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I'd take the job... Like you said, "I just drive" My best friend runs a '96 FLD as his wrecker. He's been pretty happy with it. Seems less plastic-like than the later Century and Columbia.

Those payments sound a little out of touch. I paid $21,000 for my KW, my credit was in the toilet, and I pay $700 a month. I put $1K down. And yes breakdowns happen. My truck ate $10,600 last year counting parts, tow bills, repairs, etc. Be prepared for it, it will happen even to the best...

I went with red, basically because the truck was a steal. I'll get another color match for the next truck too, just because I like being a little diffrent than the scenery.

Another option for unloading is having a roll-back type wrecker meet you at the unload point. It's pretty easy, just drive from truck to truck, and then tilt the bed and drive off.

I'm looking at an Executive Air System, which is only $5200. Little cheaper, and most of the same features. And I watch Ebay for APU's. There's a 3500-hour RigMaster going for $2800 right now. That would seem to be the place to get one.

I will say, that if anyone has an 8.3 Cummins, be prepared to replace your transfer pump. The low sulfur causes a nitrile gasket between the pump and body to shrink, causing a leak. The new pumps wont fail with ULSD, but you cannot buy the gasket alone. Thats right from Cummins, as I drove a...

This will be nice. The wiring diagrams alone will be a huge help to do it yourself-ers.

For a medium duty truck, try using tanks from a Western Star tractor. They're either 120 or 150 gallon, but long, and narrow. Should be up off the ground a little more than others if you mount thm correctly. I get most of my used stuff from either 4 State Trucks in Joplin, MO...

My family gets all our cargo equipment from Truckntow or Zamzow. I don't remeber the website for the latter tho.

The front end is a United Pacific bumper bar. 20 2" Beehive lights. Front of the box, I used Maxxima (best brand of lights I've ever purchased) slim-line LEDs. I didn't use the guards, as they would make the light only go straight forward. I measured out spacing for 6, and then drilled and...

For christmas, I'm using one of the vehicle wreath kits my family's Christmas supply company sells. You'll see a 24" cedar wreath with a bow attached to my grille.

Thanks for all the neat comments! I entirely agree with what's been said above. If you are going to wire, do it right! Seal everything 100%. I usually solder and then wrap all my connections. I haven't had problems yet, but the factory wiring is starting to give me headaches now. Also. Don't...

We were on i-40, but that's about it.

I finally got all the new lights hooked up. Figured I'd share a pic.

Other than the fuel transfer pump that I lost due to ULSD, (the ulsd causes a nitrile gasket between the pump and the body to shrink and cause a leak) I've had no mileage loss, and temps are staying cool, but I made a custom exhaust that probably helps that out. I haven't heard many...

Never tried the ham, but i did see a small trough welded to a Cat 3406A exhaust manifold once. The owner would cacth fish, wrap the fish and some veggies in tin foil, and cook it on the tray. I haven't a clue on cook time, or proper rpm setting.

I ran an FL70 for a few, and it was a good truck for the money. As stated above, oil sample analysis is your best bet. Oil can tell you so much about an engine. I had a 260hp Cummins 8.3 with about 700,000 that ran great and used no oil. It was a 2000, that had been expediting for a while...

My T300 has the Cummins 8.3 rated @ 300hp. Mine has custom injectors for a little boost, but I didn't need them by any means. It has been getting excellent mileage, and is almost too much power for the loads I haul. At 498,000, my last oil sample came back great. Parts are usually cheaper than...

Well, keep in mind that a complete refurbishing is not only engine trans, and rears. I purchased a used t-300, a 2000 with 455K when I got it. THe drivetrain has been fine. Little things like, the transfer pump, shocks, batteries, etc. Are what I have been replacing recently. Sinking alot of...

Do post the news if they arrive. I'd be VERY interested.