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1CA · Jan 3, 2017

Terry270 said: ↑

There's nothing wrong with buying an older 10 car rig but it takes some serious searching. I wanted a pre egr Detroit or CAT engine truck so when I set out to find one my priorities went like this:
Truck and headrack needed to be super clean no exceptions, you can buy a new trailer to put behind it just as long as the truck is solid. On the trailer, if you're scared of checking it out really good and replacing a few sketchy looking lines or cylinder seals then you just need to buy new because that's how owning an older trailer is going to go. Also if has rust, go ahead and factor in a new trailer into your price because it's not worth running.

I'd stay away from anything 05 unless it's a Pete with a C15. Just my .02
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Roger, I don't mind doing some maintenance. Good point about the truck and headrack being clean and replacing trailer if needed. Where did you end up finding one?

1CA · Jan 3, 2017

mnmover said: ↑

Car haulers rust from the inside out. What looks good may not be. Hit the tubes with a hammer to see if they are solid. Older cotrell units have the hydraulic lines inside the bottom rails.
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Make sense, thank you.

1CA · Jan 3, 2017

joeyg999 said: ↑

Pm me I have a truck I might part with.
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Thanks, I'm new, so not letting me reply, I'll get some posts in and see if it will let me.

I'm at onecommunityauto@gmail.com

Terry270 · Jan 3, 2017

1CA said: ↑

Roger, I don't mind doing some maintenance. Good point about the truck and headrack being clean and replacing trailer if needed. Where did you end up finding one?
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Facebook group car hauler buy/sell/trade or something like that. Also looked at a few from Truckpaper.com

tech10171968 · Jan 3, 2017

Ziggy319 said: ↑

Just my opinion. You are going to save so much money buying a truck that old with that many miles you are going to go broke. On maintenance and repairs.
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TRUTH.

One thing I've learned in this business is that you never cheap out on the equipment. The initial cost might be to your liking, but older rigs tend to generate enough maintenance and repair-related overhead to completely wipe out those savings. The decision almost always comes back to bite you hard.

joeyg999 · Jan 5, 2017

Joe@sandstowservice.com

Mash · Jan 9, 2017

I know at least a couple of trucks being dumped for repo because of mechanical issues that cost too much to keep it.

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