Here’s Why This MONSTER Freightliner Will Make You Hate Your Dually Pickup! 

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Accept by then they will be pulling 45-50k

@@yotatrd5.758 with brakes designed for half that amount lol. Nice screename I have a Tundra

@@yotatrd5.758 lol our GVM and GCM laws here in Australia will need a massive update they way they are ATM we cant even max out a Ram 3500 the max GCM in Australia is 9000kg (19,841 lb) to max it our you would need to get it classed as a semi truck and get a semi license.

Phalanx 380 in austria you cant even register such trucks maximum is 3500kg for car an Trailer combined. So technically even a heavy car such as a rolls Royce must be registered as a semi truck.....

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True but if you have one of these, you probably have a couple of ranch pickups for those mundane duties ;).

Jd, you already planning on trading the f450 for one of these?

This truck plus a big enough trailer to justify it, may as well get a class A. The only time this would make sense is in the case of an actual Class 8 (which of course this is nowhere near) that an owner operator trucker already has. That's pretty niche.

Its a normal tractor with a bed. Only differance is a 9 liter engine. Id by an old tractor without emmisions and convert it. With a fifthwheel attachment as needed for trailer.

Same price as your Kenworth. I'll take the Kenny

The KW has a shaper turn radius than the Freight Liner does.

As a truck driver the last thing I want to do on my days off is get in another truck.

I'll take my truck without the garbage auto... Current haul pig is a freightliner 122sd dd13 Detroit 505hp 1850tq 18speed Eaton with 3.91 rears with full lockers, regularly pulling over 100,000lbs

In first gear your KW has over 100,000 ft/lbs at the rear wheels

...That is an aftermarket add-on you can put on any vehicle.. (hence the reason for the trunk button...) looks like a DEI remote to me. The kit is prob $35 retail but if you buy this truck, you get it for $1198.75. All that said.. Nice truck!!

Not only that it's a $50 Avital alarm system! Fancy shit right there.

Holton C no what is really cool is you pay 162k for the key fob and they throw in the truck!!

It's actually very uncommon as far as I know to have a fob for a medium or heavy duty truck unless it's a ford or gmc or something and idk if even those come with fobs I haven't had any of them, but it is a pretty half ass aftermarket fob for 162k.

Holton C. And don't forget the bitchin rodeo belt buckle with matching chain drive wallet. lol YAHOO!

The old senior citizen truck guy should be thinking about this

hahahaha....very funny. However he mentioned when it was in gear. Hopefully youre not mean enough to make her tuck and roll lmao

@@coltheesacker5656 Sometimes they need to get out, while the gettin's good.

@@EM-fi2qg right... it hasta happen once in a while

But in my experience, they add significant life to both tires and suspension parts because they almost instantly adjust the balance of the axle end. I delivered travel trailers for a year, the boss put centralizers on all axle ends and it make a difference in the ride, as well as vehicle life. I was honestly surprised at the difference.

It's the same body style from 2003. You can easily find a used, pre-emssion, low mile m2 cheap. Anybody who'd spend 160k on this has more money than sense.

You can buy a full-size rig used for far less than that and make more money with it.

Both are true

@@josenoyola9851 beg to differ, the hot shot guys using the one ton trucks make very good money and truthfully if I was going to do that I would buy one of these used instead of a one ton since you can find these on the second hand market for fairly reasonable.

not really, the leather seats, the chrome, the wood trim, the bus tires, the polished Alcoas, the tire balancers, the custom bed, the custom paint job, the voyager camera system, the air-ride GN/5W hitch, are all custom add-ons from the custom shop. Sure, you can buy a new M2 crew cab, but it's gonna have none of the features this truck has, you'll get a basic work truck that you'll have to build up yourself.

Also, Andre says you can get higher power ratings with a Detroit Diesel but not in this M2-106 chassis to my knowledge. Detroit's DD8 is the largest Detroit option available for this chassis and the DD8 has a highest non-emergency rating of 350hp, but that rating has less peak torque (1050 lb-ft) than the engine in this video.

Air tanks are recharged by engine mounted compressor.

2 air systems, 6 subsystems.

You do realize what he said about the regen is completely wrong. A long pull would be just about the best place to do a regen. The higher EGTs would help burnout the DPF.

Thomas Kirk most of those folks that do the horse shows got the money to blow on one of those trucks lol

You also probably bought if from Western Star, not an upfitter who charges money for the stuff the truck had standard from Freightliner.

That's true. It's a nice little rig, but that's a pretty big price for the truck. The upside of that truck is that it's built to handle the bigger loads, so the longevity and dependability should be there.

