havent tried it but I’m willing to say yes.
I drive a F350 duilly diesel.
I heard a story sbout one of those moving a SUBMARINE once. Still, the Ranger dragging the steam locomotive (and not a tiny one) is pretty impressive.
Matthew (OV)
Kim’s minivan could do it. When properly lubricated, a steam locomotive actually rolls pretty easy on level track…
Remind me to tell you guys sometime about the big block 4wd Ford vs a little 9HP Russell traction engine when the Russell fought back. 
Matthew (OV) said:Pretty cool video. Posted it on Farcebook. Dad is retired USN and said you could take a few guys and push a DD a little further out from the pier.
I heard a story sbout one of those moving a SUBMARINE once.
Well they don’t call it a Super Duty for nothing!
2002 F250 7.3L Crew Cab 4x4
C. Nelson said:
Well they don't call it a Super Duty for nothing!2002 F250 7.3L Crew Cab 4x4
Drove a 1999 F450 at work years ago. Needed a new automatic transmission every 25,000 miles. Motor was good, 7.3L
Switched in 2005 to a F550 4x4. Transmission issues were fixed, but we went through 6 diesel motors in 140,000. Five motors were in the last 40,000 miles when someone else was driving it. First major issue it had when the EGR cooler failed at 14,000 miles and poured engine coolant into the intake. The last time it blew up it had diesel in the coolant. Ford said this was not possible and when it died two weeks later they wouldn’t honor the warranty.
Got a 2008 Chevy Kodiak 4x4 now. Diesel & automatic transmission have been strong for 140,000 miles so far. We’ve had some electrical/emissions issues from day one. But it was the first year for new emission standards.
You got to love the EPA. Collect diesel soot in a particulate filter to keep it out of the air. Then you burn it under the driver’s a** to kill him :mad:
Ralph
Lock those steam train wheels and I bet it wont move.
Shawn said:I agree Shawn. It looks impressive, but the same thing could be done by one knowledgeable man and a long fulcrum arm. It was done all the time in the world before electronics, arrogance and the loss of knowledge.
Lock those steam train wheels and I bet it wont move.
Our '98 F-150 probably wouldn’t do it but when I was driving we had an '87 F-350 that would have. It needs restored but we have my dad’s '65 Chev “rock climber” that could probably move it with it’s granny fpur-speed.
Shawn said:
Lock those steam train wheels and I bet it wont move.
Just close the cylinder cocks and the bloody Ranger will spin without weight in the bed. I had a used '84 Ranger… it would go 55, if you tried to run highway speed it would overrev the engine. After the 3rd engine in 4 months (one didn’t even get me home at 45!) the boneyard guy says, “Y’no, tham Furd Fours iz a lil weak on the bottom end.” … Um, No Sh–!!! I still owed something like $300 on it. The guy who sold it to me calls up looking for the $$, and I said “Come get the sonofabych!”… he didn’t, and I never heard from him again. As for the little Russell and the big block Furd. Back around '74-ish? Grudge match, chained bumper to drawbar. Furd lost. Real bad. Like the Furd guy wouldn’t give up until the transfer case went… An the little Russell went chugga chugga chugga dragging him around backwards. And a 9 is just lil feller… about the size of a Kubota
(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/show%20collage/russell2.jpg)
Had a friend with an old Ranger. He blew teh 4 cyl out. His dad had an old Mercury thatw as equivalent to teh pinto. They had rebuilt that motor a few times to keep her running it served teh ranger well being older and better (re)built than the newer model of the same engine.
Chas
I watched the video, the Ford did a good job.
The only problem is the tow chain was fastened too high on the train end. remember to put weight on drives not take it off.
Always hook the pullers end the highest, so it puts weight or pulls down on the towing end, not lifting it off like in the video.
Cale,
I couldn’t agree more, mine is a '96 F250 w/ 7.3l and EE4OD automatic. I have pulled 14K with no problem. Cale, keep your 7.3. Frma a friend inside Ford, “the jury is still out on thr 6.4”.
Condolences Ralph. You choose the two worst model years you could have. The '99 had the early 4R100 automatic that was underdesigned and the electronics were not that good. The '05 was the early 6.0 that even an honest Ford service person will admit was a bad engine.
