OTR in 93 Pete 379 3406B?

I was contacted by a gentleman looking to sell his 1993 Pete 379 with a 3406B, 18 speed and the big sleeper. Looks like it’s in great condition especially for an old truck. I’m not familiar with a mechanical Cats, but do know a fair amount about mechanical injection. Unsure if it has cruise control right now as I forgot to ask. Found that there is a kit to set that up though. From what I’ve read the 3406B is pretty set at 425hp as opposed to an E that will happily live with a bunch more power. The 3406E engines aren’t easily found around here it seems though. I’m looking for a truck that doesn’t require e-logs, and this is definitely a good candidate for that. BUT would the novelty of the old “four and a quarter” wear off in a short amount of time? Trying to get set up to run flatbed around the mountainous northwest as an O/O if no one is familiar with my previous posts.

 

Talked to the guy, and it does not have cruise control. One of those aftermarket cruise boxes would be a must. It does have the hand throttle, but that wouldn’t work well with all the mountains here. For the shape it’s is and the price he’s asking I would have a hard time passing on it. It’d be nice to make it run better than the 475 horse ACERT Cat in the T800 I currently have to use.

 

I honestly cannot remember exactly since I’ve called about and looked at so many trucks, but I think they’re 3.55s? Says there’s 150,000 on an overhaul. No papers, which seems to be a trend with used trucks around here. Probably talked to a dozen guys the last two weeks, and no one has any records of their maintenance. He’s asking $30,000. Seems reasonable (to me, maybe I’m screwed up) considering what old Pete’s go for. The market around here is pretty barren when it comes to old trucks. Old school cattle hauler guy. Also has an 85, but the sleeper is too small. And a beautiful 2000, but that’s way out of my price range.

 

Cruisecontrolking.com has kits for old trucks.