Enough Truck?

[NIsaacs]

Yeah, but it is a semi truck:-laf



Nick

See what I mean, it is only 1 pound under a class 8 semi Your rear axle with haul some serious weight, it is probably rated 21K with a 12K steer axle. Are you still using your gooseneck tandem dually trailer?



Nick

 

[Barry]

When a one ton dually just won't do... ... ... ... ...

MSRP on trailer: $235K and weighed about 23,500 lbs.

 

[Okie-Go]

I do still have the dually gooseneck trl. Don't use it much though. I have better luck doing power only loads. The trailer above was picked up from the customizer east of KC, missouri and I took it to a dealership in Florida. I think the truck did fine, it did gear down to 4th a couple of times in the ozarks of southern Missouri. Barry hopped in the truck with me in southern alabama and rode with me from there to the drop-off point. Barry, Thanks for posting the picture! I need to learn how to do that one of these days.

 

[Barry]

While shopping on the internet for trucks to buy, I ran across an Craigslist Ad in Atlanta for a Peterbilt RV Toter. On the back of the cab was a decal that read:

"It is better to have more truck than you need

than to need more truck than you have"... ... .....

 

[RVTRKN]

Barry, I need a decal that reads "Its better to have more money than you need, than to need more money than you have". Those trucks cost big bucks and the average user can't afford them. :-laf

 

[Barry]

Sir, if a person can go buy a new 1 ton CTD, they can buy an MDT... ... ... ... ... ... And a person dragging a 38' Quad Slide 5th wheel is not "the average user. "

 

[RVTRKN]

I doubt that! First add I found with a cheaper Freightliner, 07 MY already 6 years old at 70K, Brand new 1 ton dually at 60K fully loaded. I agree with the premise of towing with the correct truck, but the 38' RV you mentioned would be better off towing it with a 4500/5500 C&C that is cheaper and more affordable to service. http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=4528307

 

[Barry]

Very well... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... but keep in mind I have bought over 50 MDTs in the past year. Which one of us knows that market best?

 

[RVTRKN]

You would know the market you purchase trucks for, but your customers are not average RV'ers, that buy in your market.