I was laid off from my job in the airlines 4 years ago, and went to Driving School/Heavy Equipment training because no work in my field. Got my Class A CDL there at the school. Then in-field work (other than driving) came up again, so never got started into driving.
I'm now going to own a small dump truck and start a summer only business on the side.
I'm looking at a 1993 Ford L8000 dump, SA, 33K Gross weight, which is a converted day tractor that has (had) 270K miles. Cummins 8.3 250 HP straight 6 speed shift. Air brakes. The dump bed is new. This is about all the truck I can afford.
So gang, don't have a lot of experience with truck shopping and would be thankful for responses from those with Ford/Cummins experience. Got a short ride in the truck. It seems to have plenty of power un-loaded on a flat road. Air tank seems to charge ok and hold when shut down. Brake pads are new. Engine compartment seems to be fairly clean for a 14 year old truck. No leaks noticable.
Anything I should look out for before buying? Attaching picture below.