Converted e450 for hotshotting?

That's par for the course when you have a good strong engine that never breaks down. There's people that can build you a transmission to handle almost any amount of power you put into it. It's easier to beef up a transmission than to fix a design flaw like 10 head bolts divided by 4 cylinders.

 

I have 7.3 , the transmission went out at 362,000. I was on the road and had it rebuilt at a father and son shop. Total cost $2800 I now have 718,000 miles on the truck.

 

Agree 100%. They are out there. I have seen some that have less miles on them than when I started running mine as a hotshot. Knowing what I know now, Would I start with a used truck. YES, reason being the failure for hotshot is higher than the used truck IMHO. Now if you have some way of obtaining freight other than relying on the load board. Now if you were leased with a company that has their own freight and uses the load board to get back on or you was running your own numbers and hire a dispatch service that has been in business awhile and has brokers using them on a daily basis then I recommend a new truck. All that being said how you fill up your truck will have a greater impact on your situation than anything else.

 

I guess I am ignorant about the twin IBeam issues. Or I am very lucky no issues on mine.

 

I have one sitting on my yard

 

The little I know is in the mid 90's a 4wd f350 had a solid front axle and the f250 had the twin I beam. In the 4wd models this was supposedly a weaker setup and disliked because of that.

The 2wd f250 & f350 pickups (not sure of E series) kept the twin I beam till '06 or '07 maybe..? I've only seen this second hand as I've never owned a Ford product, but I've seen the front tires cup from the camber constantly changing as the truck bounces up & down the interstate at high speed. So you may experience cupping of the steers, but that doesn't mean the front end itself is falling apart..