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Old 09-09-2010, 01:45 PM
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Noticed that Paccar is putting their own engines in the Peterbilt trucks. Who makes their engines? Didn't I read somewhere that it was Cat?
 
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Old 09-09-2010, 02:01 PM
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I'm fairly certain that Cummins is making them. We just bought a new fire truck that has a medium duty Paccar engine in it and I'm pretty impressed with it. In fact even though it says Paccar on it that the Cummins name is also on there somewheres if I remember right. It's got some get up and go and the exhaust brake is incredibly powerful. It's very smooth running and quiet. We have another truck nearly identical bulit in 2000 with with the Cummins ISC which is nice also but compared to the new one it runs different.

 
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The Paccar engine is just that, Paccar. It is based on the DAF engine platform that's been used in Europe for a few years. DAF is a subsidiary of Paccar. Paccar's engine plant in MS is scheduled to open this Fall, until then the engines are being built in Europe and imported.
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 11:57 AM
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I'm sticking to Volvo engines, myself.
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Aufgeblassen
I'm sticking to Volvo engines, myself.
Good luck! I'm sure, you have plenty of experience.
 
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Just some FYI.....

The PACCAR enige gets a rating of a B10, which means 90% of it's motors will reach 1 million miles w/o rebuild

compare that to CUmmins, Volvo, Detroit, and now pointless CAT which were all rated at a B50 (50% reached 1 million miles)

I'm going to wait and see how they do the first 2 years and may just buy me a brand new 2013 Petercar if we are still even here.
 

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Old 09-12-2010, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Steel Horse Cowboy
Just some FYI.....

The PACCAR enige gets a government rating of a D90, which means 90% of it's motors will reach 1 million miles w/o rebuild
How, and when did it manage to get this rating, since they just starting serial production? And as far, as i'm concern, no european DAF comes near that mileage. So, how come?
 
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Old 09-12-2010, 02:39 PM
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PACCAR rated it that, not the govt, I fixed my post after my second reading....

This is what I read....... the motor has been installed in 125,000 class 8 trucks for the past 2-4 years for testing. Thats what they rated it at for those tests. They dont just MAKE engines and throw them out there, they do years of research and delvelopment on them, and that is what they felt to rate it. I honestly have no idea, I'm just telling you what I read.


http://www.trucknews.com/issues/stor...aid=1000359226
 

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"Though new to North America, the MX has been powering Paccar's DAF trucks for about four years. And of course it's only the latest in a series of engines the company has cranked out over the past 50 years. "We've delivered more than 900,000 engines to date," says Cardillo, "and have 125,000 MX engines in service (outside North America) already. It's reliable, quiet, and fuel-efficient." "
 
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Paccar claims a B10 engine life for the MX, which means 90% of the engines will reach a million miles of service
Well, it what they "claims", the truth, in a real world applications, remains to be seen....
 
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