New to me Pinnacle

Would you have any examples of something that would be a good fit? I've literally spent 10 weeks researching online and have put threads on a half dozen different forums. I didn't get any participation until now... I like the Mack Granites which have a 20k front end on a lot of them but turn radius is quite large and a comparable Granite is 20-30k more. I guess I just wasn't able to find much with an automatic tranny that doesn't have a million miles on them. I should also mention, that I don't really want to spend the entire winter flying around the country to look at trucks in other states.... idk this is my first time, maybe it would be worth it? But airplane tickets can add up fast if your only booking a day in advance, and I don't have 6 months or a year to find a truck.

As I mentioned, I've been working on this daily for a couple months now. Just on face value, the truck I think is a decent deal for the vintage and miles on it. Also being a local truck, sold new at this shop and maintained here its whole life.

The only kink in the whole project is that I just got news yesterday that all of the equipment going in the box is typically more than the 34k we're allowed in MN on the rear. None of the other guys are running double frame. I know of a ton of other trucks doing this exact type of work but they're all in states that allow 44k-50k on the rear tandems.

 

It is. But I don't have 120k to spend on a new Granite....

$42,000 CXU613
$5500 day cab it with paint
$7500 stretch frame from 221 WB to 260-270

Adds up to $53,000 which I think is a decent amount less than a comparable Granite? Which I don't think I really need the 20K front axle anyway.... All of the other guys doing this work have 10k and 12k front axles, they just are allowed more on the rear in the states that they work.

 

Here is what looks to be a comparable tractor with similar miles etc. It has the 14,600 front axle, but they're asking $14,000 more than the truck I'm dealing on.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/...Tandem&Transmission=M+Drive&PF=30000&PT=60000

As a side note, that is the only one that comes up (North America) when you plug in these options I did on truckpaper.com:

2012 or newer
Mack
rear tandems
M-Drive
14,600 front axle
minimum 200 wheelbase
$30,000-$60,000 price range

 

We did pull Oil sample and service records looked very realistic. Was the only dealership that happily produced them upon request. I left 6+ other dealers when they started giving me the run around on service records.

 

We really want an automatic because our employees (myself included) are more Industrial Painters than truckers. A manual trans would really slow down business growth and our ability to move people up in the company.

 

I am open somewhat... gave Mack the most consideration because they have the closest (factory) dealership and the nicest sales staff. All the other flavors are further away and I got less than par service (sales dept). That and, the other guys that do this work (know personally) have been happy with their Macks. And I'm 6'7" tall so the cab is pretty roomy.