Thank you sir. We however do regional work. The truck does an average of 460 miles a day 5 days a week. We have done good so far with our first one. Hence. We are getting another. The true test will be the longevity. We hope to get 5 years out of them. Should be able to lower the miles by having 2 so each truck will do less than 100k a year.
Interested in starting out
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As I said, I do really like that motor, esp, weight wise, but for us it's just too a tad small when you hook a trailer to it.
I am looking at 11 liters in our next trucks, big issue with the 9 litres is the maintenance cost, oil changes every 15,000? Vs 50,000 for the 11 litre. we average about 140,000 a year per truck, so it adds up.Ziggy319 Thanks this. -
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We have had excellent results from our 2007 KW with the Cummins and Allison auto, just turned 500k and so far no major work. The biggest limiting factor on 4 car rollbacks in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area is the 28 foot lower deck to stay at 40 foot bumper to bumper. A 30 footer makes a world of difference but you will get caught and fined eventually.
Good luck with that truck Ziggy, sounds like a winner.KANSAS TRANSIT and Ziggy319 Thank this. -
We do have extra bed locks set back 16" on the frame so we can cheat a little. Lol.
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Bring that same 4 car to my home state of Pennsylvania and you can be 45 foot no questions asked but don't have a inch of overhang on a high mount trailer over 48 foot.Ziggy319 Thanks this. -
Well if your 4 car has the trailer hitch on the wheel lift. You are now a stinger steared unit. By the word of of the law. Mine has one and I beat the ticket in court
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There isn't anything I have. The judge dismisssed it. It was a few years ago. Look at the definition in the fmcsa for the stinger steered trucks. It worked for me.
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Read the definition it says any vehicle combinations designed specifically....... with a trailer in tow you would be a combenation.
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