earthmover Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Im new here and I've been looking to purchase a Mack Tandem Dump truck for around $30K to use in my excavating business to tow machines and haul some dirt and stone when needed for my own work. Every truck that I look at has some degree of rust between the double frame rails. Everytime I come across this it scares me away. So, it has got me wondering am I being to picky and how much rust is too much? Also, How much rust will cause a truck to fail a safety inspection and put it out of service? Thanks Al Edited December 22, 2011 by earthmover Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/22255-double-frame-rust/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Welcome aboard Al.I suppose it depends on how bad the frame is spreading due to the rust? It will only go from bad to really bad. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/22255-double-frame-rust/#findComment-94992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I would think if you are looking to spend up to 30K for a tandem dumper you would be able to find something without rust in the rails. As mentioned, this goes from bad to worse only.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/22255-double-frame-rust/#findComment-94994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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