Purchasing a 2000 W900

We had one truck about that year that an aircraft carrier had a tighter turning radius. You would also swear the fan clutch was coming apart when it kicked in.

 

I doubt the 356k on an almost 17 year old truck is original, more like 1.3+ million miles.

I would ask for Service Records and do a www.rigdig.com report.

 

Any news?

 

I've got a '99 W9 (mine has a Cummins). Shows 3xx,xxx but I know it's 1.3 million. Like was mentioned, it turns like a battleship, and I haul frac sand with it. Have to back into some VERY tight quarters sometimes. I've learned to get it done, but the fleet of Volvos I run with can get it done a lot quicker. Other than that, it's a great truck.

 

I replaced my Clutch on a 13 Speed at 400k miles back in 2005, (not because the Clutch was bad), but my Transmission Mounts were worn out and replaced, and the Transmission had to be pulled out, so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and replace the Clutch anyways.

I now I have 925k on the same Clutch.

I replaced the Clutch Brake about 100k miles ago, but same Clutch.

Clutches can last a long time, not indefinitely, but I float gears, don't ride the Clutch and keep the Clutch Brake adjusted.

In your situation, without knowing the history of the Transmission, I would keep the Clutch adjusted, fittings greased and put money aside for a eventual Clutch Job in the future.

 

Quicker but not cooler. Just saying

 

Sometimes you can come across a truck with those miles.
Last year i found a 2000 KW W900L with just over 400K miles, original owner, had all his documentation showing his jobs with miles, original ECM that also documented the mileage, i didn't buy it because it had a sleeper.
This fall i purchased a 1999 T800B which had the original build sheet that has 54K original miles, i was skeptical of the mileage and had 2 different mechanics check the truck before i purchased it.