hahaha yea man, wish you were here to help out with the buy, I certainly need it. I went out there today to check them out. 1st truck seemed good over all. Motor sounded good up until i pressed the clutch. Every time i pressed the clutch, it made a rattling sound. Guess it needs a new clutch. I also noticed that both sides of the rear suspension had plates welded onto the outer suspension frame. Not sure if its just the outer shell or not, but that raises a big red flag for me. Second truck I saw was identical looking, assuming it came from the same fleet. This one is the one you saw on the previous pictures i posted. Engine sounded great like the first truck, no leaks visible, exhaust clear as can be, clutch working good, overall good truck. But had the same issues as most of the mixer trucks i've seen (wiring issues controlling the mixer drum from the cab and rear of truck). Like you said, this problem is common on these trucks due to the exposure they go through. But this truck was the best one i've seen. I'll be taking a mechanic over to check it out soon. If he gives the thumbs up, i'll negotiate a deal with the lot (the lot has a mechanic shop that'll fix anything wrong with the truck, so truck will leave the lot working 100%). I'll be new to the concrete and trucking business soon, but i can tell you this, I'm now extremely interested in learning a lot more about trucks than concrete. Thanks for your help! Any other advice i'm open to. I tried posting more of the pictures i took earlier but it's giving me an error message. Anyway, if you're interested in seeing them just shoot me an email.
Tavo