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guys my mom used to own one so I know first hand what the goods and bad are:

Pros: Cheap as hell, an easy to read dash, easy parts, tougher than most aero trucks

Cons: The turning radius

Note: Iceroad truckers use these for their toughness.

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Did you just say the word toughness in a Freightshaker thread? .....(grin)
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guys my mom used to own one so I know first hand what the goods and bad are:

Pros: Cheap as hell, an easy to read dash, easy parts, tougher than most aero trucks

Cons: The turning radius

Note: Iceroad truckers use these for their toughness.

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No they use them because of the price and nothing else, you will freeze to death in that well insulated machine, nothing tough about it, just like any other truck.

The doors on a freightliner, well lets just say they havent fixed them in 20 something years, drafty as hell.
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I've driven over a million miles in Freightliner Classic and Classic XL. Each new one would turn shorter that what I had before. We had some of the light blue Werner rejects. I hated that one, twenty minutes behind the wheel and my neck was killing me. I had 475 Caterpillar, a couple with 525 Cummins, and a couple of Detroits. I liked the Classic, have no use for the Classic XL, ten inches of hood I didn't need. Over ten years driving them. 140,000 miles a year. I loved the Classic until I changed jobs and went into a 2008 Western Star, I would never go back to the Classic if I had the choice.
The Freightliner had more storage space inside, but the Western Star has more room inside for the same wheelbase as a Classic XL. I have the 84 inch midroof with the Western Star, bigger bed, less storage space, than I had with the Classic 70 inch condo.
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guys my mom used to own one so I know first hand what the goods and bad are:

Pros: Cheap as hell, an easy to read dash, easy parts, tougher than most aero trucks

Cons: The turning radius

Note: Iceroad truckers use these for their toughness.

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I seen Ice Road Truckers and I seen Freight Shakers Petes K.Ws Autocars but nothing else.
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I seen Ice Road Truckers and I seen Freight Shakers Petes K.Ws Autocars but nothing else.
And the guy driving the shaker was freezin his ##### off.
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And the guy driving the shaker was freezin his ##### off.
I must own the only shaker the throws heat, lot's of heat. This winter I struggled to stay cool when sleeping. I know shut the truck off, but no heat would suck too, so let'r run and cook.
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I would like to hear the pro's and cons on the Freightliner Classic XL from those who have had the experience of driving them.
I had 2 and they really werent that bad. The only drawback I found with them was (as a few others have noted) the turning radius. You need a 40 acre field to turn it. As far as the trucks themselves went, I drove a '01 with a Series 60/9spd and avg'd 6.3 mpg, and the second was a '03 w/Cummins N14 celect+/10 spd and it got 7.3 mpg and pulled a whole lot harder than the Detroit did.

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I am driving one ( a 2006) now as a "loaner" until my 06 379 gets here...... I can't stand it!!! my previous truck was a 379 and I think my pete rode better bobtail than this XL does loaded. That may sound sound like an exageration but that's the way it feels to me. I Can't stand the dashboard setup. I haven't measured but I don't think the turning radius is any smaller than a 379 with the same wheel base. (the coronados do turn on a dime though). The passenger side mirror placement is a joke cause the deal that separates the wing window from the larger window is right in line with your line of site to the mirror and cuts the viewing space almost in half. They aren't bad looking on the outside but other than the big sleeper I don't like the interior at all. Oh and most come with a Detroit, I run flatbed and I'll pay a little more in fuel for something that will pull load like a Cummins or Cat. If I were choosing between a n XL or a Coronado I would take the Coronado. If you get an XL UPGRADE THE SEATS !!
When I got out of my '03 Classic, I picked up a '04 379 (non-exhd) and it was better all areas except for 2. The Classic blew it out of the water in the room & storage department, and the fuel mileage sucked (I only avg'd 5.4 mpg w/475 Cat/10spd). It rode smoother, turned tighter, etc.,etc. Other than those 2 issues, the 379 was a far better truck.
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I seen Ice Road Truckers and I seen Freight Shakers Petes K.Ws Autocars but nothing else.
Then you didnt watch all the shows. There was a kid on there, I dont remember his name, but he started for a guy that had a brand new Volvo and had an accident with it on his first load.
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CaptJack, his name is TJ Tilcox. The Volvo VN670 was loaned to him by Al Donovan. TJ took his spot and due to a faulty trailer brake, he hit a Chevy 1500. Trinity Transport sends them up there all the time. Rick Yemm hitched a ride in a VN780.
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