Hi, I'm JJ from newark NJ. I'm been a company driver for almost 5 years and now I'm planning to be my own boss. I have been searching for a truck for a couple weeks, that's something stressful for someone that want to start with the right foot . I found a kenworth T700 2013 with a paccar engine with 24000 hours and 1,034,000 miles on it for 28k, the truck and the engine are in good condition. How many miles can I put in before go to the shop so I can make some money before do overhaul on it. Thanks
Kenworth with 1,034,000 miles
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Josejro, Nov 29, 2022.
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Roll the dice. How do you determine the truck and engine are in good condition. You need to do some more extensive diagnostics to make those determination. If a overhaul hasn't been it should be.
That phrase "if ain't broke don't fix it". That is not maintenance on machinery. Do you have maintenance records for the truck?Dino soar, ducnut and Another Canadian driver Thank this. -
28k for that is way to much. That’s a 10k truck at best.
engine and tranny is the least of your worries. Think about the after treatment system as well, that alone coasts as much as an engine overhaul to fix sometimes if it has one. If not then was it done properly? -
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Please for the love of God tell me you're not gonna pull containers with it. Run don't walk away
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Yes, these tests cost some $$$but when done I pretty sure you will decide to run from this truck.OLDSKOOLERnWV, JoeyJunk and blairandgretchen Thank this. -
T700s are known for cab structure problems in the floor and paccar engines of that Era arnt known for uptime .
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