The Future of Old Iron.

From my cold dead hands . . .

 

I was thinking about this myself. I certainly see a big shakeup to the industry coming... Either kiss the old iron goodbye, speed limiters, or increasing insurance premiums...


I'd be shocked if we atleast don't see one of the three happening...

 

Old iron is on its way out. Like the old horse & bug technology comes along you are sent out to the pasture to retire. I have a 99 KW. I'm looking for a 2007 i want nothing newer than that. Truth be told we want to leave the planet in a better place for our children. From the top to the bottom, big industry to the smallest. It was amazing just what happened in India when because of the shutdown (Covid-19) they could actually see the Himalayas mountains. So I'm all for better less pollution all the way around. It won't be long but it won't be this administration it just the way technological innovation is changing things.

 

People always find a way. Just look at some of the Chicago outfits

 

Not political but read the green new deal and the ideas floated around it to implement it, I see a time in the near future that 2012 and prior trucks will be off the road, it won’t be an option to retrofit the emissions, the government will just pick 2013 as the turning point for emissions and exclude everything else ... gliders, etc. ... they will also put into the annual an emissions check to make sure nothing is messed with.

these clowns are serious about screwing all of us over this climate change crap, we will all suffer with these ideas.

 

Its just too bad we as Americans wont revolt. But i dont know, im holding out hope that maybe if they try to eliminate old iron from existence it will create a shortage of (reliable) trucks and make them regret it. Wishful thinking on my part

 

Adapt and overcome.
If you can’t run a business without cheating you don’t deserve to run a business.

 

We lost a lot of vintage stuff between 2008-12 under the “cash for clunkers” debacle. I can’t tell you how much stuff was being cutup and shredded. Tons of good engines got “holed” to be permanently put out of service. Dealerships were scrapping trade-ins left and right. Friend of mine was hauling brand new C-15 blocks out of Holt/Cat to be scrapped at CMC. The military was being leaned on to get rid of their mechanical Cummins Nh 250 stock. Many good engines that could have been bought surplus were “holed”

This happened and 99% of the population didn’t even know about it.
Many people bought into it but the smart ones did not. Luckily Texas fought back and obolished it here.
(ThankYou Ted Cruze)
Texas allows anything 25 years old or older to be registered as antique or classic and is exempt from future emissions (only has to pass what it did when new) and inspections.
If you can get that truck registered and insured as an antique in your home state. Do it. Then you can drive it without restrictions as a toy and thumb your nose at the man while doing it.
I do it every day and it feels great!