[Little Big Brother]

Can any of you truck guru's help me find a good used reliable dump truck 1994 - 2002 I want a 13 speed triaxle Pete or Mack or KW any of those three. I'm looking to spend $50.000 I have the money all ready please help me out thanks

[MADLUX]

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Originally Posted by MADLUX

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[Little Big Brother]

Which make and model would you suggest of the three. As far as reliably is my concern thanks for your replies

[Kranky]

Originally Posted by Little Big Brother

Which make and model would you suggest of the three. As far as reliably is my concern thanks for your replies

Mack CL 713 with E7 454 Mack engine T2130 Mack 13 speed, Mack 44,000 lb rears on Mack camelback spring suspension.

A nearly indestructible setup for dump truck use.

Stay away from any dump truck on air ride suspension - they're useless off road and very unstable when dumping.

[SoCal79]

Well there are alot of factors to consider but for $50k I think you can do well. I like Peterbilts because it is easy to get parts for, I had an International and liked it but after it hit the 10 year old mark the IH dealer made it hard to look up parts that were IH specific, Freightliners seem to hold less value than Petes and KW's but like any other truck set up properly are good choices. What type of work are you going to do? Material where light weight is a concern and involves alot of road driving so air ride is nice, Dirt & demo you need a good demo box made from AR or T-1 steel and probably will be spending alot of time driving in the dirt so my experience has been that spring susp. works best especially Hendrickson,air ride trucks get stuck pretty easy in the dirt. If you are going to pull a trailer you will want something with 400+ HP but I have found that big power trucks tend to break stuff in the dirt. As far as wheelbase I like 230" 240" at most and try to find a truck that is a factory dump chassis or daycab avoid converted road trucks they tend to have higher miles are geared wrong and have huge fuel tanks that hang down just begging to get smashed. Depending on your experience you will learn more as you go and probably end up switching trucks til you figure out what works for you.

I agree about the airbags, get a good spring set up. Some of the transfers have the bags and they have quite the gansta lean going at times!

I LOVE my Freightliner. I also have a buddy with a MACK and it never has problems.

[Kranky]

try to find a truck that is a factory dump chassis or daycab avoid converted road trucks they tend to have higher miles are geared wrong .

And they also have a 12,000 lb front axle where you need an 18,000 or 20,000 lb front axle for a dump truck.

Originally Posted by SoCal79

most and try to find a truck that is a factory dump chassis or daycab avoid converted road trucks they tend to have higher miles are geared wrong

I hear ya on the gearing, mine is great for freeway but sucks when I've got the grinder behind me (I go too fast in the granny gear for it)

[Little Big Brother]

Well I will mostly be hauling asphalt concrete contaminated dirt gravel just about anything they ask of me