Purchase advice needed ford LTL9000

can't you get a mechanic there and check them out???

being parked 3 or 4 years, he most likely forgot anything they actually do need.'

 

well that's the idea, you pay him..would you rather just take the word of the seller..??

anything worth buying is worth paying someone to check it out, do you work for free....????

 

expect to at least put 10 grand into it to get them roadworthy

 

Cool, the LTL 9000 were great trucks, but need more info. 1st, 3 or 4 years could really mean 10, and what kind of Detroit. If it's a 2 stroke, sitting is never good. I've never seen older trucks with disc front brakes, most had none at all. If he's asking that for both, and I needed a couple yard horses, I'd go for it. LTL's are really just Louisvilles with bigger hoods, and not the best heavy duty truck, great road truck, off road, a bit light. Macks are always the best for that, but cost more. The LTL was a good truck. Not long ago, a guy from Col. Springs stopped at our local cafe with a LTL sleeper rig. It looked a bit tired( so would you running them mountains all your life) but one could see, it was still a pretty sharp truck.

 

Find your self a sterling Dump truck over the ford.

 

IDK, I drove a brand new Sterling, and that was the biggest POS. Loaded, broke the engine mount letting the clutch out once. Rode awful, shook, really. I hated that truck. Disgrace to Ford trucks, although, it had pretty big shoes to fill, replacing the Louisville.

 

I guess that's just like any model B Ford Chevy Dodge Exedra exedra I had really good luck with my Sterling and I did have the Ford lt9000 and I hated it

 

Sterlings are just rebadged Aeromax aren't they? Either way they are a throwaway truck IMO. Even the heavy spec ones are cheaply built from what I've seen.