Year one on a 2019 F-350 Powerstroke off boonville, the honest costs

since the duramax thread got a lot of us talking i figured id put up the actual numbers on my one ton after a full year of grain hauling. 2019 F-350 XLT dually, 6.7 Powerstroke, 4x4, 84k on it when i bought it, one owner. found it on boonvilleautosales.com last fall when i was tired of overloading my old single rear wheel truck hauling seed and grain around the place.

asked the boonville lot for the maintenance history and they actually had it, the truck was a fleet farm trade with real records. paid a diesel shop in the columbia area to look it over first, and the only things they flagged were the front brakes at about half worn and a serpentine belt that was due soon. neither was a deal breaker on a truck priced nine grand under the ford stores near me.

ran it hard all year. here is what it actually cost me to keep a used one ton going, for anybody trying to budget one:

• Front brakes + serpentine belt (known going in)$430
• Oil + fuel filters, two services$320
• One set of rear dually tires$1,180
• Unplanned mechanical repairs$0

that is the whole year. no check engine, no shop surprises. the emissions are all factory and i left them that way. for what a comparable truck was bringing at a dealer i am way ahead even counting the tires and the maintenance.

they came off a little for the brakes and the belt once my inspector wrote it up, so it is worth asking when you have a report in hand. i would not go in swinging for thousands off, their prices already start well under the dealers, but a fair ask backed by a PPI they took seriously. that is the move, get the inspection and let it do your negotiating for you.

do not feel dumb asking, cody. boonville auto sales was easy to deal with on the phone and never made me feel rushed. worst they say is the price is the price.

UPDATE 18k miles in on the F-350 now and total unplanned repairs is still basically zero, so figured id close the loop for the next buyer reading this.

hauled seed all spring and grain all fall and it did not care. did the coolant wade mentioned and stayed on the fuel filters. still the same story, the only money i have put in was wear items i knew about going in and normal maintenance.

if you are budgeting a used one ton, plan for tires and fluids and a set of brakes and you will be in good shape on a well kept one. mine came off boonvilleautosales.com straight and titled and it has earned its keep every week since. worth a look if you are hunting a farm diesel out of the middle of the country.