GREAT HORNY TOADS! I DID IT!!

Mine!


Well.....mine and the bank's. For now.

 

Thank you!

She's gonna look great pulling a conestoga or a side kit wagon.

 

Yep!

2013, running a Cummins ISX 485/1650 with a 13 speed and 3.55 rears. Sitting on 24.5s. Pulls like a bull, runs like greased lightening.

 

Been dragging tankers across MI for the last six years, and is meticulously maintained.

I know the CM2250 engine can be problematic, but it appears (after almost ENDLESS research) that most of the issues come from either failure to maintain the DPF/SCR system, or failure to properly pre-trip/inspect the engine on a regular basis (along with, of course, proper regular maintenance)

I didn't dyno the truck due to not being able to find a decent, trustworthy dyno shop anywhere close. And no one yet has been able to see evidence of excessive blow by (heck, I haven't evidence of ANY blowby!)

The truck has been checked over by three mechanics thus far, with another full mechanical inspection coming on Monday with my local (VERY trusted) shop of mad mechanical geniuses.

I drove it bobtail from Toledo, OH to Meadville, PA. Solid mix of local streets and surface highway (US 20) and interstate (I-480, I-90, I-79) with zero issues.

This truck feels solid and reliable. It idles steady, and accelerates nice and smooth with no hitches or hiccups. The engine sounds great throughout the entire RPM range, and none of the gauges are moving out of normal operating range. Oil pressure and temperature, ammeter, transmission temp, water temp, and axle temps are all solid.

Any used truck is a gamble, this is a fact. And there is no "diamond in the rough" in used trucks. But short of the dyno, I've done every bit of inspecting, checking, rechecking, and praying one man can do.

The only test I didn't perform was an oil sample. Because the dealer went ahead and changed the oil before I even saw the truck. So that will be done after 3,000 miles (or a week to a week and a half of my normal running). And then every 15,000 to 20,000 miles after that.

My current oil change interval target is 18,500 miles. Dependent, of course, on what the oil samples say about the motor internals. I'd rather spend my money on a solid maintenance program than on buying another truck every three to five years.