9 stories across all model years, newest first.
August 17, 2026
The Ford F-150 is the half-ton pickup in the F-Series lineup, the best-selling trucks in the U.S. The current generation F-150 appeared in the 2021 model year and has featured several engine options in that…
Read story →August 8, 2026
A 2018 Ford F-150 owner has reached 100,000 miles in his truck, providing a useful look at how Ford’s 5.0-liter V8 holds up after seven years of real-world use. The owner, who runs the Smacky’s…
Read story →July 13, 2026
When baseball-size hail pounded western Nebraska, it didn’t just leave a few dents in my Ford F-150. It left an estimated $13,000 in damage and could disrupt my future business plans. While hailstorms are nothing…
Read story →July 7, 2026
There is no shortage of videos telling you modern trucks are unreliable. Spend five minutes scrolling social media and you’ll hear about blown turbochargers, expensive repairs, and electronics failures. But every once in a while,…
Read story →November 13, 2025
The 2026 Ford F-150 trucks will have a new, likely, unwelcome addition, for truck fans, a gasoline particulate filters in the exhaust system. To understand how this change may affect performance, maintenance, and future upgrade…
Read story →August 6, 2021
In this video, Publisher Tim Esterdahl rented a camper to take to the lake for the weekend with his 2021 Ford F-150 Powerboost pickup so he could do a good test running the A/C in…
Read story →July 6, 2021
A lot of truck guys say that if you really want to know how your truck is performing you need to get an oil analysis. So, out of curiosity, Publisher Tim Esterdahl decided to order…
Read story →February 18, 2021
It’s winter in Nebraska, and our Publisher Tim Esterdahl hadn’t driven his 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost in 3-4 days when the temperatures dropped below freezing. He’s wondering how it will handle the extreme cold and snowy…
Read story →February 2, 2021
After a rough first 30-days, we talked to Brian Finn about his 2020 Ford F-150, and he was feeling a little down. So, we wanted to touch base with him again at the 6-month mark…
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