Whats In Your WORK TRUCK?? Should I UPGRADE?!? 

If you take that hacksaw that you never use out of the tool box you will need it tomorrow....if not later the same day.

That 'mess' is nothing. Andrew Camarata could teach you about messy!

I found that the barrier coating for boats makes the BEST primer for metal. If you take your time and get several coats on it, it will stop rust in it's tracks. It seals incredibly well. When you sandblast your bed spray that barrier coat first then prime it and paint it and it will hold up until your tired of the truck. Best of luck to you.

I like the Goodyear Duratrac. Some folks say the sidewalls are weak but I've never had any problems. I'm living in Fort Mcmurray Alberta and the mud up here is greasy, this is the oil sands country, but I take my 8000 lbs Cummins to places that I probity shouldn't. I pulled up to a campfire on a sandbar in a river bottom where a couple of men had come in on 4-wheelers and one of them walked over and ask "how did you get that thing in here?" They are well mannered on the hwy, pretty good in snow up to knee deep, but lack on black ice. You can get them studded.

BF Goodrich KO2 All Terrains. Awesome tyre.

I have to admit, watching Andrew Camarata is what brought me to you and you're very similar but also very different at the same time. I'm starting to binge watch haha. Love the videos, I have a 2002 7.3 powerstroke and after a ton of gas trucks I want to keep this one forever.

Matt, as far as trucks go I believe you’re on the right track with a Dodge. I used to have a 1999 Ram 3500 with the 5.9 liter 24 valve Cummins which was a really great workhorse just stock with a 5 speed transmission. I pulled a 9 ton excavator several times through the mountains in North Georgia with problems at all. I will say that those older Dodges had smaller brakes, so if you do a lot of heavy towing you will really go through the brakes. I like the fact that you carry enough tools and parts to try and be prepared for most anything and that is something seldom seen today. If you remove items from your toolbox just make sure sure very selective. Keep up the good work it’s a real enjoyment to watch your videos.

I did some 4WDing in the past -the tools and mechanicals are great, but you're missing fire extinguisher, first aid kit, maybe more spare clothing/blankets, some emergency food.

Diesel Creek get a Ford without a motor drop a 5.9 Cummins in it! Watch Weston Chapman channel he just swapped a Cummins into a new body style f350 single rear wheel

Something you don't have: a Burke Bar / Buggy Axle. Find an old horse drawn buggy (hard to find, but they exist) get one of the steel axles. Cut one of the 2 spindles off, flatten and make a wedge on the cut off end and put a bend in it. Use the spindle end as a handle and as a spud to line up stubborn holes. The buggy axle is better than a Burke Bar but, requires some manufacturing. You can customize it a little more. I used a torch to cut the spindle and flatten / sharpen the end. My buggy axle was stolen some years ago, and I can't find another one.

Your ole truck seems to be alright but now I tell ya you’re speaking some good language with that Cummins

You might want to contact the guy with the "western truck and tractor repair" channel. He's a no bs good guy who runs work beds on all his trucks + can give you good honest insight on what pickup trucks he see's less trouble with.

battery grease gun, a great tool for my sawmill, good video,

Yokohama geolander AT/S E load tires are the best I've ever owned for my dodge. Smooth ride, perfect in snow, mud, sand, etc. At least a 40k mile warranty to my recollection.

I have an 03 7.3L F250 long bed same cab as yours with 120k original Texas miles on it that would blow your mind its so clean. I bought it about 5 years ago with 84k miles from the original owner. I never plan to sell it and will hand it over to my son when I pass or get so old I can't drive anymore. I only use it to pull a 36foot three slide 5th wheel though as I have a Ram 1500 and a Tesla Model 3 as my daily drivers.

thanks for sharing the video, in this video you talk about wearing contacts in your eyes. I do the same line of work as you do. 10 years ago I threw away all my glasses and got Lasik surgery. seems like there was always sawdust and dirt on my glasses preventing me to see correctly. so I got Lasik surgery absolutely the best thing I ever did for myself. besides divorcing my first wife something you should consider

This video should be on the protips playlist. The salt is better than that liquid crap theyve been throwing down around me in the midwest

A service body in general is a good idea. When you repair rust and you need it to last, get and use cavity wax. Verhcor did a nice video on that using only consumer cavity wax products, nice of him, since he uses the pro products on his rebuilds. The rockers, door bottoms etc you use it on DO NOT rust!

