I Bought My First Semi For $6,000 At Auction! Was It A Mistake?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is crazy! I bought a 2004 Volvo VN M with a kaufman car hauler for $6,000 at the Thomas Hirchak Auto Auction.
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Keywords:
tractor trailer, semi truck, 18 wheeler, big rig
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Bro... This might be your BEST video yet!!! BTW, you stole that rig at $6K. Looking forward to the "semi" series. -Andy in St-Albans.
Thanks!!
Yeah, who thought you could buy a Semi Truck, with a car transport trailer for $6K?!! Hard to lose much on that, I'd think.
I graduated from bfa
Congratulations bro.........a single axle is a great tractor to pull you setup you can scale you loads and trailer without much weight restriction.........great Buy.......👍🏾
Has no one looked and realized it has over a million miles on it. That’s not a steal that’s average pricing for a extremely high mileage semi especially a Volvo.
I think in an older video you said you want to be a car dealer. It could be good for that like if you purchased vehicles down south and brought them up.
Watched a few videos... buying, repairing, driving long distances.. great stuff.. do you also tell viewers what you do after getting cars ready,.. the few i watched had no mention... Anyway all the best
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I guess your are too busy to reply... You could do a video of cars purchased , sold or bartered in the last year.. would be great for new subscribers, thanks in advance
Sweet buy! And I was pretty impressed with the driving!
What a damn good deal, dude!!!!
Stole that thing for 6k can't even touch a 40 year old single axle GMC dump truck for that much in my state.
You must learn to shift without using the clutch .. that's how we old school truckers do it 👍
I was! Watch the driving again I did have to use the clutch once because I missed a gear haha. But for all the others I was floating best I could
Cool.. !! Million miles is not a big deal , you're just gonna be towing light weight , you're not gonna stress the engine...
That was a great buy and you did real good for your first time driving a big rig. I agree with duals on the drive axle. Usually tire cupping problems are caused by loose steering parts, bad shocks or simply being badly out of balance to begin with, also make sure the wheel alignment is okay. Congrats and thumbs UP!! 👍
Thanks!
4:06 "I've driven these before" not the first time. Please listen to his words.
You can find front tires for around $300 each. And I'd definitely switch to duals on the drive axle. For traction and also if you have a flat or a blowout, you can limp it somewhere on one tire. With super singles, you're stuck wherever you are. Side of the interstate, on a curve, a city street, wherever. Chances are you can trade someone even up your super single wheels for their dual wheels. Some guys like them for the weight reduction. Best of luck truck driver!😉
$300 hundred, where are you buying tires from, the back door??
Duals are a LOT more expensive than super singles. If you’re not going to be out every day relying on this truck for work or whatever, the singles should be fine.
I would caution against driving it in the winter with them, though. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gotten stuck.
There’s also no way your getting virgin steers for $300 each, and if you do find them, that’s cheap enough that I’d be suspicious as hell.
@@KSE828yes you can get them even lower. u gotta know people we get them virgins for 245 NEW each we have a trucking company
I totally agree with these guys. Safe travels.😁🙏
First thing first check your king pins for play. Then front shocks. Those tires usually don't just cup or wear like that.
And wheel bearings as well.
I'm a mechanic at a fleet shop, we mostly run volvos and macks, although most of our stuff is a little newer. These trucks have been relatively trouble free, we do see a lot of issues with fuel systems getting clogged up and throwing low pressure codes, there is a banjo bolt on the fuel filter inlet and it can get pretty clogged up. The mileage is pretty high, and considering the lack of blowby and not many leaks, it has probably been refreshed. You should check king pins for play, grease all the points in the suspension. Those tires aren't worn normally, I would check wheel bearings or alignment. Only major failures we've seen air top end, mostly cracked heads and one that dropped a valve. Overall seems like a great buy, 6K is a steal for what you got.
Hey! 1 Q. Which brand actually offers relatively more reliable heavy engines?
Amongst Volvo/ scania/ man/mach .. .. ?
@@rubbersidedown7992 I'm american so we have different trucks over here, but we've had good luck with our volvo d13s and cummins x15s. I don't know if you have international brand trucks wherever you are but if so stay far away!
