Hi all,
Looking to get our first truck for the farm. Found a very clean 1989 International 9300 on auctiontime with a Cat 3406b engine, engine brake, 13 speed, 20 foot frame day cab from California. 830,000 miles.
I haven't contacted the seller yet, its a dealer. I'm not sure if the engine has ever been worked on / overhauled. They do have a picture of the card on side of engine, its old and faded.
Do these trucks have power dividers and full lockers? Can those be added? I'm thinking it wont sell for more than $10-$15k?
What questions should I ask the seller?
Thanks
Looking at a 89 9300 need advice
Discussion in 'International Forum' started by Prodirt6000, Feb 21, 2016.
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In general, most duel drive trucks have power dividers but not full lockers. I'm only guessing at a percentage, but I'd say north of 95%.
BoxCarKidd Thanks this. -
Around here that truck is worth 3-5K.
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Can full lockers be added to the set up? That's good news if the truck sells that cheap!
Also, would you guys recommend the 3406b?Last edited: Feb 21, 2016
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I am good with 9300 IHC's, 3406b's, 13 spd's. Truck folks normally go by wheel base not frame length but many do not know how to measure tandems. Always assume the mileage like that is not true. It would have to have been owned by a company that needed a truck for their business not that was trucking for business. An O/O can legally run around 12,500 miles a month and normally has to do that in order to make ends meet. That equals 750,000 miles in 5 years and an 89 is 27 years old. It is not impossible, Ol Blue to the left has not hit 300,000 yet but when it was put on the road the liner o-rings gave out. I also have a 1989 9370 with 400,000 miles showing and 7,000 hours so that might be 1,400,000 miles.
Excuse my rambling, like HD said "salvage value only" unless it has some really good paper work and or you check it out in person. -
Unfortunately it's an online auction and it's on the other side of the country. I have always liked the 9300s and this one is spotless inside and out, it really caught my eye. Even the engine compartment is extremely clean. They do have a video of truck running.
It says the length from behind the cab to end of frame is 235". There is no 5th wheel but there is a pto setup on it. Maybe used for some kind of flatbed tilt deck? 38,000 rears, air/spring suspension. Is that heavy enough for off road use? We would be putting a forage box on it and flotation tires. -
I prefer the heaver hendrickson and camel backs with LL transmissions for those applications but the air rides do better than I thought they would.
The frame is surly equally light 1/4 in. single rail. Some forage boxes have a pretty good frame and can shore up the truck frame if properly installed. Might want some extra support and or x-member at the front of the box. No hard side pulls.
Those trucks get around a lot better if the rear suspension is farther forward than on standard road applications.
Just changed a single axle to a locker with a reman, required housing modification, and about $3500.
Boss went internet trailer shopping. Then gave me two certified checks, two trucks, a driver and a credit card. Two men two days and we returned with to checks. When I made my phone report he said" We already have enough junk to work on come on back". A picture is worth a thousand words and a camera in the right hands can hide a thousand lies.
PM me if your are interested in a 288" M11 4 spring for that kind of money on the east coast.
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Thanks boxcar. We have a local guy that would double frame the truck for a good price. A lot of double frames that I have seen have a lot of rust built up in between and I have even seen frames crack from it.
I think any truck you buy there are risks an unknowns about it. I was thinking if this one goes cheap enough we will have money left over for unexpected repairs. I have been wrong many times though in the past! -
Two thousand miles is a long way to go and pay top dollar for an old truck with no warranty. Suggest looking for city, county, state, forestry trucks. Some older heavy spec. low mileage, no frills, trucks come along. Some companies, like Trucks and Parts in Indianapolis and Tampa, sell refurbished roll off container trucks with a 30 day limited warranty. One could be bought body off if contracted early in the refurb process but those trucks have worked hard their entire life. Trucks with booms behind the cab seem to frequently have lockers. If you can get a deal on one of those with a sleeper, then sell the boom and remove the sleeper. They have the wheel base and often are low mileage. Falling in love and rushing in frequently has bad results.
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