What does it mean to be great? Is it being publicly recognized for all your efforts, or is it pressing on each day with no recognition at all? Is greatness inherent or is it nurtured? Does greatness lie in grandeur and fame, or is it found in the sublime?

Your next truck is greatness.

She's a 2001 F350 crew cab long box with an automatic transmission, and 4x4. But the greatness lie within - what your truck lacks in looks, it makes up for in heart. Powering this beast is the legendary 7.3 444 cubic inch Powerstroke diesel engine. This thing has 426,xxx miles and is still going strong. That's bone stock, no mods, and no heavy repairs. The only thing I've upgraded are the battery cables which are now #2 gauge. I am the second owner and I have all the receipts from the original owner, plus the factory sticker.

Yes, the exterior is battered. I've driven this truck back and forth from Minnesota to Montana during the oil boom where I honed my drifting skills like a redneck Dominic Turetto. I've driven it to Florida from Minnesota three times now and even on 95 (which was featured in all the Mad Max movies), this truck held its ground. One look at the brush guard on the front was enough to give people second thoughts about cutting me off. Speaking of which, that brush guard has mercilessly assassinated two deer unfortunate enough to get in front of it. Swerving is not an option.

This truck has seen Chicago, New York, Miami, Nashville, St. Louis, and now it's in Charleston. If you're lucky, you may see it lurking amongst the narrow streets of downtown, boldly defying the marked lanes.

Summary:

426,000 miles and going up
Automatic crew cab long box
7.3 diesel powerstroke engine
Good - runs, drives, goes forward and backwards, hauls whatever you want
Bad - AC not currently running (due to leak in line, compressor tests fine), 4x4 not working, rusty
Bonus items - brush guard, toolbox, sweet gun decals for speed and badassery

Now lets get to it. Front to back, this is a work truck. It's not pretty, but neither is the girl you brought home last night. I already mentioned the brush guard - it's bolted directly to the frame. Every 5,000 miles, the oil and oil filter gets change (Shell Rotella 15w-40) as well as the fuel filter (Racor - not that Fram crap). The air filter gets changed every 10,000 miles.

She runs with Goodyear Duratracs with about 10,000 miles on them. My first set lasted to 50,000 with rotations done every 5,000, but only half of that was on paved road. The other half was on scoria; these tires should last you a while.

Interior - Leather, but it's worn. She's a work truck. Crew cab with a forward 60/40 bench seat. Plenty of room for a family or a rig crew. Power seats, windows, and locks. All the locks work individually and can be controlled from the driver's side, but the key fob only opens the driver's lock. All the windows work. The AC doesn't work, but I've found the leak and am working on fixing it. Aftermarket head unit with remote, bluetooth, CD. All the windows are tinted. The rear windows feature some of my gun maker's logos.

Transmission - works in forward and reverse. The 4x4 does not work. Not sure why. The transmission was replaced 3 years ago after it dropped outside a Minneapolis strip club on a rainy night. Weird. I flushed it at 30,000 miles, but I think it's been another 30,000 since that, so it could probably use a flush and filter replacement.

Exterior - Has rust. It's from Minnesota and we think it's acceptable to spray our roads with salt water. Cause all the other states around us use sand and I guess we have to be different and dumb. I blame the hipsters. The driver side has come in contact with at least two posts, but I cannot remember the first one. Long bed with plastic bed cover and mismatched tailgate. But the tailgate works and isn't rusty, so that's a bonus. Also comes with the toolbox and possibly straps, jack stands, fluids, etc...

Quirks - You're basically driving a bus, so don't expect a sweet turning radius. Also, the power steering cuts out under 1000 rpm, so if it's arm/chest day at the gym, park somewhere where getting out is straightforward. This only occurs when parking though - street speeds it's fully engaged.

It leaks oil due to the oil pan rusting out. Someone at Ford decided that this engine needed to break somewhere, so they made the weakest part at the most inaccessible point on the engine. Again, I blame this on hipsters.

Being a Minnesota truck, it has an oil heater (that works). The only time it smokes is in very cold weather when it hasn't been started in a few days. And even then, it's white smoke at idle for less than 5 minutes. In cold temps it will go into high idle, so beware that you'll wake the neighborhood if you decide to warm it up.

I have done most of the mechanical repair work and have receipts for everything that has been done by the shops. I'm not super keen on selling it, but it just sits and looks neglected. I have plans for a half-million mile rebuild, but I need 74,000 more miles and that definitely will not happen this year. However, if there is a diesel mechanic out there with tools and know how that would pull the engine for me so I could replace the oil pan, I would happily fork out some cash.

Anyway, I'm asking $5700. No whining about the rust. Give me a call or text or email. It's available to be shown driven any day after 3pm and I'm at the City Marina in Charleston. I have the title in hand.

Could possibly trade for a 4 door tacoma or 4runner with 4x4. Also interested in late '60s Lincoln continentals and Chevy impalas (2-door).