How much mileage on your clutch?

The yard is much softer if you have one

 

I bought my truck with 135k on it, and it was slipping within a few thousand miles, I changed it out with a Marlin crawler HD at about 140k, the Marlin crawler is amazing, and not that hard to DIY. I've never towed with it, but no idea what the previous owner did

 

Can you elaborate on how you DIY?

 

Changing the clutch? It's a fairly big job, but not as hard as I thought it would be.

 

And heavy. What I understand you need to take out the transmission and transfer case - both quite heavy items. If you have to lie down under the truck (not have it lifted high) it is very uncomfortable. I would rather replace a head gasket 10 times over one clutch.

 

Yeah you're right, I say it was fairly easy, but we were using a lift and had a transmission jack. Doing it on jack stands and without a tranny track would be a PITA

 

185,000 miles. I only replaced it because my throwout bearing was going bad. There was still a lot of meat on it.

 

Haha, 100% agreed, this is a terrible job. The transmission/xfer case combo is very lopsided too. I did mine on jack stands with a floor jack and an attachment I made to cradle the transmission. I was inventing swear words when I found out how lopsided the combo was.

Never again unless I have a lift and transmission jack... and a friend with some shoulders.

 

Just hit 105K

 

189k on mine. When towing heavier loads and starting uphill, I use low range to get underway. Much easier on the clutch.
Dropping the transmission isn't too bad if you have a good floor jack and get a transmission plate from Harbor Freight or similar: http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/27/harbor-freight-transmission-adapter/