8.2 Detroit?

Butch(OH) · Dec 31, 2019

Looking around for an older single axle dump truck to be used for local deliveries for my fledging firewood business. Lots of cheap gassers around but also several with 8.2 Detroit's. I have already consulted professor Google guys thank you. Anyone here have actual experience with them?

Traditional Farmer · Dec 31, 2019

If you find the truck I have an 8.2 with an Allison transmission both in excellent condition for sale.They are in a school bus.County used a lot of them at one time gave pretty good service.

fastfarmall · Dec 31, 2019

That was the one that was known as the fuel pincher,used in the C-65 chev truck's etc, correct???

JK-NY · Dec 31, 2019

That is a 4 stroke Detroit. I had some experience with them in buses 25-30 years ago. They tend to have head gasket issues especially the turbo version.They don?t like really cold weather and you must be looking at trucks 25-30 years old or more. So if you find one that runs decent and it is in a decent older truck it probably is OK. They also tend to smoke a lot with cold starts . They are not a real powerful engine compared to more modern diesels. Good luck.

Steve@Advance · Dec 31, 2019

I can't give an answer on the 8.2 Detroit, but if you are finding gassers, that will be your most economical choice for a start up business.

I've see many small start up entrepreneurs get burned trying to keep a diesel money pit on the road. Buy someone else's problem, in too deep to back out, forced to keep dumping money into it.

Shop carefully!

Dieseltech · Dec 31, 2019

Was a popular engine in the 80s, was available in turbo and NA versions. I had a C60 bus with one with the Allison auto, 8.2 turbo. Did a good job, much better than the NA 8.2 I tried first. The NA version is very anemic power wise as it has smaller injectors without the turbo.

dzc3 · Dec 31, 2019

Weren't they notorious oil leakers? Might not be the best if you're going to park in customers driveway to unload.

Traditional Farmer · Dec 31, 2019

I don't know.I thought about finding a big Oliver with a bad engine and put the 8.2 and the Allison in it,figured it be a good tractor to pull wagons and trailers on the road.

deeretails · Dec 31, 2019

We had a bunch of them in a utility fleet. Couldn't keep head gaskets in place. First complaint was no heat, the heater core filled with gas from leaking compression. I'd keep looking, the Ford 6 cylinder 7.8 was a good engine as well as the IH 466.

ss55 · Dec 31, 2019

You probably will not be hauling firewood long distances, so fuel mileage should not be very important. Easy starting, easy cold starting without assistance (when parked in the woods), low investment, low maintenance cost, and maybe low noise will help when knocking on doors in expensive neighborhoods to make sales. Leaks on fussy customer's driveways will cost you time and money to clean up and get you poor reviews.

I agree with make some money in the new business first before investing in a more expensive truck.

shaun wallace · Dec 31, 2019

I have a 83 Ford F800 with one, old state hwy truck,then county and then city. Haul 6-7 tons of rock once in a while.Haul scrap too. Not fast. Took on 1500 mile round trip used 1 quart oil. Hydra boost leaked more but I fixed that. Have no idea how many miles on it.

DeltaRed · Dec 31, 2019

I worked for a diesel shop in the early 90s that had a Ford F700 service truck. It had the 8.2.It had a common 5x2 trans.IMHO,it was a fine engine. Started great,even in cold temps. Seemed to propel the truck at nearly a common pickup's pace.I have no reason to believe it still isn't on the road fixing heavy equipment.I would own a truck with that engine without a second thought.

David from Kansas · Dec 31, 2019

Don't know about your part of the country but old (1960's - 1970'S) single axle grain trucks don't bring squat around here and I would think one with a 14-16' bed with a hoist, a gas V8 and 4 speed would be ideal for hauling firewood. Some of these trucks have very low mileage as they were only used to haul a few loads of grain to town during the grain harvest season.

stonerock · Dec 31, 2019

all the stuff you have sitting around and you cant haul firewood? how much you want to haul at a time?

guido · Dec 31, 2019

Hello Butch(oh),

Kind of an oddball with Detroit name brand. As someone said head gaskets. One oddball part, is injectirs settings, every one to a different hight.
All have a 10.000 settongs, lime .0652 crazy!
I say pass on it,

Guido.

Blackhole49 · Dec 31, 2019

The city I retired from ran nothing the 8.2s in single axle 7500 series trucks. 4x the fuel mileage compared to gas (8mpg compared to 2 for gas. We were our salt and plow trucks and we were keeping them 20+ years. They were coupled to the Allison auto trans and we never had an engine or transmission problem. Make sure brakes, frame rust and hydraulics are good. If it runs good, I think you will like it.

Sprint 6 · Dec 31, 2019

Always seemed like a decent enough engine. Schools used to use tons of them in buses. Non-turbo models with the Allison won't pull a greasy string out of a goose, though.

matthies · Dec 31, 2019

Since your delivering wood, and maybe to some nice houses, don't think they want any oil puddles on their streets or driveways.

roaddevil49 · Jan 1, 2020

It wouldn't be a Detroit if it didn't leak oil,just like I dog marking its territory.

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