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Old 08-30-2015, 09:16 AM   #7
Bob86ZZ4
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Now, you're going to have a hard time finding a pre-2007 truck with less than 300k miles. I don't think the miles is that big of a deal. Maintenance is more important. My son is an owner/operator. He bought his truck about 3 years ago. It's an '03 Freightliner FL Classic with a N14 Cummins engine and straight 10 trans. It had 1.1 million miles when he bought it. It had a in frame engine rebuild 100k miles before he bought it. He's had no mechanical problems with it. And he's regularly at 80k lbs. Pretty sure this truck gets worked way harder than a truck would in r/v use. So, I wouldn't be too worried about a high mileage truck to build on. The care it's received during its use as a commercial rig is what I'd scrutinize.
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'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
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