Silveroddo
Senior Member
Anybody out there running newer municipal plow equipment? What's working for you and what isn't?
The agency I work for has a mixed fleet of older Sterling's that are getting cycled out, 2010-2017 Internartionals, and now they're going to Western star.
I don't think most of this is any secret, just curious what else is going on in the real world.
The sterling's we've got have c-12 and c-13s and have been good old trucks, but the last of them are on their way out.
I'm running a 2012 international with a Maxforce motor and an Allison, its a pretty comfortable truck to run, but its got 100K on it now and its obvious the best 100k are behind it. Turbo's are still original, but the EGR cooler's been replaced and its had EGR valve issues a few times already. As a whole the internationals seem to be down continuously at this point, mostly electrical and emissions related issues.
The western stars are just coming into the fleet and are running DD13 or DD14's (Cant remember which) We have one in the truck station and they're currently working on some derating issues with it, to early to really tell how these will be.
I'm looking at the long term on this stuff, after we're done with them the private contractors and small municipalities end up with them, and what I'm seeing after the Sterlings, I can't see these internationals being worth a damn to anyone, and it looks like the word is out, as the ones hitting the market aren't bringing much for what they are.
Anyone running Macks or Freightliners?
What do you think the future for the private guys is looking like? rebuild the old stuff or break down and go new?
The agency I work for has a mixed fleet of older Sterling's that are getting cycled out, 2010-2017 Internartionals, and now they're going to Western star.
I don't think most of this is any secret, just curious what else is going on in the real world.
The sterling's we've got have c-12 and c-13s and have been good old trucks, but the last of them are on their way out.
I'm running a 2012 international with a Maxforce motor and an Allison, its a pretty comfortable truck to run, but its got 100K on it now and its obvious the best 100k are behind it. Turbo's are still original, but the EGR cooler's been replaced and its had EGR valve issues a few times already. As a whole the internationals seem to be down continuously at this point, mostly electrical and emissions related issues.
The western stars are just coming into the fleet and are running DD13 or DD14's (Cant remember which) We have one in the truck station and they're currently working on some derating issues with it, to early to really tell how these will be.
I'm looking at the long term on this stuff, after we're done with them the private contractors and small municipalities end up with them, and what I'm seeing after the Sterlings, I can't see these internationals being worth a damn to anyone, and it looks like the word is out, as the ones hitting the market aren't bringing much for what they are.
Anyone running Macks or Freightliners?
What do you think the future for the private guys is looking like? rebuild the old stuff or break down and go new?
