Against all odds!

Keep 10k in a untouched account and only use for truck repairs and then put the money back and you will be fine! Good luck.

 

Lol geta farm tag. Unless u Pulling a reefer

 

If your want to avoid egr you gotta go a bit older. 03 and newer engines from cummins and detroit had egrs. Some guys have good luck with the cats and some don't. Me personally, I've had amazingly good reliability from detroits so that's all i would buy.

If i was in your shoes, id look long and hard for an 02 or older 60 series. There are plenty of centuries and columbia out there that can be had for 10 to 15k cash. Just do a really thorough inspection, cause obviously there is no warranty on a truck that old. I would also get in the mindframe that every truck will break and the only one that cares enough to fix it right the first time is you. Stock that tool box and be ready and willing to turn the wrenches when its needed.

 

This is correct. If you are self employed you pay quarterly estimates or face fines every year. Now if you only make 10 grand doing lawn care part time the fibres don't add up to enough to worry about. But for those that actually make any money worth talking about it is a pretty stiff fine.