@@Hdogdog7 👍
Great truck. Definitely get a professional dot inspection done by someone who you trust so they can look at the airbags and the brake Chambers. Keep cash on you when you do take for your first trip, the heavy towing companies charge a lot less for cash than they do credit or check❤
With semis, you never want to cheap out on front tires. Don’t necessarily need the most expensive ones but you always want good condition tires. If one blows it’s obviously dangerous but it’ll completely destroy the front end of the truck. New hood, fender, and headlight minimum. Otherwise this thing is awesome. My dad had an 07 with 1.2 million miles on an isx, but a full sleeper truck. Might be worth heading to a truck salvage yard and seeing if there’s better seats to buy, maybe with better armrests or whatever else. I’m subbing for this because I really wish I had an excuse for a single axle semi and I’d specifically want a Volvo too.
True stay away far away from Chinese imported tires, your life and those around you depend on them!
That's awesome! Looks like a good truck for a great price. Now go get your CDL so you can sponsor me 😂
Thanks! Give me 2 months haha
Whatever Waldo....we don't ever get any Cool Cornbinder vids anyway. 😛
Just be careful semis dont like sitting for a long time sometimes brakes start sticking in the drums just be sure everything is good whenever you get back to driving and dont forget to keep up on maintenance
Sweet deal nice buy. That motor will be more than enough for what youd be hauling. Its probably underpowered in dump truck/vocational applications.
And yeah get duals in the back, also safer if a blowout occurs
In a place that gets snow and ice the traction of duals is infinitely better
You look jacked,Working out?
Nice rig! Let’s start hauling !!!!
P90x
Damn imagine the money you could make with this getting 4 cars from Florida and bringing them to our rusty state lol make money and bring some non rusty cars to sell at the auction, the 3,000 miles round trip would be nothing to this beast too, my dad used to go to this auction and take me with him when I was a kid before he moved back to live in Florida so it’s awesome seeing your videos of the exact place lol, He’d always bring cars without titles (over 15 years old) and sometimes Japanese cars or muscle cars to sell that would usually be long extinct in the north
This is my favorite RUclips channel, it’s so authentic!! Always looking forward to the next video :)
Man bro keep uploading plz I love the content
Awesome job! As a trucker, I am impressed with your driving skills without having your CDL. You did a fantastic job shifting. What a deal on the truck, super cheap! Were you using the clutch to shift or no? Looked like no. You shift those by rpm and not so much by clutch. Well done if that’s the way you did it! I’m sure you probably know about the “clutch brake” as well, right? To get it into first gear, you have to put the clutch to the floor. I’m really impressed with how well you did with it. You must have had some stick time in a yard somewhere. Good luck, I’ll be watching!
Thank you! I was floating best I could and I have a messed around a bit in the yard before. Appreciate it!
Those 10 speed Eaton don't have syncros so u shift without clutch if u try 2 your gonna grind alot I used to drive alot 10 speeds
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 also, it’s a four hundred rpm span between shifts, for example, upshifting pull it out of gear at 1600, it goes in the next gear at 1200rpms. The opposite is true for down shifts. Good luck!
When you shift gears watch your rpms and take your time when shifting ,it's not a race ! Good luck
Children killer, Steven Dewey, a child killer is a truck driver from Hartford Connecticut that moved to Vermont
Good deal Now head down south and bring back some rust free cars I haven't bought a used Vermont rot box and won't ever I pick up southern cars that look brand new underneath and I'll bet those will bring good money from people who don't want to deal with the casualties of road salt. A little advice undercoat the hell out of that truck and trailer our rust bucket state of Vermont is showing no mercy on the corrosive chemicals their slathering on our roads. And that boys and girls is why they are constantly repairing and repaving them.
Good luck with the CDL getting a class A is difficult but it seems like you already have the hang of it
That's a fantastic buy for sure! No blowby either that engine was very well taken care of or had an in frame. Most volvo engines will crack heads before the bottom end goes, know plenty of people that have well into the 1.6 million and only cracked a head. The slower you accelerate and the lower your rpm stay's on the highway the longer the engines going to last.
You definitely need steer tires, they'll be $500 each minimum! Looking at how they're worn, you either have broken belts in the tires or your alignments out, soon as you get steers on it go for an alignment (Very in expensive and will save those pricy tires) and check over that front end thoroughly.
Take my advise or don't up to you. I'm an owner op and was a truck mechanic for 5 years.
Thanks!
Truck engines don't rev to 7000rpm, they spend majority 1500 1600 rpms, it's about oil and air filter maintenance
That's a good deal man. I haven't had trouble from a Volvo engine when I drove truck. Work on progressive shifting. Shift at 1200-1300 in the low range and 1350-1450 in the high range. It should be smoother.