Exactly!!! It doesn't make sense!!! Needs improvement,an a better price!! 90k max

Yea it cost almost triple the amount

As the few have already tried towing a fifth wheel trailer with a one ton dually when they believe to have heart stopping moments when they upgrade to a commercial vehicle believing it was to have the capacity and then some of what the dually did offer. As for about a quarter million they can have a semi that was to put a one ton dually to shame.

I dunno.. if your towing 25k+ lbs with a truck on a regular basis, this is a truck that is made to make you the Captain of your rig and let you drive it in comfort and confidence, its just sketchy to be pulling a 35k lb trailer with an 8k lb truck with just regular disc brakes and a little exhaust brake, if anything went wrong while driving, there's no backup systems and things could get real hairy real fast, this truck is designed to pull those loads safely, mile in and mile out

Freightliner vs 1 ton dually with max load: It stops quicker. The max load is not limited by the powertrain but government regulation. Gets better fuel economy. Built to last 2 or 3 million miles ( no guarantee) Cheaper to maintain. Parts available 24/7 More stable at highway speeds. Having said that, 160k I'll pass.

@@GrandmasterFU666 But, buy one used with a couple hundred thousand miles for $50-70k? That sounds smarter then a new fully loaded one to. Dually

Exactly, much more capable than a 1 ton

No contest. That truck will beat GM,FORD & DODGE with ease. And it will outlast them as well.

Robert Benkenstein it probably won't go faster up the hill but it will go down the hill better and handle better...the new pickups have tons of power. These trucks are detuned to go a million miles. It's definitely a more comfortable towing experience but that's really what all semi trucks are about.

@@markbremmer8642 dodge and freightliner will walk away still driving even for the dodge being the pickup truck it wont tow as good as the freightliner but my point is both cummins will walk away untouched

I have driven a box truck with the same engine and transmission as this one. It could definitely use some more power for the size, as I feel it is underpowered as it is. Plenty of torque though.

Is that a camel toe test? Or are talking about a towing test?

You mean $162,000

I agree.

What about, say, one with a 120" luxury bunk?

Jags I think they were being particular about the positioning of the $.

I got my frieightshaker just put a new kitty cat in it sounds manly A.F but still a freight shaker lol

That's because you probably have sissy legs.

The bane Of my existence hino isuzu volvo international mack all on the right 😂 atleast they are trying

You can't get a Duramax in a 1500

@@SoI_Badguy bullshit

Big Bossman that’s cool and all but this truck will pull and stop a hell of a lot better . Also can get one for 60-70k new without the bed

Big Bossman they are lighter duty and would not last as long. This is built for a commercial lifetime, towing 75-100,000 miles a year.

@@svt89 So the bed cost $90-100k?

Exactly, if I was to compare the truck in the video to your average luxury dually I would much rather own a ram 5500 because it's as big as a regular dually and I can drive it daily more easily than this freightliner, I can see people who are into hotshots using this freightliner but at the same time if you have to get a CDL to drive it and it cost about $162k you might as well get a semi truck and do as much or more than this truck can I admit the truck is cool but in my opinion I much rather save my money and get a dually or if I want to spend around $100k I might as well get a semi truck with a flattop sleeper, this truck is trying to convince me that it's the best of both worlds but in all honest all I got from it was that I'm better off choosing one or the other The only people I can see this sort of benefitting is people who only use a truck to go camping or go to car shows/car competitions and need something to carry their cars with and a place to sleep in but even then some car trailers have a built in living quarters

Matt M it’s a luxury version of the freightliner M2 model is all for the money you can buy a brand new class 8 truck for the same as this model cost they are charging 160k for lol . I have a m2 with the isl Cummins tandem axle. They are built to take a beating the light duty 2500-5500s are not

freightshaker came out with that body style in the early 2000s. They don't put a ton of money into aesthetics because most people aren't buying them to look at. Summit Hauler could probably have picked a better starting point to build these off of aesthetically speaking but they are well made trucks as far as it goes.

From all the old guys that I've heard Freightliner is a poor mans peterbilt

They are not exactly brilliant, Freightshaker is an appropriate name. like Navistar are the bottom of the barrel in Australia

@@jesustrevizo3148 That used to be the case back when freightliner made proper conventional trucks which ended with the classic XL. Now all they make is the cascadia. Freightliner and peterbilt are barely competitors any more. There isn't too many massive fleets buying petes and there aren't too many O/Os buying freightliners.

@@robertryan7204 I think navistars are trash all around the globe lol

You can get a really nice used class 8 with a condo sleeper and automated 9spd manual for about $15 with only 300k miles on it... or my pick a box truck with a reefer and a lift gate... they'll tow 30,000 and you can make big money delivering things locally ...

There’s a lot from this truck to a dually 3500

E30 M3 Quivk charging isn’t good to do on the regular as it burns the battery out quicker if you do. 2.1 amps is a solid charge if you ask me, way better than the standard bullshit 1 amp plugs and chargers.

