New Guy Here

Hey everyone new guy here with a few questions. Since i'm based out of Long Island and it is notorious for not having any good used trucks ever, i'm going out of state. The main questions is, should i buy an older truck with some decent miles, say around 550-600K on it for a good price and dump 20-25 into it on some serious rebuilding, or should i really bite the bullet and dump my life and soul into a new truck on a gamble that if it doesn't work at least i can sell it back for a 30% loss. I still have my day job (family construction co), this is a second company i'm looking to start with the wife. Day cab, mostly local runs hauling some equipment with a lowboy out of PA and northeast.
We currently have an international 5900I with a tuned up 475 cummins and an 18speed for the family business. Motor seems strong no issues with 330K on the clock. I appreciate all the hekp.

 

I have enough set aside for this business to get roughly a new truck and 55 ton lowboy. So if i can dump 1/3 of that into the truck i'll have plenty for reserves and a just in case fund. To start it will be a day cab and mostly local stuff with maybe a few southern runs to move equipment. It is personally my first truck yes. Yeah i did some searching i was just seeing if anyone had real world experience doing a complete overhaul of a truck. Dumping 20-25 grand into a truck should do a real nice rebuild on most of the major components. Plus all this emissions crap irritates me so it would definitely be pre-emissions. Just putting it out there. Thanks for the responses

 

I saw that and it is definitley nice i've considered it but i dont need the sleeper and with the crappy tight new york roads i need all the inches i can squeeze.

 

Hmm i never thought of it that way i wasn't planning on running south for a while i have an account lined up locally hauling some equipment so i didn't even think about getting a sleeper at all. The trailer isn't an issue i have a great trailer lined up. I wasnt starting with a lowboy it was a 40 ton double drop with a fantastic 18" deck height and 29' well. I have a lowboy at the family business i can steal if i have to. I was just stating what i had to put aside, which wasn't 225 haha.

Edit-I also don't like buying equipment from someone who comes on a forum, lists his first post as a sale and disappears. Just a personal preference.

 

Good call, thats exactly what i was looking for a clean truck that needs a rebuild.