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Just my observation (35 years worth)

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by mtoo, Oct 29, 2014.

  1. Oct 29, 2014 #1
    mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

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    I have always had Paccar equipment, for the last 26 years, Peterbilt. What have I have learned from buying the same brand over and over again? I know where most everything on a Pete is. From low air, oil senders, fuses, air relay valves, how the electrical is run, how the air is plumbed. I know the good about the
    brand and the bad, such as what causes water leaks in the cab.

    No mater what brand you own (if you are happy with it) when you upgrade with the same brand. What you have learned from the old truck carries over to the new one. That makes for a shorter learning curve, saving you time and money.
     
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  3. Oct 29, 2014 #2
    Scrapper

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    We run Kenworth...and a couple of Western Stars. It is SOO much easier when one of the Kenworths come in. You just know them...you are comfortable with them. I hate it when the goofy WS's come in. You have to change your whole mindset. lol. Although we do have all CAT engines...this really helps also.

    Good thoughts!
     
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  4. Oct 29, 2014 #3
    JohnP3

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    I worked for 20 years at Freightliner, I have worked on them all, To work on a Cat in a freightliner is a lot easer, than in a Pete or a KW. To pull a transmission it is easier in a Freightliner, the wiring in a Freightliner is much easier to work on. A Freightliner is easier to drive no need to open the drivers door to back up in most tighter situations. I have driven most every truck available, The best truck is the one that makes you money, Freightliner has the S60, easy to work on and a lot more fuel efficient, That makes you money. Some people drive to look good and put on hundreds of lights, have big air filters hanging outside the hood which is more restrictive than the under hood design, it uses cold box tecnoligy, just like Nascar does. I made a lot of money fixing Cats, maybe a hundred Cams in the "E"'s on up, pulling heads for oil leaks after waisting time glueing them. front covers, and front separator plates.
    Mind the rant but driving yellow is a loosing proposition.
     
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  5. Oct 29, 2014 #4
    mtoo

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    "Mind the rant but driving yellow is a loosing proposition."

    I don't think having a hood and a yellow motor has been a loosing proposition for me. I've had yellow exclusively since 1988. One truck O'O.
    House paid for, F250 super duty, paid for, wife's car paid for, Truck paid for, trailer paid for, and a good bit of money in the bank.

    It's not so much what you drive, it's how you take care of it and how you manage your money over the years. Perhaps I would have a little more money if I would have always had a shaker and S60. But I like the looks of a hood and I like the old iron yellow.

    That combination has served me well over the years, I'm sure there are many more on this board can say the same thing.
     
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  7. Oct 29, 2014 #5
    Ezrider_48501

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    i do agree with the point of find something you like and stick with it. iv been running a freightliner and had it pretty well figured out. now i bought a mack and learning all the little quirks all over again. also staying with the same make/model of truck your going to have less duplicate spare parts ect.
     
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