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RetreadRoadRocket t1_jcgb102 wrote

Reply to comment by ambient_whooshing in Kenworth K100 working for 30 years. by Sloth_rockets

>That's the expectation and anything else would be a disappointment.

Maybe to somebody who doesn't know jack shit about the trucking industry. https://www.truckinginfo.com/151205/all-you-need-to-know-about-b-numbers

16 hours a day for 30 years at an average speed of 55mph is over 9.6 million miles, the engine would have to be overhauled multiple times to do that.

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ambient_whooshing t1_jcgg2z1 wrote

So what's been replaced in 9milliom miles?

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RetreadRoadRocket t1_jch4d0g wrote

Pretty much everything in the driveline that is a friction surface and/or isn't a heavy casting or made from steel would not last for that many miles, most of it would require replacement multiple times. Things like Bearings, seals, rings, cylinder sleeves and water, oil, injector, and fuel pumps, etc.... none of that stuff will last that long.

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ambient_whooshing t1_jchcwqh wrote

Exactly. Not at all BIFL. Has OP's rig run that long? Okay, sure. Is it a truck of Theseus? Yes. People can downvote the above responses but that's the point. The block was even likely retooled to some degree.

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RetreadRoadRocket t1_jche9gg wrote

It's still BIFL because normal maintenance doesn't count and it is not a ship of Theseus because it will still have a multitude of its original components.

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ambient_whooshing t1_jchj0cg wrote

I disagree but whatever

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RetreadRoadRocket t1_jchuy72 wrote

Disagree? With what? That you have to clean, maintain, and sometimes repair items to make them last? It's no different than cleaning and waterproofing your boots or patching a pair of jeans.

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