m818or m923a1 what would you buy ?

[seano11]

What one would you guys buy just gonna use it to haul my travel trailer and quads and offroading. have been trying to find the difference in weight between the 2 ,How well does the auto work in the 923?

 

[firefirefire90]

if I were in a position for either, I'd wait and save up for a 923a2 so I could utilize a higher top speed

 

[seano11]

How much more is the A2 worth

 

[Recovry4x4]

The M818 is a tractor. Is your travel trailer a 5th wheel? M923A2 is a cargo truck.

 

[seano11]

No it's a bumper pull But I have someone who is making me a 2inch reciver hitch for which ever truck I buy and a 24 to 12 volt converter

 

[Nonotagain]

Between the 818 and 923, I'd purchase the 923 for your towing operation.

Both trucks are going to ride rough, but the 923 has a longer wheel base and will ride smoother than the 818.

Working on the engine in the 923 is also easier due to the hood tilting out of the way verses having to climb on top of the fenders.

The 923 also wins with the Allison automatic transmission.

 

[wreckerman893]

I concur with nonotagain.

The 818 will beat you to death with no weight on the 5th wheel and there is a lot more cab noise.
The 900 series trucks have a wider cab and more creature comforts.

If I were going to buy a 5 ton it would be a 900 series....especially now that the gooberment is dumping them in large numbers.

With the cargo truck you will have the advantge of big cargo bed to haul even more stuff.

 

[seano11]

Be a bit easier to turbo to I would assume with the larger hood?

 

[jcappeljr]

923

 

[73m819]

Just for grins what top speed are you looking for, This sounds like a thread that we had not to long ago

 

[seano11]

50mph not looking for speed

 

[seano11]

50mph I'm not looking for speed just pulling power

 

[AaronW]

Save the headache and get both.

 

[Digger09]

I agree with AaronW you should get both Seriously though I ve never driven a 900 series truck but the 818 has a good turning radius. I dont know how long a 923 is compared to an 818 but it might be something to think about.

 

[seano11]

m923a1 it is got a wicked deal I think. wife is happy she got her auto tranny. first thing we are doing is painting it flat black and putting the punisher skulls on the doors

 

[Digger09]

 

[seano11]

here's the pic its a 2005 rebuild

 

[466Navastar]

seano11 - how does the Cummins run in the cold that you have there?.....isnt it winter COLD now?

any special mods needed ?

 

[Bighurt]

Already having a M925 I'd buy both, mostly because I have a project in mind for a M818...LOL

If they were both toys and both cost the same the 818 is far cheaper for me to register at $10 a year vs the $500+ the 900 costs. Year makes a big difference, and in ND over 40 is antique.

 

[seano11]

I don't have the truck yet will be picking it up in may. But with the cold the truck will be getting a proheat or one of these artic kits i've seen main reason for not bringing it up yet is the cold I dont want to be working on it in -40