Dodge. Gm guy all my life but Dodge one me over a year ago after a lot of research I bit and have not regretted it....the 8 speed automatic is a real winner and unofficially endorsed by my local Amco Transmission shop...it's the only truck trans I can run in Cruze control pulling a 12,000 lbs 32ft RV and it works in hill country...Mtns paddle shift is great....

The 6.0 may disappoint on occasion, but a dodge will disappoint daily. The interior is uncomfortable, heat never works, bodys rust worse than the rest, transmissions are not very good, and they drive like crap. Id recomend a 6.7 f350, or bare with me, a Cummins swapped F350.

Any 10 ply Cooper tire would be my choice. Used them on all of our roofing trucks (pick ups, 2 tons, 3500 gal tar tanks trucks and even all 3 truck cranes. Tough as hell, high mileage, smooth and not too pricey. I run Coopers on all my daily drivers too !

I HIGHLY recommend getting an engine drive air compressor. The wheelbarrow style units will run a 1/2" impact without issue.

I like the assortment of tools and stuff so you are fairly prepared to go places but you might want to add a bottle jack and a scissor jack

Your knowledge and drive is astonishing. I wish I had your attitude when things go upside down. You take catastrophes better than anyone I know. My attitude unfortunately goes south to quickly. But watching you I’m trying to change that.

hi ,, when i was a road mach. i had a truck that inside was 7 ft tall ,, i had a 2 inch black pipe about 3 ft high ,, was able to put a bench grinder and a big vise on it with a 2 1/4 inch pipe to slide over it with a pin to lock it in place ,, take one off and put the other on ,, i had a gas power gen. and a hot start that would start 2,, 12 volt engines or a 24 volt had 50 ft cables on it ,, had a gas power air comp. had a mid. size torch set with 50 ft hose on it ,,, but the truck was a 7 ton ford box truck ,, with side compartments ,,, inside the cab i had a 12 volt cig lighter battery charger for my battery tools

I'm late to the comments but always had good luck with Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT tires. Last a long time and well built.

Pretty clean for a work truck. A perfectly clean work truck is a sign of no work being done. That 6.0 is far more reliable than any new diesel. Run her for as long as possible.

This vids a few years old but ill toss my 2cents in. Tires, if you can stand only having a 285, toyo m55s are the only tire to run for a truck with weight on gravel. As for an extended cab cummins. The 2nd gen tax is steep. So id reccomend just swapping a cummins into the ford. I think you can even keep your ford automatic. For the service bed. As a guy whos truck is used as a do all truck. I like the idea of having the ability to add and remove boxes as i see fit. And i dont like being stuck with a service body. But you have trailers and may not have the need for a 8ft flatbed as much. Long story short id just add a cummins to your truck and get some custom boxes made for your flatbed.

For tires I run either Cooper discovery AT3 or Firestone Transforce at had good luck with both. Service body look for one that has the long clam shell lid on the top, great for longer stuff my last one was a Royal steel body which I loved really well built.

Watching this in 2024 id say you should get a Ford F450!

The way I do things is look at is what you need to have, tools, oils and the like, sit down one night and design one on paper to hold those items in their respective place, you should be able to come up with a design to suit your needs, for me its just a small tool box fixed to one side of the tray to keep everything dry and not rattling around, but i don't need to carry a workshop with me plus their's the theft issue, if not required the extra weight wears out the vehicle plus uses more fuel for nothing.

I've got an '04 F350 CCLB, SRW, with a 6.0 - rolling 340k on the odometer. Maintenance! No leaks, coolant or oil, anywhere; a straight pipe and a blue spring. Runs like a top!😀

I used Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner AT tires on my truck. Great for on or off-road driving. I lived a mile or so off pavement and they did great on gravel. Nice truck looks really good with the flat bed.

Do what makes you happy Matt ! Them new trucks are EXPENSIVE!!!

Hi Matt, I still can not get over the prices you pay for trucks over your way. That Super Duty if it was for sale here in New Zealand would go for over $ 70000, second hand. I run Cooper AT3s on my Ute I have done over 19000 miles and they are not showing any wear yet. they are guaranteed for 50000 miles here in NZ. Keep up the great content mate, I spend quite a lot of time indoors at the moment getting over a back injury so am glad to have found your channel. Cheers Trevor Cozens, Picton New Zealand.

