What truck/specs should I get?

Depends on the final drive in your 10 speed. A .74 overdrive in your trans and 24.5 lowpro tires should run 70 nice around 1600 or so. A .82 to the same will be all wound up around 1,800 rpm.

 

super single frame, 44 or 46 rears, 4.10 or 4.33 ratio, with full locks 13/18 speed or even a pos 8LL on tall 24.5, t800 or 378/357 Pete, or a Mack if you hate yourself enough

at a heavy 25k a year I’d be more concerned about not prematurely tearing stuff up then fuel

 

No one mentioned a good old WS if you can find one. 96 or older, bunk can be removed if equipped. Nice Trucks, easy to work on. Tough Trucks. Not the most practical though because Truck specific parts might be a problem. The problem with used daycabs are they’ve usually been beat to hell and back. Mileage means nothing. 2017 and newer on the Detroit’s I’ve been told by an Engineer who currently works at Detroit, in emissions research and development. Do your own research, I don’t know any details.

 

I'd look for 3.90s on tall rubber. With LP 22.5 im at 1600 at 65 so tall rubber should put you around 1400ish with .73 and the final split in the double over .62 is 1400 65

The other truck with 4.42 and tall 24.5 is 1650 at 65

 

I'd go with the 3.70 rears, 10 or 13 speed, and at least 450 hp.

For whatever it's worth, I just stepped out of a truck with a 550 Cat, 10 speed, 3.70 locking rears. That thing was an absolute beast, and a joy to drive. Had it in places most would never take a truck, never had any issues getting 90k moving in the mud. Just can't be a hammerhead behind the wheel. I was averaging 5.7 mpg, but I'm also in the hills of central PA all the time.

For the truck brand, that's like asking Ford or Chevy. Doing ag work, I'd be looking hard at Mack, Western Star, International, and Freightliner Classic. I base that simply on price of a used one. Get into the Pete's and the Kenworths and you're paying a premium for the name ( although the W900's are probably the coolest truck ever built in my humble opinion)
@tommymonza hit the nail on the head though. Those older International trucks were built tough, took a beating and can be bought pretty cheap

 

New trucks. Just fyi. Put down 2500 today it will get built in December.

 

For what you’re doing, I’d consider checking out used glider trucks on TruckPaper. There’s some daycab Columbia’s on there that are fairly new for not too much money.

 

I need to put money intoy truck. Around 7k and up. So I thought what about a new truck. Called to a couple of salesmalen I spoke to before. Not till December. Oh and used trucks are hard to find. I would just wait and drag it out. Figure out what you want, but be patient. The sales guy told me ecms are the problem. China can't make the boards quickly enough. I think they will solve some of it, if everyone from graphics cards to light and heavy duty trucks are being held up. They will be focusing on it.

 

I just waited 7 months for a refrigerator......

nothing like living in a 3rd world country

 

Where do you harvest your ice from? All the ponds are melted now