Light, well built truck to haul locally?

X1 we are probably getting pretty far away from OldeSkool’s original question, but you are probably one of the few on here who can figure out why my username is what it is. Hint: my dad bought it used, it had a 180 Cummins in it, and it was his first diesel truck. Before that he had R190 gas burners.

 

Alternators have come a long way. No need to carry an extra anymore. I would, except warranty will be gone before it’s used. I’ve purchased 3 in 11 yrs. The second one had brushes and failed quickly. Freightliner swapped it for a much more expensive brushless. Used to be an annual thing. My starters a different story. Original 19 yrs old. Been put through abuse getting hot jump starting and starting in gear when clutc went out.Tempted to replace with new lightweight Delco, but maybe I should stick with what I know works.I can’t believe it’s lasted so long.

 

Stay with a 13L engine if your going to be anal about tare weight.

 

East Texas Motor Freight ?

 

I went through a 42MT starter a year from 2012 when I bought my truck till 2015 when I put in the new lightweight high torque Delco, ain’t had a lick of trouble from it.

 

378/379 Pete is hard to beat for light tare weight.

 

What is the rate on those models with a 13 speed? Cats are the heaviest correct.what size bunk also

 

You gotta compare apples to apples on bunk, wheel base, same riffs etc.

My 379exhd 3406, 402 eaton diffs on low air leaf, 272 wheel base, 2 150 gallon tanks, 63 inch stand up bunk, 10 aluminum wheels with 11R 24.5 tires. 2 extra step boxes between the tanks and drives. Tools from 1/4 drive to 3/4. All my stuff full of fuel I hit the scale at 19800.

 

Yep. You gotta be an old timer to remember them.

 

I would highly recommend to stick to a light truck, especially in your case. I don’t haul heavy loads all the time, but I hate being close to 80k. I am consistently attempting all I can to reduce the weight of my whole equipment. I hate dealing with overweight issues, and not being able to fuel fully. It’s a waste of time, and ultimately money. I am at the point where I have actually removed the passenger seat (about 50-75 pounds). Who knows what I will be removing next. Every few months I remove as many unnecessary things from my truck for weight reduction purposes.

Freightliners may be more cheaply made, but they are also cheaper. Today most trucks are built with weight reduction in mind, so we should start seeing more and more trucks with plastic. On another note, some truck parts are maintenance items such as the door not closing tightly, or shaking due to lose bolts from truck constant vibration, etc. This is normal for all trucks.

You may also want to consider aluminum alloy to save some 300 pounds on 6 wheels.

 

Nope not an old timer but do like history and have seen some of their trailers sitting around.