Anyone know about big diesel engines?

[psuiewalsh]

http://easternshore.craigslist.org/cto/5912496874.html

 

[czar800]

Nate your best bet would be to find a square body IH with a DT in it, they are a pretty solid truck, parts are cheap and readily available, lots of used parts in salvage yards. They can be found with Allison's pretty easy or a strait 6 speed which makes it easy for non truck drivers to drive them


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Well said!

Dt466 with 10 speed. It's just a farm truck. Built like a tank.

 

[exSW]

Nate your best bet would be to find a square body IH with a DT in it, they are a pretty solid truck, parts are cheap and readily available, lots of used parts in salvage yards. They can be found with Allison's pretty easy or a strait 6 speed which makes it easy for non truck drivers to drive them


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This. But pre computer.

 

[MG2186]

This. But pre computer.

Definitely pre ECM *B-S....! Just strait forward inline pump motor! Simple and reliable!


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[exSW]

Definitely pre ECM *B-S....! Just strait forward inline pump motor! Simple and reliable!


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Yeah,my neighbor has a 466/4900 that I could buy for a song. My inframe Galion bed is a perfect fit. Got that damn computer though. Like a turd on a beautiful fresh pizza..

 

[Marshy]

Failure on 9R

 

[Homelite410]

Nate your best bet would be to find a square body IH with a DT in it, they are a pretty solid truck, parts are cheap and readily available, lots of used parts in salvage yards. They can be found with Allison's pretty easy or a strait 6 speed which makes it easy for non truck drivers to drive them


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Hey Nate, take that advice to the bank!!!

 

[Onan18]

Nate your best bet would be to find a square body IH with a DT in it, they are a pretty solid truck, parts are cheap and readily available, lots of used parts in salvage yards. They can be found with Allison's pretty easy or a strait 6 speed which makes it easy for non truck drivers to drive them


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THIS!

 

[dolmarkid]

Nobody mentioned a 6.6 duramax diesel with the Allison transmission

 

[jake wells]

you forgot the injector and valve train problems along with a bad case of tie rods breaking on the front suspension.

 

[CR500]

Failure on 9R
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What did DTAC have to say about this lol.


Also no love for a Duramax?
Looking at a LLY in the future...I know I just opened a can of worms haha
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[Marshy]

Thsts what you call a bad knock knock joke.

 

[Locust Cutter]

I get by pretty well with this^^^ '02 F-350 Chassis cab - Stage-1 Tuned 7.3/ZF-6, 4x4 (Manual T-case)... All I need now is a bale bed instead of the hauler bed and airbags for the rear to improve the ride when empty... She doesn't sit high, but She's sprung like a mofo. IF/when the engine ever goes, I'll either build a good 7.3 w/forged rods, find a Dt360 or go through De-Stroked in Colorado and put a deleted 6.7 Cummins in it...

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Yea Mike hit the nose on the head... I was searching CL for "diesel" lately and just watch what comes up. I like my Kubota L2900 acreage tractor and the amount of work it gets done vs the fuel it uses. Seems like my dad's 727 Grasshopper mower will drink 5gal of gas in 3-4 hours of cutting...

Anyhow i found a old Mack E-3 6.2L 210hp CS200/250/300 single axle bare chassis cab on CL. From what I read online they had 210HP Renault engines. Supposedly runs and drives but has no title for $750. It looked like something fun to make a military style dump bed for and have a fun weekend rig for cheap... Sounds like Mack has some problems with these trucks and parts aren't readily available for them.

There was also a flat nose Mack Midliner on CL for $1200 with a dump bed already on it with bad Tranny for $1200 (supposedly a good tranny cost $500). It looked like the rig below but has since disappeared from CL...

So I was asking about "big" diesels as in reference to a mid size dump bed truck. Do I really need one??? HELL NO! But if something interensting came up dirt cheap that I could play with and use it to haul dirt, rock, firewood... Just a fun tooling around truck. Also my neighbors and I always need gravel or sand and such so i could hire it out or loan it to friends @Homelite410 , maybe be in a 4th july parade, etc... That being said I didnt want to buy a money pit. Just looking for bigger than a 1 ton, cheap, and reliable.

I might have been keeping a weathered eye out for a cheap 15-30hp diesel to make a log splitter from. Just a tow behind but that is another project and another thing I don't really need.

Look for an old R model Mack with 300/350 Mack engine.I have one in a tandem dump truck. Mine is the high horse motor and it punches way above it's class,plus gets great mileage for an old truck. There are lot's of single axles around.

 

[Onan18]

Look for an old R model Mack with 300/350 Mack engine.I have one in a tandem dump truck. Mine is the high horse motor and it punches way above it's class,plus gets great mileage for an old truck. There are lot's of single axles around.

Or a B model, they were originally low horsepower but I have seen several with later 300/350/400 Mack engines put in them.

 

[Black Dog Chainsaw]

They didn't reply to me about the Mack cs300 and it was only a whim anyhow. Was thinking I could make a few bucks having one but just learning about diesel as I go along


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[Cobby08]

What did DTAC have to say about this lol.


Also no love for a Duramax?
Looking at a LLY in the future...I know I just opened a can of worms haha
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Hey now I have love for the duramax...


Well most days...



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[Cobby08]

You're right Cobey, you better be getting some good pistons in it if you planned to run it that way. They are impressive to drive with those staged turbos on them, they're fast and pull dam good too. But the stock cast pistons won't hold up


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I've heard of a few with good luck then you hear of some with really reaaaallly bad luck. Stock or juiced. I wondered if you were more progressive with your timing if it would help make it last. Dunno...


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[Homelite410]

Hey now I have love for the duramax...


Well most days...



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Did they fix the tie rods on that body style?

 

[Cobby08]

Did they fix the tie rods on that body style?

Sleeve it and run the balls off it... someone is making some nice hefty ones... (krypton maybe) but I'll just stick to sleeves for now.


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