rockhillmanor wrote:
Definitely a cool looking TC but unless the owner uses that tractor for another reason like a paying job. That would be IMHO one unnecessary overkill costly truck/RV combo.
If that tractor is not paying it's way he would have been better off buying a Haulmark or Renegade!
It is all in ones choices. I have a 2003 International 9400i Detroit Diesel parked west of Denver. I gave it thought to use it, instead of my F550. The fact is that my Semi Truck makes better mileage than my F550, was cheaper to maintain, better brakes, carries more than I could ever want to carry, will last my lifetime, built to last, goes 10X farther in distance and best part is, it is paid for!
But here is the rub. Where I go and boondock, my F550 is the right choice. Can you imagine me pulling into a neighborhood to camp for the night in St. George Utah or Seattle, Washington to stealth camp in my Semi Truck Camper? Or go down a back county road and camp for the night, at a cattle load pull out, in Nebraska/Kansas, to be met by a farmer, the next morning? (Actually that pertains to an expensive motorhome, more than an old Semi Truck) Nor could I. If I was to ply the interstate highways and put thousands of miles on a year, seeing this country, then a semi truck would be a good choice.
For me, I'll keep my truck. But to say something that is paid for, better fuel mileage and carry more weight is costly overkill, is well, being unaware of all possibilities or a users' needs. But, for your use and possibilities, overkill is probably correct.
b
