# 2006 Ford F150 XLT

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**Created:** [February 4, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-ford-f150-xlt/256777 "2011-02-04T12:28:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-ford-f150-xlt/256777/25 "2011-02-04T21:28:20Z")

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> [@anyone here a plumber?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-a-plumber/39322/24):
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> Most '04+ F150’s are 4wd and extended or crew cabs. The regular cabs seem to be a bit rarer these days because pickups have become the new family car.
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> Ive seen several F150’s with plows and talked to a few owners and they said the trucks are fine for plowing driveways. One guy plows commercially and said its better for driveways and parking spaces than big parking lots but still good at pushing snow. His son has an F350 for the bigger lots.
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> My truck currently has 83k and so far the only issues Ive had in two years and 35k was a leaking rear pinion seal and the hvac control panel went screwy but that was only a $40 fix.
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> The truck runs great. I plan on replacing the plugs eventually, maybe with this years tax return. Its atleast a $500 job. I actually called a few Ford dealers this week for quotes.
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> While the 5.4 is fine in a half ton its a gutless turd in a 3/4 ton. So is the V10. Ive driven a few trucks that my boss had/has and wasnt impressed with the 5.4 in an F250 or the V10 in his current F350 plow truck. The '04+ Powerstroke is a piece of shit too.

My father was the grounds supervisor for PSU college and 90% of there trucks are Fords. The Chevy trucks either crapped trannies out or had rearend issues. They had a few V10 trucks with 4.10 gears and they will push snow AWESOME. Maybe the one you drove was a dud IDK. The 6.0 Powerstroke has issues for sure, but the last 2-3 years the made them many of the issues were addressed.

I have a friend with an '02 F250 5.4 and I just plowed my driveway out the other day and it’s rather larger. It pushes snow fine. He had a '05 2500HD GMC and a '08 3500HD diesel. He likes his '02 F250 and '99 F350 better as work trucks. His 6.0 gas job was in the shop all the time. He said the front end just isn’t strong enough, it rode better than the Ford SD trucks but are not the same as far as a work truck.

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