Something a bit larger than your average Ford, Dodge, Chevy...

[peneumbra]

:Wow1: I've acquired a nice used Peterbilt 357 6X6 truck for a very reasonable price. Low miles, C15 CAT engine, 18speeds, 22K front axle and 46K rears, double-framed, air suspension, etc.

What am I going to do with it? Well, it would make a nice base for a GXV-type camper. Has a 220 inch wheelbase, so not too long; lots of ground clearance; holds (I think) 200-plus gallons of fuel.

Of course, I could just cruise around town, looking for people who are stuck in snowdrifts...

 

[evilfij]

Pictures?

 

[AFBronco235]

What mods do you have planned? I've seen some people turn similar projects into some bad *** trucks/adventure rigs.

 

[peneumbra]

Maybe turn this into a mobile donut shop. How cool would that be?

 

[ripperj]

Pictures?

Really, don't be a tease
"Hey guys, I bought the coolest truck ever , but you don't get to see it"
Just kidding-sort of

Sent from my Passport

 

[OCD Overland]

220 inch wheelbase, so not too long

Only on ExPo :sombrero:

 

[peneumbra]

Have to go pick it up later this month.

 

[RoyJ]

Only on ExPo :sombrero:

It's short compared to this:

Joking aside, I'm sure the OP won't be rock crawling with it. For general logging road long distance expeditions, I'm sure it'll be fine. I've taken my old Prevost bus conversion down more dirt roads than your average SUV...

 

[peneumbra]

Yeah, not a truck you'd want to do the Rubicon with. What I guess really amazes me is that you pay - what? - around $50,000 for a new one-ton 4x4 pickup w/ all the bells and whistles, and they're still very expensive after they're a couple of years old.

But the depreciation on these really large and really expensive large Class 8 trucks is just astounding. A couple of years on them and the price goes down to half or less, even with not many miles on the clock. It's all connected to supply and demand: how many of us are in the market for a truck that has 10-wheel-drive and can legally gross 68,000 pounds?

The registration on this kind of truck as a commercial vehicle is considerable. So I won't register this until I can do so as an RV, thus saving enough money to maybe fill the fuel tanks, at least...

 

[nick disjunkt]

nice work! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

First order of business should be sticking some HEMTT wheels on it.

Does it have hydraulics?

 

[pappawheely]

Nice, Can't wait to see it.

 

[justbecause]

:lurk:

 

[marshal]

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[Maninga]

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Here's a firetrucking picture that looks relevant



Interested to see what the actual truck looks like and plans for it

 

[nick disjunkt]

I'm kind of hoping that it looks more like this, but with a Peterbilt badge on it