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I have a 98 freightliner fl50 with a cat 3126, 7 speed spicer tranny, 12,000lb rockwell rear axle and I was wondering if anyone would have maximum trailer weight capability of the vehicle according to the manufacturer. i have weighed the truck and I know what the pin weight can be but i'd lik...

I have to agree with you on being an uncommon truck. I was looking for my truck for about a year until I found it. Its seems these smaller fl's are only used locally so the need for a sleeper is almost non-existant. My fl50 with the extended cab has a bed in the back with the tether net to sleep...

Thanx for the replies folks. Well the the truck I bought was a 98 FL50 with 200,000 kilometers. Its got the 3126 in it and i'm quite happy with it. I find the torque better in the lower rpm than the cummins. Being a diesel mechanic for dodge i've seen the transfer pump ind injector pump problems...

I have only seen the cummins 5.9 6bta in the fl50's and 60's. Its the same engine that we use in our dodge trucks except the power is bumped up a bit. The cummins we use dosen't have liners, but once the cylinder wall size gets too large there is a repair sleeve kit. The cummins is fully...

Howdy everyone. I'm looking at getting a fl50 or fl60. I'm a diesel mechanic by trade for chrysler so have alot of experience with the cummins. I've very rarely had any major problems or failures with the cummins and was wondering how you folks would think the cat 3126 would stack up. Thanks.