F350 Dually for Tractor Hauling???????????

Pick up a good used Class 7 or 8 tractor. Have all the pulling and braking power you need. Air ride seats for comfort. Won't ever have to worry bout which brand is better than the other.

Got mine for $13K with 80,000 on a rebuild. 377 Pete with 400 Cat, 13 sp, double bunk sleeper, air ride suspension. At 27K#, goes up a 4.5% grade GAINING speed!!!!! Gets around 9 for milage (compares with some gassers). But the extra $27K buys many gallons of diesel. Might have to block off the radiator a little bit, kind of difficult to build enough heat for efficient operation.

I do know that when I had it insured for commercial hauling with a 150 mile radius is was $2200 a year. That was $1 million liability, full coverage on the tractor and trailer (40' cornhusker) and $5000 of cargo insurance.

Since I took it down to farm hauling with the same coverages it's down to $1300 a year.

My whole vehicle package is reasonable (to me anyway). 2 cars, PU, horse trailer, single ax grain truck and the semi, all covered for $500K liability $100K property damage for less than $2500 a year.

In Barbara Marsh's book, "A Corporate Tragedy", there is an interesting section on how the for-runner to the 7.3, the 6.9 came about. It's an interesting read.