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Weave, I'm picking on ya buddy. I really appreciate the way you give good, honest advice one here. I've not found one thing that you've said to be out of line with what others are saying here and on other forums. I have some more questions about the class 8 trucks.
1. Could you give me some help on where to look for these repo's?
I went to cdcc and I couldn't find anything pertaining to repo stuff.
2. How long is the wheelbase on your truck? I would like to know about what I need to be looking for. If I find a good used truck that I would have to stretch, I would need to know, but probably would want someone to figure the weight distribution on the axles to get the best set-up. If I know your wheelbase, I'll just have an idea of what I'm looking at.
BTW, while we're on that subject, would shortening your wheelbase not help with your weight distribution? I realize you don't want to mess with such a sweet truck, and the shorter wheelbase would take support away from thee rear of the box, but I would think that there is a sweet spot there somewhere?
3. When looking for a used truck, what age do I need to be loking at? I would be happy with a truck that has 3-400k miles on it with the detroit engine. I have owned and know others that have them. They are good for a million miles if taken care of and these trucks aren't gonna hurt a 430hp engine much. My mech. advises rod and main bearings at 5-600k just for a cheap ins. against major problems.
The reason for asking about age, some companies require 5 or 6 y/o trucks or newer. Is that pretty common? If so, I would think that I need to look at '00 models or newer? That would give me 3 years to run it before I had to trade. Any advice on this?
Thanks for all the useful advice, I know I'm not the only one who gets a lot of benefit from your experience.
1. Could you give me some help on where to look for these repo's?
I went to cdcc and I couldn't find anything pertaining to repo stuff.
2. How long is the wheelbase on your truck? I would like to know about what I need to be looking for. If I find a good used truck that I would have to stretch, I would need to know, but probably would want someone to figure the weight distribution on the axles to get the best set-up. If I know your wheelbase, I'll just have an idea of what I'm looking at.
BTW, while we're on that subject, would shortening your wheelbase not help with your weight distribution? I realize you don't want to mess with such a sweet truck, and the shorter wheelbase would take support away from thee rear of the box, but I would think that there is a sweet spot there somewhere?
3. When looking for a used truck, what age do I need to be loking at? I would be happy with a truck that has 3-400k miles on it with the detroit engine. I have owned and know others that have them. They are good for a million miles if taken care of and these trucks aren't gonna hurt a 430hp engine much. My mech. advises rod and main bearings at 5-600k just for a cheap ins. against major problems.
The reason for asking about age, some companies require 5 or 6 y/o trucks or newer. Is that pretty common? If so, I would think that I need to look at '00 models or newer? That would give me 3 years to run it before I had to trade. Any advice on this?
Thanks for all the useful advice, I know I'm not the only one who gets a lot of benefit from your experience.