We’ve got 2 plain Jane, 2005 F-350 single wheels, 6 speed, 6.0’s. One has 254k miles and the other has 302k miles and we’ve never had any engine problems (alternators, power steering pumps). I think the 6.0’s are one of the best sounding diesels.

matt being a guy that tows my race car in a 26 foot box i always had ford trucks in 2007 i bought a dodge ram if your concerned with rust my dodge rusted from the inside out as most of them do i am now in a 2016 f250 6.7 diesel the new 6.7 is a beast there is a reason the dodge is so much cheaper at most race tracks 9 out of 10 people tow with super dutys save yourself a headache look for a good 6.7

From the cheap seats, as follows: 1/ What's your needs (now) and future? 2/ Are you a brand guy or will you take a competitors similar product 3/ Whats got the best reputation / reliability / Maintenance schedule? 4/ Whats your budget? 5/ What's your "significant other" tell you your budget is? I can tell y'all (from 2 divorces- I'm ex Army what can I say) walking in the door sayin "Honey, look what I just brought"...... doesn't end well I can tell ya

As long as you have fuel and fluids in it you good

still have my 05 like yours. however had to upgrade to a 6.7 cummins 6 speed. best thing i ever did. reading service body is great

Your truck looks a lot better then my companies 02 7.3. The cab is rotting from the bottom up but it still runs great all day long. We got like two 6.0s both are 05. After fixing the common 6 blow issues they’ve been great 230k no major issues. Love the lariat seats

I had a truck about like that but it was just rear wheel drive but got around ok for me my 6.0 super duty I bought new and just sold it last winter for 6k I had about 270k miles on it with very minimal trouble with it. The usual high pressure oil pump and injector seals but all that was done under warranty just a housing on the front of the engine sprung a leak and was cracked I had to pay for that but over all it was an excellent truck. all kinds of power!! by the way I ran General highway tires on mine and got about 70k miles out of them.

I bought 4 of those Nebo flashlights from my Matco guy. 2 for me and 2 for my relatives. I love em!

I think roscoe should have his own work truck for all his jobs and meatball should be in charge of parts, orders, etc

I've got the same 6.0 in my 2004 E450 Chinook RV; had it upgraded at Bulletproof Diesel in Mesa AZ and it runs like a top. Liked the palms in your console.

Wow did you shave , you look like teenager. Good for you. Your wife must be proud of you.

i have great sucess with spray in box liner . i sprayed my F350 Dually 4 years ago and no problems and i too live in an area where they use lots of salt on the roads

Matt, OTW (One Take Wednesday) Rocks. Keep it up mate. Please. Hello from Perth, Western Australia.

That's definitely a good truck right there. They way you have it set up is very similar to my uncles. He drives an old Dodge Cummins 3500 mega cab with basically the flatbed on it. I think he's got almost 500,000 miles on that thing too!

Best thing with rear bed to fix and stop rust is POR-15. It's a restoration paint. All you have to do is wire brush the scale off, wash and brush it on. The rust gives it tooth and paint turns to steel. You can drag your bucket off flat bed and not leave a scratch. Cheapest way out of rust and it won't come back.

An easy solution to the sweating undercarriage storage box problem would be to use one of those chemical silicone bead dehumidifiers. If you save one of those large "do not eat" bags from a large package or buy one of those buckets and put it in the storage box, it will absorb all the moisture from the inside.

Ah, nice to see an IH tag on the front, same as on my pickup... 😁👍

I have a 1999 f 350 love it Lenny D

I apologize for taking over your comments. Lol I love this stuff man. Keep it coming brother.

Matt. Your truck reminds me of mind, well the one i use to have, i had one the same body stile, it was a Burgundy / black paint . 2001 F250 4x4 7.3 diesel. tool box in back loaded , i love that truck. i had her cent's new for 16 + years, trade her off , i wish i never had done that. if i cloud get her back , i would fix her up and never get read of her again. i had no rust. we live in Florida so not must , but if you live buy the beach, the salt there will kill your truck. i love your truck it looks great and sounds Great, love that whistle off that turbo. mind did that, but i don't think it was that loud or long lasting like your's. keep her as long as you can, i would not get rid of her, i would put her out at the farm or sale her to me. lol . take care . stay warm.

