Purchasing a used Pete

If you are like me and looking for a tired bobtail to drive a few miles once a month sure miles is irrevelant as long it passes a strict DOT inspection.

You are getting into RV territory with that, Im still learning. Ive taken enough Petes across the ADESA auction block to understand that they are generally disposed of at 750,000 or greater miles at 20K to 30K selling prices minus 30% auction fee. They do hold value. I remember one specific pete in particular. I would have bought that one with my selling Grandparents into indentured work 7 years to get it. IT was that good despite 920,000. Beautiful. A joy, a pleasure. No Im not BS. You could almost count the valves on that jacobs by listening to them things rattle like chains of the dead. mmm mm mm.

Most people wont understand. If you hop into a tractor and love it, buy it.

You and Old Iron will always have a working relationship, with you on the wrench lol.

 

I remember the 87 Harley issue. Man talk about wiping the dust off.

26 to 96K for a pete? whoo.. that's rich. I wonder if rich people are buying those things to take advantage of the mechanical engine to beat Uncle Sam's emisisons laws today? Would that be a hoot.

If every bolt is tensioned properly on a pete, yes every bolt... there is no reason not to get it working past a million and some miles It's airride right? And it's a game of Bolts (Sorry thrones...) minding a pete. I love em. But bolts bolts bolts. And weather stripping, that rubber gasket everywhere, make sure your sleeper and cab is one body, in the old days we used to have strips of rubber between the two.

 

We've got a '94 379 with a little over 2 million on the clock. Pretty much the whole drivetrain has been gone through at least once. A couple of months ago we painted it and replaced most of the lights and the rubber seals. She should be good for a million more.

It's not a great pic but it's the only one I have on this phone.

 

I drove a 96 Pete as a loaner for a week and other then the big pipes it had on it for exhaust it was the quietest truck I've even driven. No rattles everything was solid and worked.

The only reason I knew it was a 1996 is because I verified I had the registration and insurance before taking it off.

 

oooooOOOOooo nice. I want. Hand me keys please. lol.