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blt2ski
Nov 22, 2014Moderator
hmmmmm a 300+ hp motor moving 20K lbs, should not be an issue. Meanwhile, I move upwards of 26K with a 175/335 idi7.3 motor in my mdt! talk about slooooooooooow. But I get there! safe and sanely mind you! in my case, works great for the mostly less than 25 miles from home base. If I had to go cross country, over high elevations ie over 6000' ALL the time......wrong motor! I saves some $8000 in 92 when I bought this vs a turbo rig that had maybe 25-30 more hp. That relates to about 5 mph up some grades locally! when I finally sell this thing, both setups will net me about $1500-2000 at the end of the day. So how did paying $8000 more help me?
Op may be in the same situation as I am with my Navistar MDT. bought literally for a 20 yr useage, one will NOT NET much more than the other when it is sold. Or it could be going straight to a junk yard, where they only pay by lbs of the truck wt! so maybe 300 more lbs at .30 per lb!
Marty
Op may be in the same situation as I am with my Navistar MDT. bought literally for a 20 yr useage, one will NOT NET much more than the other when it is sold. Or it could be going straight to a junk yard, where they only pay by lbs of the truck wt! so maybe 300 more lbs at .30 per lb!
Marty
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