BF Goodrich all terrains are good tires. Smooth on the road but still decent grip if your at the farm or whatever. They hold up pretty good dads got a set on his Duramax and I’ve got a set of Hercules Terra Tracs on my dually and they’re a good all around tire too. Some people swear by duratracs but I find they’re a softer rubber and might wear faster on a one ton that’s loaded down all the time

You've got the best modern diesel made already. There is no upgrade from a 6.0 PSD

I would go with a ford 350 or a 3/4 dodge. I have had good luck with all types of work beds

Excellent video Matt

I would go with the 2500 GMC with the Duramax with the Alison trany

I’ve had several different service beds my favorite was reading by far. Better quality, better built.

What's in my truck, loottsss of tools, 110 inverter, tire patches and tire spoons, come along , chains and rope, straps, can of grease fittings, solder kit with shrink tube etc , chain hoist, can of assorted nuts and bolts, extra door handles, extra radiator cap, extra light bulbs, a set of trailer lights(two trailer lights with wires and connectors), .357 and m9 style bayonet a lot of other shit 😃

My husband has stack of stuff in his truck...,!!! Toilet paper to clothes, gloves..to feed..,,oil. everything

when you start looking at service boxes make sure to get a t handle latch. the regular pull handle ones you'll end up kicking shut and have it still pop open down the road. ask me how i know.

duramage aluminum service body's are all ill buy now and i have had so many dodges and went back to ford because the trucks rusted in 2 years in pa

I drive a 2005 Dodge 3500 Cummins diesel 325,000 miles. Have had no problems except with the heater core leaking. I also have a 1999 with about the same mileage. Engine no problems, lift pumps don't last. Back brakes wont stay adjusted.

I only run BFG all terrain or Firestone Transforce AT. Both dig and bite good and both wear like iron. Both aren't super loud on the street and they're both great in the snow too. BFGs are more aggressive looking and have more size options. Transforce are less expensive... If you go Firestone, get the Transforce, not the Wilderness AT. I wore the Wilderness AT out in less than 30k. Junk.

Kinda funny watching these and Matt is talking about a Dodge with a Cummins, and a single rear tyre, and then he out and gets an F450 double rear... ;-)

I really like my hankook dynapro atm’s. I also run 20x12s on a 4 inch lifted F250. I took it out in the snow and they did great. Enough grip to maintain control and also let you have some fun if you so desire.

Go with a older ford with a great 7.3 definitely out power and out proform ram junk. When you get a dodge body, it won’t last half as long, of coarse I’m a die hard ford and international guy. Turbo 7.3’s are hard to beat. Newer fords are not cost effective and are not dependable anymore. Just a ton of money. Your older mechanic friend, Kevin Boardman.

Next work truck should be a 6.7 ford and Goodyear wrangler tires are perfect

A good set of tires are kenda klever R/T’s 10 ply

Great Truck. If it works for you Keep it. I was taught to keep my vehicles for as long as I can. Thanks for the video. Also great set up and selection of tools.

I run a knepheide service body on my old 94 f350 and it works pretty good I like it. I've heard from several heavy equipment mechanics that dominater beds are the best idk though. As far as tires go I run cooper stt pros on everything have never let me down and ride great on the road went through three foot of snow in my old f150. They might be. Little aggressive for your truck though maybe

I know someone who has a pick up truck that looks like a normal pick up truck but the back, the bed, dumps! I have never seen that before on a normal pick up truck!

Everyone should have a toy on their passenger seat in case you break down, you can keep yourself entertained

Should get the bed powder coated. I live in the rust belt and got my ribs powder coated. They still look new after 2 years.

this generation of f series is easily my favorite. only thing that would make this truck cooler would be making it a dualie (i have no clue how difficult it is to do that )

we buy BF Goodrich all terrain MT's on all of our trucks in our fleet. They do well in the snow and on the right of way, but are not noisy on the highway. Usually get them at Wallys and sometimes Monro in Weirton. We get a good bit of miles out of them also.

