Bought this a few weeks ago. They were taking sealed bids and I had a few bucks in my pocket. I offered $550 not expecting to win. I did. Total was $612.15. Auction house has changed how payments and invoices are paid and dispatched, but I finally got through all the hoops and went to grab it today.
Actually I tried yesterday, but I got there and my mount plate wouldn’t work. Up until now it's been a good setup. I've towed around 10 vehicles with it, but this one is largest by far. All it is is a piece of large C channel with a receiver tube welded to it, that I put a 2” stinger in. Then I use 2 truck straps to fasten it to the bumper. Left in defeat and went home to make the plate larger.
Tow bar is a 2” receiver tube, pinned to accept a coupler on both ends.
I showed up and of course the battery is dead. Which apparently it has to be on/running to put it into neutral? Pressing brake didn’t get it out of park. Who knows. I am not familiar with these trucks. But I knew I would be dropping the drive shaft as it was sold as a non runner. Broke a ratchet, but I finally got the bolts out of the U joint and dropped the shaft.
Hooked up , stuck the battery powered flashers on and made the 20 some mile trek on the back roads.
It’s an ’05 International 4200 with a lift gate. Seller claims oil in coolant and bad fuel pump, so I was prepared to have to tow it. Now onward to the headache of removing the graphics per Frito Lay so they’ll release title. I started and it’s a huge pain, so I may see if they’ll let me get away with blacking out identifying marks with paint.
Anyone work on these? Has 159k. What is the likely scenario I am dealing with? “Easy” fix? Total rebuild? Somewhere in the middle?
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