Pre EGR overrated ?

Plenty of good companies will take a older truck.

 

There not overrated once you start dealing with all of the emissions equipment failing here and there.

 

Was in the shop for 36 hours a few weeks ago to a non related issue, 12 bays were full. The truck I was driving was non egr, all the others had some related egr problem.

 

Correction - companies with age limits are over-rated.

 

Then, there is the way I went.... 2013 Columbia glider with a pre-egr series 60 in it. That would negate the age thing at some of those companies, and avoid the emissions junk. Seems weird some carriers will do the age thing. If a person has a truck for a long time, usually they are taking care of it. And a shop inspection at the carrier would verify that. The age limit requirement just is a ruse. And a person could still run the other 47 contiguous states if California was an issue. If the truck looks good, and will pass the most rigid DOT inspection, who cares how old it is.

As far as reliability. The way I went says it all. I had a 2006 with an ISX, and I don't regret getting rid of it. I put on a high quality Borg Warner 171702 turbo on this new ride... cost $695 to the front door. The ISX turbo, still on the parts counter, costs over $3600. That should tell you about pre-egr vs emissions engines. The cost to maintain and run a pre-emission engine is far lower than the emission stuff. And when you add to it that I don't have a urine tank and a pipe burning furnace under my truck like the new emissions engines, cost to operate a pre-egr unit looks better all the time.

 

Great lookin truck by the way Cowpie.

Whenever i take my truck for a pm i always ask the shop guys what are all these brand new lookin trucks doing here. Im always met with 3 letters. Egr/dpf/scr.

 

Lol. A urine tank.

 

I had a 2OOO freightliner with a detroit 5OO in it up until 2years ago.

Ive spent more on this volvo the past 2years than i ever did on my freightliner...honestly and not daydreaming!!!

4egrs/egr heat shields/air shields/blah blah blah....