New/used Det or Cat

Welcome Rbunch to this ADDICTING forum. Enjoy and you've been warned....

 

a well maintained diesel engine can last to 1.5million miles if taken care of properly.


$140,000 vs. $30,000-$75,000.....for a 1 year driver.....Seems like a easy decsion to me lol. Its allot of risk going out and buying a truck never mind a new one.

I'm not a O/O but I'd recomend you start with a used truck and work your way up to a new truck once you have more OTR exp, some O/O exp, and lots of money saved up.

Oh and from my Exp:

Cat: Strong relieable engine, Great balance between HP and TQ, but not so great on MPG's

Det: Reliable engine, WEAK, useless POS, better MPG's then a Cat, and no bottom end power all top end (and not much of it)

Cummins: THIS IS YOUR BEST OPTION! Strong reliable engine, More bottom end power less top end but since most of your time should be spent in the lower RPM range that shouldnt be a problem, Great MPG's.



Good Luck!





American Trucker

 

Not so great mpg's on a Cat !!!!! "I THINK NOT", Of course depends on which series, my 5EK series gets 7 mpg actually a lil better then that.

 

i know there are all sorts of variables and things that affect your MPG's but typicly Cats get the worst mpg's out of the 3 from my understanding. And isnt your cat pre emissions? All engines got better mpg's before all this crap.




American Trucker