Mik,
I have no doubt that the small steam tractor destroyed the truck. It probably outweughed thr truck 2 to1 combined with huge torque in the steam drive.
As for the video, it is not particularly a surprise. I had a '91 with the 3.0 V6 and a 5 speed standard shift, rates for 2K drawbar pull. Change it to a 4.0 V6 and automatic and the rating went up to 6k draw bar. I was told the main reason for the dramatic increase was the smooth torque of the automatic.
FWIW
Bob C.
I have moved all maner of railraod cars with my toyota p/u over the years. just put it in four low and go. just had to make shure we had some way to stop the car as we always used short chains. only time i had an issue is when i had a frend do it once and forgot to go into four low. everybody thought the clutch was shot for good(lots of smoke), but i put 220K on the clock before i traded in.
I traded my 1991 ranger last (a year ago) with 230,000 miles on it. I believe it would pull that locomotive with all those miles on it. I purchased a 2008 with 27,000 on it and I expect it to last the save number of miles. If that steam locomotive had roller bearings, the main work for the pickup was to get it rolling. Once rolling, momentum would do most of the work. Same principle as the world’s strongest man pulling the locomotive. Getting it rolling is the key.
Ron
Ralph Berg said:C. Nelson said:
Well they don't call it a Super Duty for nothing!2002 F250 7.3L Crew Cab 4x4
Drove a 1999 F450 at work years ago. Needed a new automatic transmission every 25,000 miles. Motor was good, 7.3LSwitched in 2005 to a F550 4x4. Transmission issues were fixed, but we went through 6 diesel motors in 140,000. Five motors were in the last 40,000 miles when someone else was driving it. First major issue it had when the EGR cooler failed at 14,000 miles and poured engine coolant into the intake. The last time it blew up it had diesel in the coolant. Ford said this was not possible and when it died two weeks later they wouldn’t honor the warranty.
Got a 2008 Chevy Kodiak 4x4 now. Diesel & automatic transmission have been strong for 140,000 miles so far. We’ve had some electrical/emissions issues from day one. But it was the first year for new emission standards.
You got to love the EPA. Collect diesel soot in a particulate filter to keep it out of the air. Then you burn it under the driver’s a** to kill him :mad:
Ralph
Wow, you guys must have really tortured those trucks. Between my buddy and I, we have 4 Super Duty trucks. Mine is a F-350 dually diesel crew cab. I have 300,000 miles on it. It’s on the second trans but has pulled 10,000 pound trailers since it was new in 1999. My buddy has 3 more diesels. Two F-350’s and one F-250. One of those trucks pulls a 10,000 pound trailer on a regular basis too. All three push 10 foot wide snow plows all winter long. They are all close to or just over 200,000 miles with no real issues other than injectors on one truck. We also burn as much used oil (veggie oil, motor oil, trans fluid and cooking oil/grease) as possible in all the trucks. Usually a 50-50 mix with biodiesel or regular commercial diesel. We usually burn the grease or frying oil in the summer to avoid gelling.
Jon.
I tried a 6.0L out, the motor blew on the way home (at 115,000), got a tow back to dealer, did my homework and found/bought the 7.3 as 3rd owner.
245,000 on odo right now, still going strong and has done a great job in the snow. Local hospital transport vans powered by the 7.3 are claimed to go about 500 to 700 without any major hiccups…many are still running strong today!
the Ford Sicko (6.0) was a bad motor with bad timing ;it sold more Duramax-Chevy & GMC, than the best commercials. the 6.4 and now 6.7 seem to be better built, though the Jury is still out.
I’d bet the Kodiak is a CAT?
The trucks have heavy bodies, empty weight was about 12,000lbs. Load varied from 2000-5000lbs and the mountains did the rest.
I think it was a 6.0 Powerstroke we had all the problems with. We also have a flat bed with the same motor. Runs around empty most of the time but does seem to go through cam sensors and injectors.
The Kodiak has a DuraMax made by Izuzu and an Allison automatic. We had to replace a wiring harness when almost new and have had a few problems with the emissions system.
Ralph