VOLVO FOR HAULING FRAC SAND?

You’re talking about taking something specd to do a beautiful job of hauling on freeways. And you want to go dirt womping with it.
You want a different Volvo.

 

Company I’m leased to runs a fleet of Volvos. We haul frac sand. If it’s spec’d right it’ll do fine. Yes, the plastic parts fall off after a time, but they can either be fixed or discarded. You won’t need them.

The good thing about a Volvo for this job is the turning radius. We have to squeeze into some really tight spots and they do well at that.

You can get them with lockers and everything else you’ll need. Throw a PTO and blower on there and go to town.

 

I drove this one for a while before I bought my W9. It got the job done just fine.

 

What do you mean? He is still ####tin green, a lease purchase would ve great for him. He already knows everything but the specs he needs. They taught him at orientation.

 

Coeur D Alene is a beautiful place.
My grandparents lived near Lewiston I’m from Nampa. Nothing quite like Idahome someday it will be home again

 

Mine, rusty wheels have been replaced.

 

That's what you have to do, remove the plastic covering the tanks and and under the steps. That's useless weight that will get destroyed quickly off road.

 

Yep, the only thing that’s hit sand now is that hose reel on the trailer but it just plows it. It hasn’t broke yet and if it does I carry back up I can just dump out the rear instead of the side.

 

Drove multiple trucks in the bakken my short time there. Mostly Pete’s and KW. Couple Western Stars. Have a friend there that hauls water with 2 Volvo’s and a w900. I’ve seen a handful pulling sandboxes on their chassis. Didn’t see too many pulling pneumatics. Me personally, if I was gonna buy a truck for the oilfield, at least the bakken, I would buy from there for there ya know? Kinda like I wouldn’t buy a truck in south Mississippi and take it to Alaska.

 

No, no plastic trucks in the oil field, unless you are running pavement and never seeing dirt or off road. You want a high frame, like a Pete/KW with tall tires. Or an old Western Star that you can walk under. A high bumper with good solid tow points too. Also, lockers on at least one rear axle, better on both depending on where the truck is being used. A non EGR/DPF truck is preferable. NO SCR. We ran a few of those EPA trucks in ND and Montana, they were always broke down, SCR would freeze in the winters. Out of five EPA trucks, only one would run at any given time. These were Freightliners with the Detroits. Junk. I drove a 97 FLD up there, Series 60, 15 Spd, lockers and Michelins. Never had to chain up, and only one breakdown in two years, pinion seal in the rear end failed, fixed that day and back to work.

Find a real truck, with an old Series 60 and go make some money.

And I am saying old Series 60 because parts are plentiful and cheap if you ever need to do engine work, it will not bankrupt you. And, those motors are proven, rock solid. GTO BABY! Gas Tires and Oil. Like it used to be out here.