dieseldog5.9
Senior Member
I have a customer looking at new class 8 trucks, up till now all of my customers have chose to keep there pre emissions trucks going, and either have E7 Macks or 3406E/C15 engines with a few N14'S for good measure.
Glider Trucks have been big here, but gliders are difficult to get now, and premision trucks are 20 years old now.
I guess at some point we are going to move into emission trucks, things have changed, looks like only certain engines are particular manufacturers, customer wants new, Likes a W800, what engine is not a POS? A buddy of mine has ISX engines with holes in the blocks lined up like cordwood. I have never seen a Paccar engine so have no clue.
Would buy a Western Star so Detroit, or Mercedes?
We have a 7600 International with an ISM, I dont think they make a more misserable truck to work on, 3/4 of the engine is under the cab, should have made it a cabover, or done like Deere Skidders and made the cab flop over to the side.
Glider Trucks have been big here, but gliders are difficult to get now, and premision trucks are 20 years old now.
I guess at some point we are going to move into emission trucks, things have changed, looks like only certain engines are particular manufacturers, customer wants new, Likes a W800, what engine is not a POS? A buddy of mine has ISX engines with holes in the blocks lined up like cordwood. I have never seen a Paccar engine so have no clue.
Would buy a Western Star so Detroit, or Mercedes?
We have a 7600 International with an ISM, I dont think they make a more misserable truck to work on, 3/4 of the engine is under the cab, should have made it a cabover, or done like Deere Skidders and made the cab flop over to the side.