cat 13 engine with 410 horsepower

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  1. sunny84

    sunny84 Bobtail Member

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    hi guys this is my first truck i am going to buy.it is 2004 freightliner columbia with cat13 410 horsepower and its a daycab.i am going to put it in city for p&d work.we mostly haul reefers with tri axle trailers.sometimes we have full load like one or two loads a day and rest we have like ltl loads so please advise that is it a good truck to have in city work.does it has a enough power?
     
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  3. MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

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    Plenty of power.
     
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  4. sunny84

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    thnx a lot.it means it won't be a bad deal?
     
  5. MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

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    I don't know if its a good deal or not but it will have enough power to handle the job.
     
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  6. sunny84

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    yeah thats what i wanted to know.thnx
     
  7. 1johnb

    1johnb Medium Load Member

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    How many miles. I am not a c13 fan. C12 were much better imho.
     
  8. sunny84

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    its 780k kms on it and its a 10 speed transmission.the guy who owns this truck hauling flatbed.he said that he never had a power issue with this truck.
     
  9. RustyBolt

    RustyBolt Road Train Member

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    Everything I've ever owned was the best you could find when I was trying to sell it.

    780k on it? When was it rebuilt? The c13 is no million mile motor. Especially in a day cab. I know you're using metric. But still.
     
  10. roadranger550

    roadranger550 Light Load Member

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    410 HP for a city P&D rig? You will have lots of power!
     
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  11. sunny84

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    actually i took that truck to mechanic and he said that it has an original motor.
     
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