[DragRacer]

I have been "keeping my eyes open" for a nice used PSD for quite a while now... I currently have a F150 Super Crew that I am going to be soon selling.

The only time the truck will really be used is for towing an enclosed trailer and race car.

After reading about the many problems with the automatics in the diesels I really prefer a truck with a manual transmission.

Recently I came across two trucks for sale in my area. Both have ~120,000 miles and appear to be in decent shape. Both are equipped with fifth wheels. One was used for pulling a horse trailer and the other appears to have been used for pulling construction equipment. Both are equipped with the 6-speed manual transmissions...

I hope to go take a look at both trucks this weekend. Can you all give me some advice on what to look for when checking out these trucks? Any and all suggestions will be appreciated as I am not familiar with diesel trucks...

Also, what type of fuel mileage can one expect from the manual transmission equipped trucks? The trailer I will be pulling is a 30ft enclosed and I would imagine will weight ~10-12k.

Thanks in advance...