I can't blame em. Though it does seem that the market has cooled off on these. I still haven't sold mine either.
OrthmannJ, hear is another for you . 1976 Ford F-250 Ranger for sale on BaT Auctions - ending November 8 (Lot #89,981) | Bring a Trailer
Orange stripes and all! I think that was called the Snow Fighter, with the Dana 60 front axle. Thank you Andrew.
I couldn't remember, so I did some research on the inner webs. According to a thread on the FTE forums there was a "snow prep" option beginning in 1978. The "Snowfighter" name doesn't seem to appear on any literature even though it is widely accepted as fact that this is what the package was known as. There is also discussion about a "Northerner" package (possibly "Alaskan" as well) that were all the same. I am surmising that there were different names attributed to the package depending on the DSO it was sold in. The Snow prep package had provisions for a plow, and was available on super cabs and standard cabs. The options that made up the snow prep package are: 4500 lb front axle (D60, F250 only) HD front/rear springs (F250 only) HD shocks, battery, alternator oil/ammeter gauges roof clearance lights external tranny cooler if C6 trans It was basically an F-350 with F-250 badges on the cowl.
You are correct in that aspect. It had a higher GVW that a regular 250. My dealer had several plow and tow trucks built every year to sell. Mine did say Alaskan package on the window sticker. It had a 400 D engine, HD 4 spd with Granny 1st gear, and a high capacity heater...no AC. The heater was so hot you had to roll the windows down, even if it was -20. I added an additional battery, so I had 2 1250 CCA batteries, because when plowing the snow got on the alternator belt and it would start slipping and a single battery would go dead after a heavy day's work. It never failed to start and I often had to pick up my employees durng sub-zero weather. I added Warn lockouts to it. it was a torquo monster. I could lock the hubs, put it in low lock and low gear and pull up against a tree or telephone pole and let out the clutch. It would just sit there chugging along spinning all 4 tires.
A friend of mine, on the Full Size Bronco forum, has a '73 that may have the snow prep. He lives NE of Spokane, WA, and makes a pretty penny plowing snow every Winter for private concerns. It has a 390/C6, solid front axle with 4WD, and a high-output alt with dual batteries.
