Looking for a little bigger truck..

Casey in Ky · Oct 15, 2016

Looking for an older 1 ton with a flat bed to haul hay and equipment with. Equipment trailer is bumper pull. Came across this older Mitsubishi Fusu, with a 4 cyl diesel, 9 ft flat bed, auto, 236k miles. Not really what I was looking for but it's priced at $3500. How dependable are these trucks? Parts availability and prices? And any idea if it'll handle 14k lb trailer?

markct · Oct 15, 2016

What's the gvw? They make them all the way from 3/4 ton size to over 20,000lbs I believe and look pretty simular. Not much available for aftermarket parts usually, not like owning a Chevy Ford dodge etc, but parts are available and generally speaking they are pretty well built and reliable. With tilt cab they are way easier to work on than any pickup.

Casey in Ky · Oct 15, 2016

The for sale ad says it's a 1 ton...

gmccool · Oct 15, 2016

Are those five lug wheels?

JT · Oct 15, 2016

I have this for sale, if you are interested in this truck. the only drawback, I am in central IL and it needs some TLC, but been a very dependable old truck for me for about 6 years
http://springfieldil.craigslist.org/cto/5798880699.html

showcrop · Oct 15, 2016

(quoted from post at 15:04:11 10/15/16) Are those five lug wheels?

obviously they are five lug but the steel would be approx. 5/16 thick. I had one some years ago. I would call it a good tough truck, and there were no problems until it developed a coolant leak and the driver ignored the audible alarm.

craigco · Oct 15, 2016

The 4 cylinder diesel engine may be light on power to pull the truck and a trailer. Friend has one but it is a rollback tow truck, they use alot and like it. It's very simple and reliable as it is still a manual fuel shut off system. This is in the mountains as well. Your results may vary.

504 · Oct 15, 2016

Yes they are 5 lug, but the ones I have seen are double nutted on the rear.(old style Budd)

JMS/.MN · Oct 15, 2016

4 cyl diesel, 14k trailer? Let us know when you are on the road...so we don"t have to be.

RedMF · Oct 16, 2016

If it has the 1990's, 4M40 engine which I think they had, then beware the fuel pump, they nearly always need the seals replacing (due to low sulphur diesel) and other bits inside need replacing due to wear (no lubrication). Re-build cost around $2000.

Mitsubishi parts are not cheap and when Mitsubishi know that a part isnt available aftermarket (quite often) they jack up the price big time. For instance they want $1000 just for the aircon compressor clutch...not the whole compressor ($1800), just the clutch. And you cant buy them anywhere else. Similar story with lots of other parts too.
And then there is the "sorry part not available in the country, we have to order it from Japan and it could take 3 months".

PS: symptoms of fuel pump are: starts first time in morning, drive 5 mins down road, stalls, hard to re-start. Beware the 4M40 which has been started before you get there in the morning.

showcrop · Oct 16, 2016

(quoted from post at 21:03:36 10/15/16) 4 cyl diesel, 14k trailer? Let us know when you are on the road...so we don"t have to be.

Sooooo you are one of those. Maybe you should have a big lighted sign on top of your car announcing that you own this stretch of road, so that when the truck driver sees you coming over the crest of the hill just after starting to enter the road 200 yards ahead of you he can stop and back up so that you don't have to slow down for a loaded truck.

old harv · Oct 16, 2016

I drove a wee fart like that in a lumber yard and it was as gutless as a stepped on mouse. One patio door tied to the headboard would hold it down to 55 mph or if somebody sneezed your direction the headwind would just about kill it. It's only redeeming factor was it was cute. It was also hard to get in and out of. I never drove it in the winter but I doubt it will create enough heat to keep you warm either. Your knees are also the first thing at the scene of an accident.

Angle Iron · Oct 16, 2016

Not the same but I worked for two different places that had Isuzu tilt cabs with the four cylinder engine. Both did about 14 to 17 mpg. We pulled a trailer with a cat 60 if I recall fork lift at times. Several times we rented skid steers and hauled those. It was not a speed demon getting up to speed but would run with traffic very well. Visability is great and the maneuverability was out of this world. One had a 12 foot box the other had a flatbed. Both were loaded with a portable welder and loaded tool boxes at all times. I have often wondered why you don't see more of them in use on fifth wheel and goose neck trailers. The ones we used were also available with a six cylinder as well I believe. Not as fancy as a high end Ford, Chevy or Dodge but if you drove one of these tilt cabs for a few thousand miles you would be impressed I believe.

markct · Oct 16, 2016

Yeah...And your point? They are obviously much bigger lugs than a 5 lug dodge neon or such. Many large trucks years ago were only 5 or 6 lugs and never an issue

JBDyer · Oct 16, 2016

The one GOOD thing about that truck is you will NEVER get a speeding ticket! Pretty good trucka, but forget about pulling much of a trailer with it.

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