Should I buy this truck?

[Hay Dude]

Update:
Truck is still available. Seller is sending me invoice and copy of title.
Turns out the ad had simply expired.

Might happen after all. Not a big fan of drama.

 

[ning]

But your not, so go take your little hobby farm kubota, the highly dubious stories you’ve repeated over & over again for the last 10 years, and troll somewhere else. I’m sure Mrs. Oldsmobile is tired of hearing them, too.

"911, what's your emergency?"
"oh uh I'd like to report a murder"

 

[Rustyiron]

Update:
Truck is still available. Seller is sending me invoice and copy of title.
Turns out the ad had simply expired.

Might happen after all. Not a big fan of drama.

This does mean that it's not going to slip away from you a 2nd time right?
I'm not ribbing you but thinking that you missed it and being a little upset with yourself can be just the little bit of encouragement that you needed to make up your mind.
Been there myself more than once.
How's that camo looking now.

 

[Hay Dude]

This does mean that it's not going to slip away from you a 2nd time right?
I'm not ribbing you but thinking that you missed it and being a little upset with yourself can be just the little bit of encouragement that you needed to make up your mind.
Been there myself more than once.
How's that camo looking now.

Camo looks a little better. I figured ad down means truck sold. Forgot they expire.

 

[Paystar]

I missed all that. When I read posts this morning I thought you meant he took ad down because you bought it, LOL

 

[Hay Dude]

I missed all that. When I read posts this morning I thought you meant he took ad down because you bought it, LOL

He took the ad down, so I figured it was sold. Now I am waiting for a copy of the title.

 

[Paystar]

I see Cat is coming out with a T4-5 emissions compliant engine badged a 3406 something. Will be interesting in as much as the 3406 compliant engine was a inefficient bust for Cat. Don't even physically resemble a 3406 series except for the paint job.

Far as ACERT issues, 'my dealer said' don't hold water with me because I got my hands dirty working on them, larger displasement and smaller displacement. Some were just fine, some were problematic but all the emissions compliant 3406 Series with the 'furnace' were problematic. Least the Cats didn't puke coolant mixed with engine oil like the DDEC engines did or the Cummins engines that ate themselves from failed ceramic furl pump rollers failing.

Got to see all of them, close up and personal.

Once the EPA got involved with their emissions mandates, everything went downhill rather quickly.

Well what my dealer tells me I listen to because he was one of the best Cat truck engine guys around. Regardless, everyone has their opinion and I never had any issues with my Cat's other than some minor problems with the 3406C PEEC.
Loved my 3406B's, 3406E's and my C15 6NZ's and C13 and C15 ACERT's
The C15 did have a stronger bottom end and valve train than the 3406E though.

Keep in mind I'm talking ACERT's pre 2007. I never touched the ones with a DPF.
Only DPF/SCR engines I had were DD Detroit's, Cummins ISX and X15's. I'm not a Cummins fan but I liked the way the DD13, 15 and 16's ran other than their crappy emissions system and failing belt tensioners.

 

[Paystar]

He took the ad down, so I figured it was sold. Now I am waiting for a copy of the title.

Did you ask him what suspension yet?

 

[Hay Dude]

No, I didn’t.

 

[Hay Dude]

I don’t love the DEF either but I wanted a truck with an automatic and enough power to get out of its own way and as you’ve probably seen those are hard to find in a pre def truck especially a pre def truck that’s not clapped. Working ac is another big bonus which the def truck has.

Thats exactly what I want, but if I can make this deal happen AND its a decent truck, I will have the big power, big auto, AC and no DEF/DPF.