Dave,the point off going to a 13L is to have less emission issues.
With EGR and DPF you need heat is the exhaust.
The argument is that a lesser displacement engine will work more to full capacity thus keeping more heat in the system.
I run a MX11 @96000 lbs gross when loaded (locally) .
A little over 5000 hours over the 3Y's i have owned it.
So a lot off idle time and blowertime.
My DPF filter is still at 0%.
Never been cleaned.
Talked to my dealer about that 0% level and he says the gauge will be correct.
He expects i will easely go past 5Y without cleaning or replacing the DPF.
Time will tell ................remind me in 2 y to tell you how my DPF is doing.![]()
Should I buy a new Kenworth???
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Dave My opinion from afar is you still got a couple of good years with Casper.
Where are your thoughts on buying a trailer?
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@Dave_in_AZ you can't handle a KW.
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Wonder what they'd say if you ask for a Great Dane Everest with a TK lol.
They will get you any dry van. ANY. So I don't see the difference for another $20K and not getting a new reefer. -
The Trucking Exec on YouTube. He says the difference in cost over five years on Freightliner versus Volvo, he estimates to be in the $50K range.
If he were an O/O. He’d run Freightliner. He provides Volvo’s to attract drivers.
I love my new Volvo. My switching terminals. I’m gonna lose it. Get a Freightliner. That terminal doesn’t have a Volvo dealer within 200 miles. I’ll be very happy with a dependable Freightliner. Also with ease of service when needed anywhere.
I could ask for a Kenworth 680 he has. Not going to.
I can understand you wanting extra nice. I’d look at those Volvo’s with larger cabs you mentioned. Would be nice.
Edit: What the heck... You only live once.Last edited: Jun 17, 2018
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3:21 gear ratio? I would have to pass on that.
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SWIFT & WERENER have 2018 Freightliners with a life span of 5 or 6 days. Some are 5 or 6 hours.
Most newbs don't drive the more expensive trucks, and how it's driven and maintained are huge factors.
I could take the best truck there is, drive it only in Ohio & Indiana, where there is not even a hill let alone a mountain, and in 5 years you'd go WTF did you do to this truck??? Just because the highways are that awful.
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