When is it time to trade?

Wheels can fall off from new truck also if you don't watch maintain it properly . The best truck is one paid off not a new one, have freedom to work as much as you want, when you want , park during ice and snow, enjoy a vacation.

 

With all due respect to the other posters... this is a husband and wife team who are focused on running miles, having the upmost uptime, and making money.

I still would run the truck one more year. A lot of the bs that goes wrong in the next 200k is more due to age then use IMO. So, I think you’ll be ok over the next year of keeping the wheels turning. Get you a 2021 here a year from now with the X15, 5 yr 500k warranty, and with that endurant 12 sp. You’ll like that combo WAY better.

I think you’ll pickup minimum of .5 mpg but I’d venture to say .75 mpg.

Good luck.

 

Keep it, its not old at all.
Open a Tangerine savings account they earn 2% interest, and put a little aside each month for the larger repairs.

 

Are c12's really that good on fuel? & 1.6mil with no o/h!! That's great. I've been thinking of getting out of my single screw & some of the trucks that peaked my intrest have a c12. I have a series 60 now & was dead set on another.. I average between 8.5-9.1 on my ifta's now but only gross up to about 47,000lbs..

 

OP. I'm a big supporter of older trucks, but my operation, I'll only run about 60-65k miles per year. So the extra down time & maintenance is ok. I try to do as much as I can but with no real mechanical background, I have to farm out some things..

That doesn't seem to fit with running team & 200k per year. I think the others are spot on. Run out your warranty & trade up for new. Maybe you could even find another low mileage rig like you have now. That seems to be working well for you two. Best of luck..

 

An old truck in the hands of a guy that knows how to keep one running right and maintained will be more dependable thank any new truck filled with emissions garbage.

 

I can show you lots of old trucks that aren't dependable at all. They run right. But maint. is a killer.

 

Guess you missed the part where i said in the hands off a guy that knows how to keep it rinning right and maintained.

 

Nope. Didn't miss.

 

A lot of misinformation being passed along with no suggestion of what should happen.

So to the op, do you do oil analysis and regular dyno/blow testing?

How about keeping track of your maintaince costs and baselining those costs.

You seem to be bring up the idea of replacing a truck that should give you good service up till 700 - 800k and then start climbing with downtime and increase costs.