I think check brake ecu is common after dead battery too
It's a rig, although I'm not sure about the big. 🤣
man I really love these videos. been on a binge for the past few months and these just keep getting better and better. keep up the good work 👍
Don’t cheap out with a semi on maintenance. Mr DOT loves people who cheap out on maintenance!
A smart Vermonter would take that thing down to Florida and fill that trailer with 4 rust free cars. Drive it back to VT and sell them. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this thing.
9.8 mpg! Better than I thought lol. Great stuff man! Keep it up!
Very cool purchase! Nice job driving it home. I was wondering where you'd park this beast. Should come in handy for those multiple purchases/drop offs at the auction.
You NEED TO CHANGE THE SUPER SINGLES ON THE BACK OF THE truck I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE LOSE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THEM
Watching the drive home I could tell everybody wanted to pull out infront of you 😂
Damn what a deal on that thing, shame that auction house is 20hr from me lmao
Bro u stole that lol and flat spots might be due to being parked a bit so maybe full service it
This coolness factor is a few notches above the greasemobile purchase............
That's a steal of a deal for that that setup is worth at least 12grand!!💗 you basically bought the truck and got the trailer for free!!👍
Dude 6k for a semi AND trailer is a fuckin steal, grats man, gl learning!
Don't use spray cans, Use PPG ALK 200 Alkalid Enamel. This paint is very good for what you want to do on the trailer. For less than $100.00 you get a gallon sprayable, you don't reduce. I sell this paint every week.
Volvos are like Bic lighters
Disposable. Junk
This is so cool! I work up in Derby Vermont detailing cars at a place that sells cars and big trucks like this. Every now and then I clean big trucks like this. You're right about the seats. Most of them are awful.
Something about gas station burritto's that turns gas(farts) into a chemical that rots p-leather seats.
@@thomasallen6980 they seem to get really stiff. Almost feels like sitting on a church pew.
First thing I would do is get rid of those ugly super singles put the duels back on it
bigger the trailer the more cars we get on the channel am i right? lol
That truck almost looks like a former SAIA LTL truck based on being red, a single axle, and pintle hook. Or
It may have been a former food service truck.
Love the sound of a diesel! My dad worked on trucks and inspects them
Ditch those super singles on the back of the truck they are no good in snow
Car transporters make a lot of money. That could be a money maker.
Looks like it may need king pins for the front end
Congratulations on the truck.
Congratulations and welcome to the big leagues
What a steal!!!
Found your channel recently and this is the sickest thing so far. Got me tingling. Very much needed at the moment.
Exciting purchase. Your hard work is paying off. Keep killing it!
Your shifting was impressive! Its like you’ve been driving rigs for a while already
It was a steal for that :) ...Do you have to have a license for a trailer in US ? Here in Czech republic, i have "C" license - i can drive trucks - dumper atc .... but with no trailer :/
Yes you need a class A
for me as european its so nuts (and cool) that you can drive stuff like that without the licens. And the price for all of that is awesome 6k? wow
We do need a special license also
Great buy, great video, Keep em coming, enjoy what you do in the videos buying, fixing, etc. Stay safe and take care.
Needs a wench. I mean winch.
Nice steal!! I’m no expert but if the battery light is only intermittent i would guess it is probably a loose/bad connection at the batteries or alternator
Try double clutching. Just google on a how to
Congrats looks like an awesome truck good find! Hope you get your cdl with no problem. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Great stuff. You need to be more gentle with the gears 😂. Nice Alcoa wheels, they are expensive :) odd the seat as normally they are super comfy
Congratulations... another awesome find! Looks like there's a lot of potential for what you can do with it & that includes having a lot of fun. Enjoy!
Are you planning to obtain a CDL for this vehicle? If so, it would be great to hear about your experience in getting the license
what a sweet truck man
Hey you drove better than I would’ve LOL.
Love the videos.
Dang nice buy for 6k. Insurance in tx at 22 is crazy hopefully is not to crazy for you
Steal of a deal.
"Personal Use" doesn't mean you can drive a semi without a license. It means a LICENSED DRIVER can operate the semi off log book. I has NOTHING TO DO with NOT having a CDL.
Love the auction videoed! Keep up the good work !
Look, this is a business oportunity, you can quickly get your money back hauling some cars whit this.
Exciting purchase. Your hard work is paying off. Keep killing it!. Exciting purchase. Your hard work is paying off. Keep killing it!.
Looks like you got a great buy. I would detail the pair and sell for a nice profit. I think you would find the cost to run the truck for the amount of cars you buy would be cost prohibited.