Some folks complained because the interior is dirty? Hello folks, it's called A WORK TRUCK for a reason. Nice content Matt. Until you showed that side box, I was worried you didn't have a good set of jumper cables. When I had a pick up truck, I used it to go to and from work, but I was a senior inspector conducting internal affairs investigations with Inspector General's office for Fla. dept. of corrections. I did haul plywood and other things when I was doing woodworking projects at home. I also kept electrical and duct tape, gorilla glue and assorted bungee type hold down cords in my tool box along with tape measures and roadside repair tools. And since you usually work alone, one can see why you carry a wide assortment of items.👍

bf goodright all terrain. its the best

I would get a 6.7 power stroke with one of the services body’s that has lower sides so you can haul a gooseneck. As for tires the ones I like are either good year wranglers or toyo open country at2’s.

Almost bought an 05 4x4 F550 with Cummins/Allison a few weeks ago with a service body with short sides that necked down in the rear for a gooseneck, just wished it would have had more miles or been about $8k cheaper. Couldnt justify the money seeing it would sit more than it would be used and my ‘01 F250 has performed flawless although slow lol. Good luck on your search.

As far as the bed goes, I have no experience with utility beds. I made the same mistake that you did when I put a flat bed on my 77 Cheyenne. Mine is a temco, which has the rub-rails (A custom order) on the back as well as the sides so I don't lose any bed space for a tailgate. The mistake is I should have gone with an aluminum alloy instead of the steel. No rust then. I do have 4 tool boxes hanging from mine which gives a lot of storage space. So I suggest a aluminum flat bed with 4 hanging boxes. As far as the truck goes, I have always been a fan of dependability. For that reason I would suggest The Silverado as it is the longest lasting full size truck on the road. I personally don't care about what is popular, I care about what will last. Thanks for the video!

Instead of paint use rubberized bedliner coating. It will take 2 gallons,comes in Grey or black,and it will last far longer than paint. Also you will need to use a top coat if you choose to use black.

Hi Matt. Love the Palm Sunday Palm Cross in your pull out ash tray!! God Bless!! Admirer from Florida.

i have a 02 f550 with the 7.3 and love it i have the utlity box with dump box in one and love it lots off room for tools i dont no what size tires you need but my tire shop has 19.5 tires for my truck for less then 200 a pice thay got good tread patern i get about 80,000 out off them and i dont think im too far away from you im just over the border in up state new york

People shit all over the 6.0s but most people have no idea why or wtf they're saying. Stock without a tune or making crazy boost/cylinder pressure they aren't bad. Plus if you did the bulletproofing they're still better than anything after them including the 6.7 cummins when it comes to reliability and lack of EPA shit

Like theone take Wednesday. More content =good.

Fluid film is a great product for the frame protection, but another product that ive personally found to be great for rust/ rot prevention on already rusty spots, is WD-40 Gel lube, and it is cheaper than fluid film.

Epoxy paint is good protection against rust, of course you need clean surface to apply and epoxy paint nozzle too.

Those Toyo Tires are excellent. I have run them before with good results. I would keep that truck and run it into the ground before buying another. Work trucks get abused by nature. Stretch it out as long as possible. If you want a service body just look around. They are pretty easy to find used and cheap. I got one for $500 for my old Ford. Same issue, the bed rusted out. Love all the lockable storage that the service body has. Good luck

One thing I might suggest for this truck and or your next with all the trailers and heavy stuff you haul some air bags can really help

I know you typically go into older things but I would go a 2019 Ram 3500 with it's cummings. That beast is where dodge started getting 1000 Foot lbs of Torque, plus it's where Ram Stepped up it's game really well. Those trucks are really solid.

spray your bed and truck with woolwax to prevent rust.

My vote on tires is mastercraft. Either cxt or axt. You can get both load range e and they wear very well. And for the price you can’t beat them.

Good oil pressure, all the bulletproofing, still performs well - I reckon she's worth some diagnostic work/replacement of the dodgy injectors; fettle the cab and bodywork then treat the box-sections/cavities with Waxoyl or Dinol; and a set of springs. There's life in the old dog yet, and she's treated you well up 'til now.

Your truck is fine, only thing I had was my cigars, lock box gun and a good bottle of whiskey it being a company truck I used it but did take great care of it. at times we would put in a lot of hours ,but I enjoyed what I did it was good with owners that were great to work for.

Matt, I use bf good ridged AT2's 10 ply. I get about 60-70,000 miles out of them and only ever get nails on the side walls and have never had a plug go bad on the side walls. I pay about $185.00 per tire at 285/75 R16. Hope that helps

6.0s ain't shit compared to them 6.4s lol, I love mine shes been good to me maintenance is key!