Would You?? Or am I thinking wrong?

Mr.Robert,there are 2 things i would like to draw your attention too.

1°you have had back and neck problems.Do you think it is wise to drive a older rougher truck?

2°your heavy haul work will take you into ports.Do you think it is wise to buy a truck with a engine that cannot go to Cali ports?(or any other area's that will change their laws in the near future?)
Taking into account that the last good CAT's were pre EPA07 engines.

Maybe your interest would be better served if you buy a new daycab with the specs you want and then put the sleeper on it you like.
And i do believe you can find big sleepers for sale in the secondhand market.

20y is a very long time in trucking laws and regs.

But your truck..............your choices.

 

If your going to stick to your specs you might as well buy new . You'll never find a used truck like that. And by the time you rebuild one to those specs you'll spend way more than a new truck anyway.


If you loosen up those specs you would have some options.....

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=4828001


Pull the body , install a 60-72" sleeper and your on your way.



P.S. Don't know how long you've been off the road. But a lot has changed. And with a truck (and work) like that you're jumping into the deep end........
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You must not have read the whole thread?

 

I thought I did.....lol

He wants to spend 200k on a used truck......... Is that about right ?

 

Probably not, but maybe they tend to keep them 20 years...

Lighten up, Francis. I thought it was funny, and so intended. How long is it going to take to find/modify your custom rig... a year?

 

If that cat is a SDP plan on dealing with the emissions system one way or the other.....


You know what you want, so let us know how it works out......

 

have a t-600 kw 144" sleeper....the lower part of the truck has a Detroit 60 series, and an auto 10 speed trans.--14, 000 front axle and 45,000 rears. I know you want something bigger for the tractor, however the sleeper is top of the line...Has an upper bunk queen size bed, tv, in-motion satellite dish, shower,
commode, ref./ freezer, dining area that will convert into a double bed. Has a back door, onan generator, (only 4700 hr.)..Tractor has 1,596,000 mi on it. In-frame, trans. re-built, front end kings, etc. just done in the last six months....Excellent maintenance since custom built for husband/wife team. Better than the new tractors in many ways...also, the cabinets are amish built in the inside.....all wood, no glue, perfect fits as new last week.....You may not be interested, but just thought it may give you another option to pursue your interests. The original owners retired approx. 3 mo. ago because of medical issues...I bought the tractor because the original owner is a close personal friend of mine...Truck is still setting until I change companies and hook it on with someone else, or sell it....! Selling price is $57,500. If interested contact me via e-mail..... happytrucker60@hotmail.com

 

I think you should really try to find someone who is actually doing the kind of work you are thinking about, take him, his wife, and yours out for dinner. Bring a note pad and ask him a lot of questions, write the answers down! Then tell him what you are planning and how you want to do it. Make sure your wife is listening closely when he replies, take notes on what he tells you! Don't interrupt and pay attention, once again, take notes, he has experience after all and it is valuable. When the evening is over go home and enjoy your wife's company. Then the following morning, read the notes you took. Discuss what you learned with your wife. Listen closely to what she may have learned that you did not. Then and only then, reevaluate your plan to do this type of work.

The truck you want to put in front of the trailer you want, and then to bounce around at 80mph empty...the whole project is incompatable!

i just spared you having to take your wife, my wife and me out for dinner! Feel free to ignore my comments, as I'm just a guy that's doing the type of work you wish to do. I have several mentors that have been doing this work for much longer than me, and I'm NOT a rookie. One of them is proof reading this post now before I post it. I'm assuming his smile means he approves of his grasshoppers response...take it or leave it, up to you...if you would like to have that in depth conversation face to face over dinner, I'm offering...

Robert, dude you not only dream...you are dreaming in TECHNICOLOR...for you young guys that's Blu-Ray Hi-Def 3D IMAX!