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i have to agree
i see a way higher % of toyotas make it to 10 or 15000 hours with no major issues than most other major brands

lindes hold up well too

i think the main reason for this is the attitude these companies take when it comes to building/marketing trucks

toyotas are expensive when you compare them to yale hyster mcfa etc
thats cause they use better grade of parts engineering
(i havnt had much issues with the SAS system but ive seen the issues around here with it )

the other brands price and build to be competitive
toyota and linde try to build the best machine possible regardless of price (to a point)

so in the end the toyotas and lindes break down less often and actually save money over the life of the machine

im actually waiting on parts for a 7FGC25 right now
the customer thought the engine was in need of an overhaul (its a job sub'd out to me by an OTR truck repair shop and thats who i deal with not the end user)
turned out it died while being driven cause apparently it had ran out of antifreeze
the overflow tank is missing lol

this unit is over 10000 hours but the dash is dead so i dont know how many exactly, its also been beat up pretty good

i used to work on this machine years ago though and it was in the same shape back then (through my old Co but they lost the acct years ago too)

the worst thing i had to do was the rear main seal about 4 months ago
  • Posted 26 Feb 2009 23:33
  • By justinm
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