a lifetime of smoking Kents. It sat for 8 years before i took it it on. Amazingly enough, it started, old battery, gas and all. I drove it about 40 miles to where I lived. I took the carb out, it was full of disgusting gleeb. I have no idea how I drove those 40 miles. This van has served me so well. I was even gainfully homeless, lived in it after a bunch of carpentry to make it home, for 2 years. Parts are available, and cheap. New muffler, $28. For my Subaru, $150... same store. It is so easy to work on. It loves nothing more than to cruise down the interstate...

More torture tests with old six shooter! Great Video TFL!