MPG def varies, but melton hauls similar freght to tmc so they will be in the ball park. Obviosly maintenance depends on the company...which is why i was asking. Nice thing is melton provides full maintenance records. As for tires, the one im looking at has 315 miles on it. But, Ill prob take the tires off m truck and put them on that one, and put the worse tires on my truck since it prob wont drive as much as the new one.
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Discussion in 'Melton' started by Richter, May 26, 2014.
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I'm in a 2012 T660 with melton. 220k on it. I've been to KW 1 time since i started in july of last year and that was for a DEF sensor that went out. oil changes are at 30k miles, I've been tracking fuel mileage for just a couple weeks now and im at 7.1 MPG and thats running all 48 with too many types of freight to list. i spend most of my time in 10th gear at 65. we are governed at 65MPH. fixed 5th wheels on our trucks in case you didnt know.
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I've met plenty of Melton drivers and so far all their trucks are clean and the drivers I've talked to like them. I know some of their trucks have been sitting for a while waiting to get sold up in tulsa and you can get a heck of a deal, but many are Auto. If you decide to get one and just change oil every 10-15k you shouldn't have any issue. Anything build before early 2011 dont need Def, Most of their trucks Have isx with apu which is good thing.
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I ran with a guy a few months back that was in a 2010 I believe and I don't recall seeing a def tank. Those have the stacks too where as our newer ones have have grass burners. I like the grass burner since it gives us a full length tarp tray on top of the chain rack.
And as richter pointed out, I spoke with Jason in sales dept the other day and there are no autos for sale at this time. -
That's even better, i personally don't like auto but i know Melton runs them or did, i guess they sold them.
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We still have a few autos but not near as many as we do 10 speeds.
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i'd prefer an Auto,
Both the same price, its between a X Mavrivck FL Cascadia, dd15, 2.64 rears, 10 speed manual ultrashift. (no headache rack, sidebox or apu)
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X melton T660, Cummings, 2.64 rear, direct 10 manual. (head ach rack, side box and au included)
I like the freghtliner, the detroit, and the ultrashift, but the melton is flatbed ready and a few less miles. The Apu is worth a bit to and the t660 will prob have higher resale. If the melton is pre DEF it certainly has regen. Regen was problematic in the years before DEF fluid. I really do want an auto with a Detroit, but the Melton seems like a better deal.
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