Superdog Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 That's the one I saw they said they would pull the engine and sell it off before they would drop their asking price I have been checking out several nice oil field trucks in texas the shipping may be a deal killer unless I can get a good buck for the winch and headache rack off the back.Like I said,they are hard to deal with. I don't know anyone that's gonna give the $4500 for a 864 V8 unless it was freshly majored,and they sure as hell ain't gonna get that much for the 318 DD in that black one. When I was there last,they had a '78 RWS766LST Superliner,400 Cummins,13 speed,unknown miles,not much history,no bunk,cab had some poor body work done to it,they trimmed the back rain gutter,and mudded over that,and the rockers had alot of bondo,the hood had a small chunk out of the fender,interior ,other than having some nice diamond plate aluminum work,was about a 6 out of 10,rubber was 25 to 50%,they were asking $8500 if I remember right I tried to trade them straight up for a '95 Western Star that I had,N14 435 Cummins,under 700k with history,3 stage jake,9 speed over,air ride,80% rubber,nice blue diamond tucked interior.They would touch it,said exporters didn't like Western Stars,they could sell the Mack easier(they'd had it a year plus when I went there). Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 I noticed some weird things on some of their trucks some have newer interiors must be recabbed some have the frames painted but the rest is crappy looking slap on some newer parts and get premium money for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Is that red one from out around Dekalb/Sycamore somewhere? I remember one very similar to that at a cruise night inSycamore 20 years ago and I had not seen it since. Good looking truck either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 No the red one comes from way south of us I know who the original owner was because its engraved in the center cap of the steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 No the red one comes from way south of us I know who the original owner was because its engraved in the center cap of the steering wheel.OK. Sharp truck, best of luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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