fellow flatbedders the rebuild is done!!

Chris, I might be looking at a rebuild sometime soon on my DD60, '08 Freightliner. Can you say where you got it done? Give me an idea on cost? Turbo? Clutch? Tranny? What kind of truck do you drive? Maybe a PM if the Forum Police object to specific numbers? Thanks.

 

The thing about warranties is that, they're a bet. You're betting that the item will break in a specific amount of time and that the cost to repair it will be more than what the warranty costs. So, timeframe and money. It's been my experience that things never break within the timeframe and if they do, the repair is half what the warranty costs.
Just my two cents.

 

I would add the 4th year for $500, yes.

 

add it! its better to be safe than sorry

 

For the 500 I'd add the extra year. Not sure on how many miles you run a year but you could be closing in on 400k around that time and that's when you'll have a higher chance of something going wrong.

 

$500 is cheap for another year. I added extra year to mine it cost $800. They got me on that one. It's funny in reading this I was thinking to myself that was probably $800 wasted but mine's not SDP. Would advise you to document every routine service including your DPF and related components. I sample every oil change. CAT sells sample kits for $12 with pre-paid postage, just get your sample when the oil is draining, seal the bottle, label it, put in envelope and drop in the mail. Get email results usually in a couple of weeks. Everything is documented plus you know if there's anything that needs attention before a failure. Check coolant with test strips often also.

 

For $500 it's worth it as long as it is good at more than one shop.