Should I buy This truck?

I agree stay away from the EGR motor.

 

As much as I want to keep this one for myself, I am not in a position right now to buy it so I will share my find with you......

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3275612&

Super clean looking, low miles and it has the bigger C15

 

It's always sad to see a truck dealer remove the inside aluminum wheels on the drives and replace them with steel wheels.

 

What??? They come that way from the factory. Dealers do not change the wheels. Trucks come with either all steel, aluminum outsides, or all aluminum.

 

You can find 2005 ex-Roehl Farmall's with ISX/10 speeds for under $25K... the guy I'm leased to just bought one and another farmer I know also bought several.

Regarding fuel mileage my 379/3406E/15 speed got 6 plus when I pulled a flatbed for Mercer. The lifetime MPG was 6.32 until recently.

 

it means that it doesnt have all the new emission crap in it such as exhaust gas regeneration and dpf.

 

That is a shame about them not taking care of their trucks. I have found that with other fleets. I would prefer to find a truck that was purchased new by an owner operator. I know a major fleet that only changes oil at 40-50.000 miles. They add oil and change filters, but keep the intervals really stretched out. The fleets have their warranty to fall back on if something goes wrong. An owner operator needs to keep his truck up since it is his primary means of making a living. I find that most owner operators also take more pride in their equipment.

 

Yeah it looks like they actual go through the mechanical side of there trucks. That is one thing I like.