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Thread: What was your first truck??

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    nickbtubas is offline Senior Board Member
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    Default What was your first truck??

    For those who bought their first truck (not lease/ops), what did you buy??

    Im sure some have horror stories and others got excellent stories.

    and if you got any pictures that would be great too

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    mine was a 379 pete, worked on it for a few years before I ever used it to make a living.

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    Mine was a Tonka dump truck. Bright yellow and I hauled everything under the sun from one side of my backyard to the other.

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    Teal 95 KW is offline Senior Board Member
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    My first truck, was the one that I currently own. Kenworth W900l Aerocab...despite my screenname, it's actually white...with all logos, emblems etc. shaved off of it, and the cab extenders/grab handles shaved off as well...she's been good to me, but is currently listed on TruckPaper. 8)
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    Mine was 1977 International Transtar cabover that I bought new in Jan of 1977, got some old pics somewhere.

    It was $42,000 out the door with a 360HP Cat and a 13 speed :shock:

    I kept it till 1985, and sold it, NEVER did any engine work to it, however I put in a front rear and a trans, it had 800,000 miles on it when I got rid of it.

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    whats the link to it teal
    Truck Driving an occupation consisting of hours of boredom interrupted by sheer terror!!

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    Teal 95 KW is offline Senior Board Member
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    Here ya go, Mackman,

    http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/d...E&OHID=1531755

    Pics are kinda janky, and off of a camera phone...I just got it all cleaned up today and dropping it off in the morning to have the carpet steam cleaned and de-odorized and I'll update the pics in the ad then
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    what are you replacing her with Teal?

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    my first truck that I own is the one in my avatar 2002 T2000, my family has owned a sod farm here in Colorado since the late '60's and has owned many different trucks but the ones I remember most were a late 70's int cabover that my dad drove for awhile, a 79 freightshaker that came out of Canada it had an 8v92 Detroit and was a screamer, also an 85 379 that was a glider kit truck my uncle bought I have no idea what year the truck was originally but it had a white cattipillar and a 15 speed in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by furbis
    what are you replacing her with Teal?
    Not a GAWDAMN thing!! 8)
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    Default Re: What was your first truck??

    Quote Originally Posted by nickbtubas
    For those who bought their first truck (not lease/ops), what did you buy??

    Im sure some have horror stories and others got excellent stories.

    and if you got any pictures that would be great too
    Here is a pic of my first. Bought it this year.
    2000 T600,new caps on drives,new steers,clean inside and loaded.
    Exterior fairly clean.10 aluminum wheels,12.7 500 Detroit,825,000 miles.
    I gave less than 25K and have had only minor problems( 2 wheel seals.)
    Keeping my fingers crossed.
    Good luck!

    Jon

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    My first truck I bought off my father who owned it since day 1. I got a '06 Kenworth T600 loaded with just about every option. I got pics somehwere under the thread "Bandit got a truck!" in the o/o section.
    Mud, sweat, and gears

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    Quote Originally Posted by furbis
    what are you replacing her with Teal?
    Teal is replacing his ride with someone elses ride and trying the company man route
    Mud, sweat, and gears

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    Teal is replacing his ride with someone elses ride and trying the company man route


    I know a few who tried that..............didn't work out though.

    Maybe he will do better at it 8)

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    My first truck was a 1989 COE Freightshaker. It had 872,000 miles on it and I bought it for $7,500.00 It was a good truck, that never left me on the side of the road.

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    My first truck I purchased was a 01 Pete 387






    Miss it dearly too

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