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Freightliner DD13

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Miker07, Jan 25, 2017.

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  1. Jan 25, 2017 #1
    Miker07

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    Hi guys,

    I'm about to buy a truck as an OO, and and looking at a Casacadia 126 with a dd13.
    I going to do long haul, from the mid-west to east coast and probably out to west coast too.
    Is this engine too small for that or is it fine, just hype?
     
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  3. Jan 25, 2017 #2
    daf105paccar

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    New or used?
     
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  4. Jan 25, 2017 #3
    uncleal13

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    Everyone pulling 80,000 or less always used a 12.7 Detroit and thought that was fine. The DD13 is a 12.8, so you should be good to go.
    This week Volvo axed the D16, all they have now are 11 or 13 litres other than the ISX if you need more.
    I pulled 140,000 lbs for two years with a Mercedes MBE4000, a 12.8 litre engine. It worked fine as long as you weren't behind me on a long grade.
     
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  5. Jan 25, 2017 #4
    Miker07

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    Used with about 500.000 miles, they say it has 450 horsepower, which I see is the max for this engine.
     
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  7. Jan 25, 2017 #5
    daf105paccar

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    Before you buy it ,ask a readout of ECM.
    You need to know how many hours on that engine.
     
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  8. Jan 25, 2017 #6
    Miker07

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    Thank you, i will, the good thing that it has an apu.
     
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  9. Jan 25, 2017 #7
    daf105paccar

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    Lets us know when you know more. ;)
     
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  10. Jan 25, 2017 #8
    Miker07

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    Well Im going to check it out tomorrow, they have some low milege cummins prostars, but i would like to stay away from those.
    I hoped some more people would chime in, I crawled a lot of hills with my 2005 volvo, would not like to repeat that.
     
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  11. Jan 25, 2017 #9
    DUNE-T

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    That thing just now starting to break up. Better have 20k or more saved up
     
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  12. Jan 25, 2017 #10
    Brandt

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    Check the life design of the DD13 vs DD15. I believe the DD15 is designed to go 1.2 million miles or what they say B50. 50% of the engines should go 1.2 million miles. The DD13 has B50 for 1 million

    I read Paccar MX has B10 rating 90% of their engines should read 1 million miles
     
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