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Machinery

What would be your recommendation for a semi to haul grain?

I have a single axle tractor with a 32' grain trailer. I am considering purchasing a full sized semi. I currently use haul 80-90K bushels to market each year traveling distances of 10 - 30 miles one way. I also use it to haul grain to my bins at harvest which are trips of less than 5 miles. I need something light, good maneuverability, and cost is also important. What features do I need to look for?

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Verified FBN Member (ID)

I run a 379 pete, and that all I'll ever run. We also spend a lot of time in our truck seeing as hauling to the feedlot is 75 miles each wa...

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Verified FBN Member (WI)

We have several Freightliner FLD120s all ranging on the mid 1990's. They pull 42' Timpte hopper bottoms. Each trip is roughly 950 bushels (l...

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Verified FBN Member (NE)

Anyone interested in a couple 42ft Tempte's? Ck out Auction Time this week Lots 7565 & 5517. They're located in Nebraska.


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Verified FBN Member (IN)

Sometimes ROI can’t alway be the only reason, I remember the day I said good bye to my wagons, 550 bushels, a single tear left my eyes, when...

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Verified FBN Member (ND)

I'd say get a truck that is tier 3 or older. Stay away from Maxxforce as said above. We have a DD15 tier 4 that we are looking into getting ...

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Verified FBN Member (SK, CAN)

My recommendation is KW t800 or Pete 379 get a super b and do some custom hauling. I recommend ixs Cummings or Detroit 60 series with 18 sp...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

I have a 02 IH 9200i with 183” wheel base, Cummins ism, Merritor 9 spd and pull a 41’ Wilson hopper. It hauls all of my own grain and I haul...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

With a 41’ hopper yes

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Can you clear the IL bridge law with only a 183' wheelbase. We have trouble with 200' sometimes.


Verified FBN Member (IA)

If you can find a T800 KW day cab with a 180 wheelbase and a detroit 60 series pulling a 43’ Timpte trailer, you can bridge 1000 bushels of ...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

I use Freightliner day cabs with 12.7 detroit motors coupled with 10 speeds. 37×96×66 trailers makes nice combo for weight. Good luck and ha...

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Verified FBN Member (OH)

We have been running 2 kenworth w900 haven't had issues with them but just upgraded one to a international 9400i

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Verified FBN Member (SK, CAN)

Hard to call that an upgrade. Haha.


Verified FBN Member (IL)

We use two International Prostars with hopper bottom trailers to haul our grain. I always have a problem with corn "bees wings" plugging up...

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Verified FBN Member (NC)

I agree with the light ROI mentioned above but I can haul corn 50-60 miles each way in the winter time in my area (NENC) for a fraction of w...

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Verified FBN Member (NE)

If it's paid for run it. I move a lot of grain with a single axle truck and a axle 23 foot trailer. My opinion but paid for beats payments.

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Verified FBN Member (NE)

We personally prefer Long Hood Pete’s with 18’s and cats. We bought both our trucks 5 years ago originally just to haul our own grain and th...

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Verified FBN Member (WI)

I have a friend with a Paccar that is deleted, he really likes it. Says it will out pull a cat


Verified FBN Member (OK)

I have two Freightliner trucks, ‘05 with a Mercedes and a 13 speed and one with an ‘04 Cat 3406C and a 10 speed, both work great and were 50...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

Stay away from Maxxforce, Mercedes, and Paccar engines. Cat is our preference but they tend to be pricey.

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Verified FBN Member (ND)

Nothing wrong with a mercedes. Daimler owns mercedes, also has owned detroit diesel for a long time now too. DD13/DD15 are decent engines i...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

I have heard they get good mileage. Our C15 is lucky to get 5mpg

Verified FBN Member (MS)

I was just curious if you had had some bad luck with them. We really like ours. Have had very good luck with them. We are running 2 of them ...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

I have just never heard good things about them. Personally have no experience, just going off what I’ve heard from guys who run them

Verified FBN Member (MS)

What do you have against paccar engines?


Verified FBN Member (MN)

9200/9400 IH and Frieghtliner FLD 120 day cabs are great trucks for the money. Petes and KWs are also great but cost you a pretty good premi...

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Verified FBN Member (WI)

My kenworth trucks have treated me well, but it is the engine and trans that makes a truck what it is. I have a chipped C12 with 13 speed tr...

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Verified FBN Member (IA)

Do not get an International Maxxforce engine!

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

I have a 2011 and a 2012 Prostar with the Maxxforce engines. I haven't had any issues with them, however, I recently heard that those engin...

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Verified FBN Member (AR)

We bought a used 2009 Prostar that was a fleet truck with 450000 miles on it. The doc shut it down at 455000 miles. The dealer put a bandaid...

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Verified FBN Member (IA)

My 2010 with the Maxxforce 11 with 525000 miles just went in the shop with egr cooler leaking. Gonna cost $5000 to fix . I’m looking into de...

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Verified FBN Member (TX)

Any reason you say that? We just bought a 2014 prostar day can truck with there maxxforce engine? Think that is one year before the def for ...

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Verified FBN Member (MN)

Pre def and pre egr. Cat C12 or Cummins M11 are good light motors. I think you would be just fine with a 10 speed with that small of a trail...

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Verified FBN Member (SD)

Honestly trucks probably have the worst return on investment of any piece of equipment. If you can get by with what you have keep rolling. I...

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