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Pete vs freightliner vs KW
Discussion in 'Mercer' started by Wespipes, Aug 31, 2019.
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I realize this is a somewhat old thread but I'll throw my .02 in it for the next guy. I have owned mostly Pete's and KW's in my 36 years as an O/O and recently, I bought a 2020 Western Star 4900 EX flat top. It has a Cummins X15. I am mechanically inclined and know a few things about spec'ing trucks. The reason I went with Western Star is because my last 2 Pete 389's had more issues than I care to discuss. The 2019 W900 has too low miles to make a comment yet. But let me tell you about the new PACCAR way. If you have an issue with say a carrier bearing, air bag, or anything that isn't made by PACCAR and you go into a shop for a repair, you may be there awhile. You see, if it is a vendor made part, they need authorization from that vendor to fix it. I am talking about a 5 month old 175k truck!. So, I went down the road to Western Star and bought a new 2020. So far, I can tell you this. If rides as good as my stretched out Pete, turns as good if not better, but the biggest thing for me is the room. Now I'm 6'2" at 250 lbs, and I do miss throwing my arm over the passenger side armrest in my Pete but it sucked changing the oil and greasing her. On this Star, I can literally sit on the creeper and work under her. Way mire room if you maintain your own truck. I will always be a "Pete" guy I believe but they have really gone down hill lately. I like KW's quality but never like the dah over a Pete. As far as this Star is concerned which is my second, the other being 15 years ago, I am impressed. It's built like a brick ####house and so far, I wouldn't hesitate to get another.
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If you are off the US Interstate system and are faced with say a 24% bringing furnature out of Ethan Allen in Vermont for three miles, that extra horse will come in very handy. It becomes a fuel burn per hour problem (Generally 30 or so gallons over 3 miles that you will run that one in one hour uphill)
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If someone gave me a say 1974 Freightliner long nose with the steel body, diamond cut interior and a snorting big kitty (Say 425 or so) I would love them so very much.
If someone gave me a mint 2019 freightliner out of plastic and fiberglass with a emissions choked engine that cannot get past DEF filling stations then I would be thinking how do I sell this pig off and sink the money into something better? Its only going to be good for a few hundred thousand miles at best before being thrown away.
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