towcat
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like me, the Nostromo sleeps alot. but she is a front-line truck, so that means all new parts put in whenever possible and she is at constant readiness for use. I live five minutes from work and that's hitting all the red lights and that's horrible for a diesel, so I tend not to use her for commuting. Where she shines is at a moment's notice, I can load parts, or hook up to a trailer and be on the road to whatever destination. a five hour run to the Los Angeles basin is a frequent favorite for this truck towing a car trailer.
needless to say, it's expensive keeping a truck at constant ready, the Nostromo and the F450 car carrier gets these honors due to long distance travel. Breakdowns have been very rare over the years but I like being prepared irregardless.
The Sulaco and the wrecker towtrucks are second line trucks, they get a combination of new and some used parts. They get the larger burden of abuse locally, so if they break, I don't get upset. Just send out a towtruck to get them back. The ones that get the most neglect is the third line trucks. Only new stuff they see is oil changes and some parts that wer purchased in a deal. otherwise, they get a steady diet of parts cannibalized off salvage trucks or are limping along until parts are availible. the ranch trucks and the Doomsday 'burb fall into this catagorey.
as far a commuting mileage, the second line and third line trucks see as little is five minutes of driving to 30 minutes of driving each way daily and the in-town towtrucks average 200-250 miles a day.
needless to say, it's expensive keeping a truck at constant ready, the Nostromo and the F450 car carrier gets these honors due to long distance travel. Breakdowns have been very rare over the years but I like being prepared irregardless.
The Sulaco and the wrecker towtrucks are second line trucks, they get a combination of new and some used parts. They get the larger burden of abuse locally, so if they break, I don't get upset. Just send out a towtruck to get them back. The ones that get the most neglect is the third line trucks. Only new stuff they see is oil changes and some parts that wer purchased in a deal. otherwise, they get a steady diet of parts cannibalized off salvage trucks or are limping along until parts are availible. the ranch trucks and the Doomsday 'burb fall into this catagorey.
as far a commuting mileage, the second line and third line trucks see as little is five minutes of driving to 30 minutes of driving each way daily and the in-town towtrucks average 200-250 miles a day.
My truck always remains my most dependable beast, even when it gets cranky. I did LOT to it a few years back, and I wouldnt be scarred to fire it up and go anywhere at the drop of a hat., but I spent a lot of time and money getting to that point .
That includes hauling hey and logs.
