True. I've been using Ford trucks as my daily driver for the last 20 years or so. I've had to replace the spring hangers on every one i've owned.
There are a couple of other spots on the frame that are prone to rust out too. Usually, the last six inches of frame on the very back get pretty tender. The last two or three cross rails on the ladder frame rust out too. It's not very much fun to deal with. I lifted the body off my current Ford and rebuilt / reinforced the frame a couple of years ago and it was about 40 hours of work in the shop.
I guess it is what it is when you drive an older truck. If you don't push them too hard, keep the loads under 600 lbs, and just use them for local driving they hold up okay.
The running joke with a friend who is a inspection mechanic is " I've only got to get another year out of it. "
He always shoots back : " Bullsh*t ! ...... You told me that last year ! "
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