Oil analysis - hopefully they haven’t changed the oil.
ECM dump - post results on here, idle time/regen info is important, along with all faults and high temps etc.
DYNO. Absolutely dyno it.
With that level of savings, I’d hate to see you make anything other than a good decision for your business.
Edit - get a Rigdig report - $45 will show you all title and registration info AND scalehouse inspections, will give you an idea of how well it was maintained.
Advice for first truck
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For ISX and emissions info I’d go to Rawze.com.
removing the emissions is never done properly. Usually ends up in a mess, mostly because of poor programming. Learning to maintain the ISX properly and doing as much as possible by yourself is important. The right info is out there, it’s all in that website above actually....stuckinthemud and stillwurkin Thank this. -
I wish you the best of luck. I recently bought my first emissions truck with 350,000 miles. It’s a Cascadia with a DD13. So far I totally love it. Hasn’t given me a single problem.
I like the pre emission thing, but im only 30 and finally decided that emissions is the new norm, can hardly find work for an old truck, and if im gonna keep doing it I got to change with the times. So far haven’t regretted my decision.stillwurkin Thanks this. -
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I'm not set on that truck, it was just the first used one I found in my price range locally. I'll definitely have all of the checks done that were mentioned. I've got a couple of leads on some pre-emission trucks up north that I'm going to look into. If I was going over the road or staying in the oil fields where I've been for the last 8 years I would probably just be going with new. Containers just don't pay as well so I'm much more hesitant to spend a ton of money. But I do like what was said earlier, that the initial cost of the truck rarely has a huge impact on the business down the road. I'll keep that in mind. I appreciate the input from everyone, I'll keep this thread going as things move along.
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Maybe look for freightliner a little cheaper on parts for maintenance also the Detroit's are not bad engines. As far as delete as long as your state doesnt really pay attention to it your all good in the clear i know i would. If your willing to spend 30k on a truck though why not look for a older model 2000-2007 with a rebuilt/overhaul with a 12.7 or 14L detroit or cummins isx even a c12 or c15 non acert cat? Walmart containers are not heavy thats why i mentioned c12. Stay away from c13... and yes maxxforce are not so good they are good but I wouldn’t recommend at all. Honestly if you want a cheap reliable truck cheap on parts for everything i would go 2000-2007 freightliner with a Detroit
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