Would you buy a 30 year old truck with 51 miles on it?

[Hay Dude]

It’s hard to find dump trucks with any power but road tractors with power are easy to come by. A cab and chassis truck with a dt466 wouldn’t be my first pick.

Yeah but its a 6x6 and those are really hard to come by

 

[4570Man]

Yeah but its a 6x6 and those are really hard to come by

A 6x6 truck with any power would sure enough be a rare bird. Pulling hills without slowing down wasn’t exactly their design criteria.

 

[Hay Dude]

A 6x6 truck with any power would sure enough be a rare bird. Pulling hills without slowing down wasn’t exactly their design criteria.

You can get ‘em with 400HP, but you’ll be in the 70’s on a Freightliners FL112 with a CAT or a Pete/KW with a Cummins. Very few have automatics.

I aint in no hurry and my trips are usually short, so 250-300 is fine.
Theres a few 7400’s (successor to the 4900) out there with DT530 or HT570 power, but pre 2008 emissions are tough to come by.
Best to avoid any of the Maxxforce motors after 2007. They usually have expensive problems.

 

[redman135]

This has been an interesting read from start to finish.
Please let us know the sale price, when it sells.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

After reading all this. I want you to get it. I feel like we as a forum are committed . Lets see a (re)build thread!

 

[DieselBound]

Seals, seals, seals...

I bought a 2013 Polaris Brutus (diesel, of course) in 2016. It was essentially new old stock. Had been sitting roughly three years. I've got a leak that I believe is from a bad rear crank seal (being a hydrostatic trans I don't have to worry about a slipping belt of clutch- saving grace). It's not too much, but it always bugs me: fortunately it's not parked inside and piddling all over.

I'd want to see pictures all underneath. Not sure how much run time would be necessary to force a marginal seal to expose itself. There's also other temperature change issues (really cold temps). I'd be surprised if anything would be pumping out fluids like crazy; well, at least not initially.

I've gotten plenty of used stuff and it takes a while (usually a fair amount of parts replacement/repairs) before I am not thinking that something somewhere is going to take a dump. Peace of mind is worth a lot. If one has time to make repairs then it's more palatable.

I'd look to bid based on how much I could part it out for. For sure there's a ton of good parts there. Folks know this and will bid accordingly. Good engine to pump [up] and dump into something else (for many): I've been after a particular diesel engine that's really rare to come across here in the states- can only get them in complete cars (the car body is of no interest to me).

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I'd for sure buy a 100 year old truck with any miles on it. So yeah. Recently drug a 1916 model T out of a barn. Mostly wood. No top ever. Just a little glass in front for a windshield. But it was in good shape.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'd for sure buy a 100 year old truck with any miles on it. So yeah. Recently drug a 1916 model T out of a barn. Mostly wood. No top ever. Just a little glass in front for a windshield. But it was in good shape.

Like this one?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Like this one?

Kinda the front par5. Back part was a pick up bed. It was wood.

 

[JDZ735M]

Would it be worth a chance if it could be had cheap enough?

Depends on what is cheap enough? But this may be the one to buy.