I had a '91 with a 2.8 and a 5-speed for a while when I lived in Missouri. They do pretty well in snow if you toss between 200 and 300 pounds in the bed right over the rear wheels, and keep some decent tires on them. I used to use some of those sand tubes, and held them right over the wheels with a simple 2X4 frame that wedged in place. (Otherwise the bags were all over the place as you drove around.)

For what it's worth, the 2.8 is the motor known to occasionally break cranks. I'd buy another one today with that motor for $500, bad clutch, or not. They're good little trucks.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread