Int'l Gets a Bad Rap...Why?

The seat don't go low enough for me on the corn binders I like to style and profile.

 

Nothing like that actually.

International has a horrible horrible horrible mechanical track record with their motors.

The good news; because of this you can buy a newer inter-trashional truck dirt cheap and swap the motor out for a Cummins now that there are kits available!

There are other issues with International trucks though from poor engineering.

Windows being opened on the pro star going down the highway is a prime example.... The engineering is so poor, most can't close them again until they stop the truck! Lots of other things.... As a whole though, International is a VERY POORLY Engineered truck.

 

That's because none of yours have the international motor....

 

The 9900i and ix are solid trucks. I drove one for a year while i looked for my Kenworth. Right from the start it felt familiar. I drove it for 3 months before i figured it out. To drive it that '05 9900 was my '82 Transtar. The only limiting factor on the new ones is the powertrain.

 

My old buddy Muff-lo used to have a big hardbound coffee table book, History of International Trucks.
Loved the big Oil Field 4X4 monsters. Great to see their history all in one place.
"Corn Binder" he'd say as we passed one. MY God; how far they have fallen.

 

9400 was the last of the good ones
After that they are all plastic

 

I have a 2009 prostar skyrise i streched it to 263 inches it has a deleted 565 cummins with a 13 speed and a tk APU i bought it 2years ago it is getting 7.9-8.5 loaded and 11-13 mpg empty the ac is cold at 51 degrees out of the vents during the day at 90 outside it has plenty of room rides great yhe only complaint i have is when the wind blows hard the doors are noisy and the heat/ac controle i cant find a comfortable position one click to the left is too cold and one click to the right is too warm but thats just me..both minor problems...and i consider this truck to be a money maker

 

I have a 2016 with a Cummins great truck