We are in the BIG LEAGUES now. Congrats 💪
Are you sure you need to get a CDL? I am new to the channel, but it sounds like you bought it for personal use no? If so, unless I am missing something, it looks like you can drive it and haul all you want without one. It sounded like you maybe looked some of this up at least to drive the rig back home, so apologies if I am saying something you already knew. Great purchase!! Following the series for sure!
Yeah I’ve heard similar. Might need another addition but not a full cdl to my knowledge.
I need it since I will make money off the cargo I transport. If I just drove around town with it I wouldn’t tho!
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 That makes sense. Thanks!
My guy let me know when ya go in the next month to the auction I’ll meet ya if you’re going to do meet and greets in person I live across the pond bought several vehicles from the auction!
Congratulations on your purchase. That’s going to be cool videos once you get your C D L. good luck
Badass man, I love Volvo semis
you're the goat !
If empty you can start off in fourth gear, volvo d12s can go up to about 1.4mil miles, parts can be expensive so shop around, beware of injectors and delete EGR if possible, dont cheap on steers that could cost you your life, definitely duals, and reason your truck sold for lower is only have one axle if you had two expect it to sqle easily for 9k. Volvos are good trucks but can be expensive fixing and parts, and usually have electrical issues most folks just ignore like the abs light.
What? So in the USA you can drive an empty truck with a trailer I'm talking a semi without a truck licence???? That's awesome! In the UK I had to do my class 2 and 1 in order to drive any lorry.
Tip in shifting that you will learn in CDL school anyway, unloaded you can start out in 4th or even 5th, and you don’t need to rev up to get moving, just let the clutch out then feed it fuel. Even loaded I usually started out in 3rd, 2nd only going up hill. I don’t know if you’ve been floating gears while downshifting yet, that takes practice.
Balls Baby, Balls !!!! Seeing those tires and then seeing the rain, Balls man for a maiden voyage.
Awesome buy and cant wait to see whats next.
Way cool rig! Good purchase.
Your channel is growing fast,....I've been subbed for at least 2017 years...
Check your king pins and other front end parts steer tires shouldn’t be wearing like that . Also don’t cheap out on steer tires one blow out could end your life
One thing about those Volvo D12(it doesn’t matter if it’s underpowered you’ll be towing cars. It has more then enough power) They’ll last forever. But Sensors will be key thing to take care of. There’s no DIesel Exhaust fliter nor DEF . Which is great!
Take off the Supersingle. And put Dual wheels on. If there’s no to little Blow by. There’s no need for a rebuild. That truck will last for a long time.
My buddy is a 10year mechanic for CAT trust me when I tell you again that oil bypass filters work. Especially on dirty diesel engines. In fact I’ll remind you that I told you that hot rodders used them in the 50s, you know when everyone built stuff to last and didn’t just rattle can flip everything and now they are putting them back on new diesel semis… 😅 keep your oil CLEAN or don’t
🎉🎉 2 👍👍 up bro stay safe out there 🤞🥾🇺🇸🍀🎉🎉🎉
The front tires you can get new for around $300.00 each.
I would lose those rear tractor tires ( called super singles ).
Better and cheaper to put on duals on the rear. Those wide tires will make you hydroplane in wet roads with no rear real weight on them. The D12 is perfect for that type of set up, anymore power you're be eating up fuel like a whore. Get tires, batteries, oil service AND a good front alignment.
Then you'll be ALL SET ❤🎉😊
Great Hot Shot Truck for the Price!! I turned in my CDL about a year ago I am retired from driving and my 22 F150 suffices enough. Great Videos
You may or may not need front king pin kit replacement so the tires dont wear like that again
A working truck for 6k? That's amazing. Keep it alive, with the nightmare of emissions coming this truck's value will skyrocket it's weight in gold.
I'm sure you could swap it to a proper engine down the line. Same goes for the seat. Watch for rust, stop it from spreading.
As soon as you can afford it,by a New trailer. You will appreciate the respect you have from D o t officers,as well as the safety features. Don't buy Kaufman trailers. They have a weak frame. Too much bending and flexing.
Double clutch it until you find the rpm range that it shifts best in. You’ll be floating gears in no time 👍🏾
Im watching you from Mexico city bro, I also visit Memphis Tennessee every 6 months. I want to start and get to your level
Great buy to flip or start a custom transport business? Can’t see a downside to having a CDL 🤷♂️
LUCKY steal with #13🍀🍀! Looks like you are happier than a pig in S**T! Congrats!