are Fitzgerald glider ELD EXEMPT ?

What is the model year on the engine? If 1999 or older it's exempt. If newer it's not.

 

We have trucks in our little fleet that are exempt, but they all have ELDs in them, and they work. So, I would not base my purchase decision upon an ELD. I would be looking for reliability and fuel mileage. And if considering a Fitzgerald truck, make sure it has the Detroit Factory Remanufactured motor under the hood. You do not want the Fitzgerald in house reman, as they use inferior Chinese parts vs the Detroit OEM parts found in the Detroit factory reman motor.

 

I was looking to get a Fitzgerald Glider with Detroit motor and I don't believe you can get a Factory Reman engine. You can however request they use OEM parts

 

I've contacted Detroit service and they cannot tell what model year the original engine was. They only tell you the year engine was rebuilt.

 

Fitzgerald as of a few months ago used an OEM Detroit reman, where it it is sourced, I do not know, but it carries a Detroit factory warranty with straight from Detroit factory tuning on the ECM if I heard correctly.

The Fitzgerald reman is made in house and warrantied through Fitzgerald. The Detroit OEM motor is a $5000+ up charge.

The Fitzgerald motors were failing at 200,000 miles, Chinese parts and a really bad in house tuner. I learned this when down in Atlanta in framing my truck. I visited a shop that had over 200 of these Fitzgerald rigs, they had a few Detroit motors on the shop floor, it was an interesting conversation.

 

Im at 125 with my fitz built 60 series.. it uses about 3 gallons every 7k miles. And puffs white smoke like crazy after idling for a while. Oil pressure isnt to low right around 50 ish when cruising down the highway

 

**125k miles

 

They can to, they just like to not say.

 

This engine is getting tired. Take it back to be fixed right. Tell them to have Steve from Sparta, the contract guy to look at it.
Your oil should be at 70psi on a healthy 12.7. 50psi is an old engine pressure. Your mains are getting wore out.