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Originally Posted by henboy1
I was scared when I chaned the oil and they found metal shavings on top of the drain plug.Through research on this site and asking my uncle mechanic it was more likely normal.Some of these TA out of school mechanics should have known that it was normal and not scare me.It is doing Ok for a $7000 truck that came with all the flat bed equipment and a former Landstar Inway truck from the previous owner.Just this pass weekend I learned to change the Hub Seal myself.At Landstar I sometimes haul 2000ibs, and the last time I hauled something over 40k ibs was 3 months ago.What a relief from containers!
You should have an oil analysis run. You may be able to prevent a larger problem. What kind of engine does it have? I bought a tractor for $6000 once, ran it for 2-3 years and the top-end went. Cheapest rebuild I found was $10000 for B model so I sold it to the junk man for $3000. I wish I had kept it and fixed it later. My point is dont let that big problem sneak up on you and shut down your revenue.