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FL60 Sportchassis???

My Crawler Hauler, I've gotten 9.8 mpg (with gen running) while towing to Hot Springs (Superlift). It serves my family well, I have a wife and four kids..... I needed ROOM when I get to the Offroad Park. If you've ever traveled with kids, you can imagine how nice it is to not have to stop for a bathroom break ;D
 

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1. thats NICE
2. I wish my wife would be down for RV roadtrips
3. Did I mention my wife will never let me have an RV? She says shes a hotel only kinda girl. :dunno:
4. So guess who I dont take on trips with me? thumb.gif
 
InDaShop said:
1. thats NICE
2. I wish my wife would be down for RV roadtrips
3. Did I mention my wife will never let me have an RV? She says shes a hotel only kinda girl. :dunno:
4. So guess who I dont take on trips with me? thumb.gif
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Lol. Thanks, man I guess I'm lucky my wife loves it, it cost me a Built Rubicon to get her on the trails. But we have great family time


Good luck on finding the right rig, if I see one I'll holler
 
I'm ready to pull the new 38' enclosed and hoping it doesnt suck to bad. If it does I know I can make a killing off it by selling.
 
Wyatt,
I used to sell the Freightliner brand and actually helped Travis find the one he has now. We looked all over for his and really had a hard time finding them with the right gears. His is a 6 spd autoshift so not as desirable as the Allison. The OD in the Allison is the big thing with it along with the torque converter helped starting. The 3126 is a decent engine. His had ~600k last I knew. Maintenance is key as with anything mechanical. I'd imagine it is in the high 3's to low 4's for gears? If you are around 2000 rpm at 70-75 you should be good. To get the 8.3 you are going to have to step up to the FL70 and there aren't as many in the SC variant that I've seen. Some things to look at are the blower system to make sure it isn't plugged up. They had an issue of getting leaves and such plugged in there and then not blowing very well. Check kingpins and tie rod ends. They last a long time if they are greased but king pins get missed a lot. Is it air brakes? If so, make sure the air dryer is in good shape.

Those are just a few things. You might be able to get the engine upgraded to 330 hp in the RV application if it has the right components in it.
 
are there any years that are better than others?
if you cant get the Cummins 8.3 then is the Cat motor the next best I should be looking at. Because if its good then that changes things.
 
They made that chassis up until 2002/03. The 2000's models are usually in better shape. The Cat is a good engine. The other option is the 5.9 Cummins or 3116 Cat. The 3126 is the best for what you are looking to do. It was replaced with the C7 which is a 7l engine. The 3126 is bigger than the other 2 so better longevity for the load.
 
In a Sport Chassis? There are a lot of them that are standard box trucks but if I remember, the SC were mostly FL60. The 60 sits a little lower which makes getting in and out better.
 
Willymutt said:
In a Sport Chassis? There are a lot of them that are standard box trucks but if I remember, the SC were mostly FL60. The 60 sits a little lower which makes getting in and out better.
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Ah. Ok, I found quite a few 8.3 Cummins equipped 70's with either the Allison or a true manual. I bet they'd be a crawler hauling machine!!!! The one I almost bought was a crewcab with a western hauler bed and have a 10speed and PPump and single rear axle... Was SWEET!!!!
 
 

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