If I become a hotshot this would be the truck!

Dualies are made for people who tow 15k on the regular, that class of truck is made for people who tow 30k on the regular. And this particular truck is just made for rich people like racing horse owners.

Agreed. This truck is for rich people to haul their horses and look good. Put it up against a 350/3500 Turbo diesel on the IKE Gauntlet and I bet it loses pretty badly. Love the air ride parts and high durability parts, but yeah you can get a layed-out Semi for that.

@@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guycould you get a new semi for 160k? Just curious no idea what they run.

@@adamton7274 yes you can . But then the road taxes change .so if you are going to do hot shot stuff this would be a good class of truck. Just get read of the bed and put a fithwheel on it

@@ray-vf6ux i have semi trucks. brand new they cost around 150k fully loaded. i bought mine for 148 fully loaded plus my cab is 3 feet longer my engine is 515HP and 1650-1850 lbf∙ft torque and 13speed transmission, extra axle and can tow 80,000lbs. this truck is way too overpriced. no matter what they say about the motor if it is 2008 or newer it will not go half million miles without major repair, trust me i been in trucking since 1992.

Just paid $158 for my new Cascadia from fyda. Trans West are gonna be sitting on those forever for $160k

bet it averages 7-9 mpg. The 26 foot box truck I drive gets about 7-9 combined.

8mpg city, 8mpg highway, 8mpg ike. That's a bit of an exaggeration but for the most part that's how these big rigs are.

Depending on weight 6 to 10 mpgs

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Lol

That is not a Pete 330 or 335. And not a crew cab.

@@Dirt_Relocation_Specialist nah it's better lol

I guess, depends on how you look at it though. That costs more to register because the 379 is a Class 8 and the 330-335 is class 7.

Fast food drive thru, no problem lol

Forget those parking spaces for compact vehicles only. 😉

@@HP.Customs that's for lazy asses

Yea.... didn't know the Parked Regen would work while driving...

Cringe for us in the transportation industry. And trying to compare it to a one ton!!!

As long as for personal use, don’t need a CDL if from WI.

@@witkr904 Is that with or without Airbrakes?

Darkmatter2134 doesn’t matter. See my other post, states differ, some require air brakes, PA for one has a foot (feet) limit I have been told. In my state you can take a 8x8 from a military auction and drive it around with Collector Plates on a regular DL.

Actually he does have a CDL he just got it recently a few months back.

Yep, and I just don't see many retirees being able to pass a DOT Medical. Most seasoned CDL drivers sweat going in for their physicals.

Yes they do

Not entirely true... The regen switch can have a couple functions depending on how freight shaker set up that ISL9. Most commonly, it performs what's called an active regen. You can perform one at any time so long as the truck is parked, there are no faults that would prevent a regen from occuring and there is enough DEF to perform the regen. It will cause the ECM to apply a load to the engine to heat up the exhaust as well as inject extra fuel into the exhaust to react with the oxidization catalyst to spike the exhaust temperatures to the point where it will combust the soot inside the particulate filter. The other thing that switch can do is prevent the truck from running an active regen. If the ECM is left to it's own devices, it will cause the truck to run an active regen cycle as it sees fit. If you happen to be in a place where you don't want an active regen run, you flip that switch to tell the ECM that now isn't the best time to push 1200° exhaust out the stack. Keep in mind that this won't necessarily prevent a passive regen from running, as a passive regen happens when the trucks exhaust is naturally high enough to combust the soot collected in the particulate filter, such as when pulling the Ike Gauntlet. Hope this helps.

Same. More powerful engine, tows a lot more, has a sleeper, more reliable

That guy if he's a company guy has no idea how regen works. I've driven buses and now tandem dump trucks where the button says specifically parked regen. There's a reason for that.

BlackBuzzzard Ford F650 & F750 has it. National Driver Seat.

Big Bossman you might some just wright a check ..

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With this truck, and the 5th wheel it is pulling you wont need a garage or a house. No mortgage or land taxes either.

Gary Yarbrough Ive been interested in those, are there anyways to make a 4wd kodiak/topkick 4x4 without it being jacked up to the moon? like the silverado HD where the 2x4 amd 4x4 models dont sit much further than the ground

@@shanet7511 I have C 4500 crew cab 4-wheel drive from the factory Chevrolet Kodiak pull a race car hauler and a gooseneck trailer in a horse trailer it's not jacked up to the Moon... works very well for my application....👍👍🏁🏁

Yes but the rear bumper is qenuine garage hand(?) made! And seems you could get a year 2020 500hp Volvo vnl with quickshift and sleeper for 155 000 USD...

A used Volvo would be more effective

Or a freightliner from 2000-now

Yeah, the color and that fake BS woodgrain makes me wanna puke.

@@GTOAviator They held out the ugliest color they could find.