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Damn, my old Detroit 8.2 turbodiesel got better than 7 mpg on my cross country trip running wide open for 3 days. Around town was probably better than that and my current 210hp Cat turbo gets closer to 10. The retired Asplundh Chevy chip trucks with gas motors (no bucket) seem to get about...

I'd rather buy one low mileage 'overpriced' truck than buy and sell multiple old worn out, rebuilt and worn out again POS trucks. 'Fresh' motor means to me that it's worn out and somebody did a half-fast rebuild, probably hiding or creating more problems than they fixed. Gauges that don't work...

For older trucks there's Sagon trucks in North GA http://www.sagontrucks.com/ or for later models there's National Utility Equipment in Birmingham Alabama ( http://www.nueco.com/ ) where I got my last truck.

Here you go, Larry. I just stuck 'Schmidy's truck' in Google and it popped right up. 8) http://www.schmidysmachinery.com/site/default.aspx Nice looking truck. The Int'l 4700 is a very good truck and motor.

I think you just haven't had enough experience with the newer trucks, Butch. I know the one guy you climb for has one that's got some problems, but I suspect his truck isn't representative of all newer bucket trucks.

Ditto on both points Erik made. I was worried about my current boom being too tall for working some jobs but it has not been an issue. The extra reach has been a huge advantage, as well as the extra maneuverability with the lower boom boing over center (old truck the lower boom only goes to 90...

IMO stick with the more popular brands. They are popular for a reason. Altec, Aerial Lift of Conn., etc.