It's a rust bucket, but I would buy it just for winter. The trans is tired. Sounds like a good deal. what do you guys think?

 

Not to bad...But if you could get it around $1,000 to $1,500 would be better..If it had the 5-speed then it would be worth it..

 

if its a rust bucket is good for 1k

 

The "Golden Formula Rule" on determining a donor truck value:

[(D or W250) GASSER truck in you area & in similar condition] + $1000 = Diesel Donor Value.

It's not rocket science. After you pull the engine & transmission there aren't that many diesel specific items of resale value left.

 

I am counting the tranny as junk. I don't know what kind of shape it's in, but I don't like autos in the first place. It would be all over if it was a 5-speed.

 

Besides the Dana 60 front and Dana 70 rear?

 

NO, INCLUDING the rears. This is where you get you break even return on your investment. Internet & forum prices on an axle set may be $1k to $1.5K and may eventually be sold to someone desperate to find a set but in reality locally they still sell in the $400-$700 range for the set depending on condition/miles/etc. Remember you still have to remove and store them if you aren't going to use them. Then you still have the carcass of the truck to deal with which brings the same value as a gasser, unless of course you want to sit on it until it rusts away. Full size Dodge trucks from the 80's & 90's have pretty much disappeared locally because the welfare crowd has stepped up to Dakotas or Ford & GM from the 80's, 90's & 00's. This reduces value due to reduced demand. Locally, right now I see 3 late 80's and early 90's trucks running around my part of the world. One is mine, one V8 version belongs to a local potato farmer and is rapidly rusting away, and the third belongs to a former relative that I used to work with. When the gassers hit the wrecking yards they are usually the first to get crushed. Sadly most still are complete trucks when they go through the crusher.