How do I Buy a truck?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chi Town Steers, May 12, 2025.

  1. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Less downers as unwilling to pretend playing with fire is a good idea. He is welcome to take whatever advice he finds valuable from this thread. But i wouldnt be comfortable blowing smoke up the guys ### when the consiquinces are potentially having to start from 0 again.
     
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  3. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    There was some sarcasm mixed in there
     
  4. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    True, but someone somewhere will read that post and then ignore everything else here. Consider it a hailmary to prevent dumb
     
  5. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    Whenever I see "fleet maintained" I'm reminded that "extended intervals" exist. It'd be one thing if they had samples pulled and tested, but no, it just means 30-40k oil change intervals.
     
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  6. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    My first gig at a mega , they changed the oil at 60k intervals. :eek: And shipped em down the road at about 300k.
     
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  7. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    At the post office they did them at 100k and kept them till they blew.
     
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  8. Diesel Dave

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  9. Ridgeline

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    I have a driver who was a former O/O, he would get the oil changed every 10k. At $200 and doing 10k a month, that was too much. I had a discussion with him and he said that the truck needed a 10k oil change, I told him we have a reason why we have a 30k oil change cycle on those trucks and back the changes with OAs at specific intervals.

    SO we argued about this until I finally said, "I own the truck and appreciate his concern for the truck, but it is my truck ... if it's going to blow up, it is on me, not him so change it when we have it scheduled for a change".

    That truck has 834,593 miles (I just looked from todays log), it has not had any problems with the engine other than the emissions crap.
     
  10. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    I think that may line up with the phrase penny wise pound foolish. What's a few extra bucks here or there if it does save you a whole lot of money in the long run. Cheap insurance really.
     
  11. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    I do my oil change based off oil samples and manufacturer guidelines tbh.

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    Oil samples are usually shot around 600 hours which is 8000-12000 miles depending on how often i leave it idleing for coal chute unloads or C/C. Mine falls firmly into severe duty so 10k oil is what she gets.
     
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