What is the best newer semi truck to work on yourself?

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  1. Vampire

    Vampire Heavy Load Member

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    If you’re looking at Ohio truck sales, stay away. The same can be said for that sham company in Mississippi that has changed its name more than you can shake a stick at.
     
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  3. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    You have solid written verification that motor has been OH correctly 100k miles ago ?
    All that test your going to do is show if there’s a weak hole that’s not going to tell you anything else . You need to run a dyno test and ECM dump and that still doesn’t solidify the motors solid
    It’s not my deal you do as you want
     
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  4. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    no paper work = never happened

    and even then you are IMO always buying a truck that needs a motor for the most part with old trucks
     
  5. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    Ohio trucks sales are over priced but most problems I hear coming out of there are regular old truck problems and the buyers own fault, seems the bubble has burst on the pre eld stuff because a majority realized what it actually takes to run an old truck down the road,
     
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  6. FLHT

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    A few carrier's around me will not lease on a non ELD truck any more.
    The did at first but have since found out that their owners are causing to many violations of the HOS.
     
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  7. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    leasing is really just a company driver with a truck payment not something I’m worried about anyway
     
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  8. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Yeah, watch out for them. They’re in Louisiana now also.
     
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  9. FLHT

    FLHT Road Train Member

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    Where they at ?
    Got lots of weasel's here..
     
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  10. FLHT

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    Chasing Load Boards ?
     
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  11. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    me? I don’t even have a load board account anywhere
     
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