I cleaned up this thread. There is absolutely no reason to argue with the seller about his asking price if you are not interested in buying. Consider this the first warning.
2006 Earthroamer XV-LT For Sale - $150k - SOLD
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Price drop to $155k. Best priced Earthroamer on the market. Price includes $10k of engine work that is essential if you don't want your engine to blow up at some point, so really it's more like $145k if you are comparing apples apples with another truck that has not had this work done.
Msand
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Sweet rig,
Realistically, I don't think the interested individual for this rig cares about it being the "best price on the market" they care about condition, miles, features etc.. because in the end ER does charge a $40,000 'refresh fee' if you go through them, so i wouldn't keep highlighting that, it will attract more people that aren't financially capable of buying just wasting your time with dumb questions, and aimless showings of the rig.
You say it had $10k of engine work done- im guessing you had it fully bulletproofed. That is something you should definitely post pictures of the receipts- because most people like to just do head bolts or an EGR delete and call it "$10k spent on bulletproofing"- also don't say that it has to be done in order for the engine not to blow up, that is 100% incorrect.. Ive had a 2006 f250 6.0L with 397,000mi stock everything except ride rights in the rear, that was used by a farmer to tow 10,000lbs of hay bales around Eastern MT. It all depends on how you keep up with maintenance, and push the engine. When you start doing performance modifications, and tuning- thats when you need to get it Bulletproofed
You also listed a bunch of items that are 'new' one being "Several thousand dollars worth of Dynamat sound insulation was professionally installed in the floor, ceiling, firewall, and doors." Do you have pictures or receipts for that- also post a picture of the water pump, new house batteries, etc..
Anyways, good luck with the sale, I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet..
The best priced ER on the market right now is Craigs 2008 ER#83
Realistically, I don't think the interested individual for this rig cares about it being the "best price on the market" they care about condition, miles, features etc.. because in the end ER does charge a $40,000 'refresh fee' if you go through them, so i wouldn't keep highlighting that, it will attract more people that aren't financially capable of buying just wasting your time with dumb questions, and aimless showings of the rig.
You say it had $10k of engine work done- im guessing you had it fully bulletproofed. That is something you should definitely post pictures of the receipts- because most people like to just do head bolts or an EGR delete and call it "$10k spent on bulletproofing"- also don't say that it has to be done in order for the engine not to blow up, that is 100% incorrect.. Ive had a 2006 f250 6.0L with 397,000mi stock everything except ride rights in the rear, that was used by a farmer to tow 10,000lbs of hay bales around Eastern MT. It all depends on how you keep up with maintenance, and push the engine. When you start doing performance modifications, and tuning- thats when you need to get it Bulletproofed
You also listed a bunch of items that are 'new' one being "Several thousand dollars worth of Dynamat sound insulation was professionally installed in the floor, ceiling, firewall, and doors." Do you have pictures or receipts for that- also post a picture of the water pump, new house batteries, etc..
Anyways, good luck with the sale, I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet..
The best priced ER on the market right now is Craigs 2008 ER#83
Hello,
I do have all the receipts for any potential buyer who wants copies. Had a few requests for that already. One thing to consider with the engine on the earthroamer is that it is running under a heavy load 100% of the time. Some people tow heavy loads with their trucks on occasion, but this truck has a significant load permanently attached to it. Given that it is an RV, it needs to reliably cross the county repeatedly and climb mountain passes with that load on the back. That is not the same duty cycle as an average 6.0 Ford truck. In my opinion, the bullet proofing becomes a lot more important under these circumstances, which is why we felt the expenditure to do the work was justified.
I do have all the receipts for any potential buyer who wants copies. Had a few requests for that already. One thing to consider with the engine on the earthroamer is that it is running under a heavy load 100% of the time. Some people tow heavy loads with their trucks on occasion, but this truck has a significant load permanently attached to it. Given that it is an RV, it needs to reliably cross the county repeatedly and climb mountain passes with that load on the back. That is not the same duty cycle as an average 6.0 Ford truck. In my opinion, the bullet proofing becomes a lot more important under these circumstances, which is why we felt the expenditure to do the work was justified.
The 2008 ER you are referring to is priced $20k higher and doesn't have the engine bullet proofing done. So essentially $30k price delta for what amounts to nearly identical trucks. Also just noticed in the pics it looks like they have drive tires on the front axle. No offense to that seller, but that is a very poor idea. The truck needs steer tires on the front axle or it will drive very poorly. The tire info comes from Earthroamer directly and numerous posts on the Earthroamer forum.
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Scottpyro
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Give me a call if still available Scott 818-335-8241
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What are drive/steer tires? I just thought tires were tires. Where is this #83 for sale?
Based on the posts from people who have tried both on on the Earthroamer forum, when you put drive tires on the front axle, the truck will wander all around the road. With steer tires, it tracks straight, the way it should. Steer tires are designed for steering on the front axle of heavy trucks and have a less agressive tread than drive tires. Drive tires are designed to go on the driven axles of a semi truck and provide more traction. If you look at my ER or any other ER with the same tires you'll see front tires have a different tread.
This is from the Earthroamer user manual:
Michelin Tire Package
The standard tire package consists of 295/60R22.5 Michelin X MultiWay XD drive tires (rear axle and spare) and 295/60R22.5 XZA2 Energy steer tires (front). Tires should be rotated every 7500 miles or at the first sign of abnormal tire wear. The wheel lug nuts should be torqued with a torque wrench to 450 foot-pounds with a 1-5/16” socket. Typical automotive shops are not equipped to handle vehicles the size of an EarthRoamer, so we recommend having tire rotations performed at medium or heavy-duty truck shops.
Difference between 2006 ER #22 and ER #83 may be production improvements and tweaks between 61 hand built ER's to start. But to me, either would be a great platform.
The second-generation Super Duty was to debut for model year 2007, but quality issues pushed it back to the 2008 model year. It features an all-new 6.4 L, 390.5 cu in Power Stroke Diesel V8 with piezo fuel injectors and sequential turbos to replace the problematic 6.0 L Power Stroke single-turbo Diesel V8. The new engine produces 350 hp (260 kW) and 650 ft⋅lbf (880 N⋅m) of torque.
I agree the bullet proofed 6.0 L Powerstroke has fixed known issues.
Issues with the 6.4 L Powerstroke? Well...... read on... https://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-power-stroke-blues-64l-edition/
The second-generation Super Duty was to debut for model year 2007, but quality issues pushed it back to the 2008 model year. It features an all-new 6.4 L, 390.5 cu in Power Stroke Diesel V8 with piezo fuel injectors and sequential turbos to replace the problematic 6.0 L Power Stroke single-turbo Diesel V8. The new engine produces 350 hp (260 kW) and 650 ft⋅lbf (880 N⋅m) of torque.
I agree the bullet proofed 6.0 L Powerstroke has fixed known issues.
Issues with the 6.4 L Powerstroke? Well...... read on... https://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-power-stroke-blues-64l-edition/
Wow that is a good article on the 6.4, thank you! A lot of interested parties have asked about differences between the 6.0 and 6.4. Will share this with them. I did a lot of research on the differences when I bought the truck, but that was a few years ago and it has since faded from memory. I just remember my end conclusion was that bullet proofing a 6.0 was the route we wanted to take. This is a good refresher on why we reached that conclusion.
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That's pretty wild. I never knew that. I drive a F450 for work. No idea what kind of tires I have on it.
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Dang! Now I am scared of all Ford diesel engines. I had a 7.3 that I loved. I wonder if the 6.7 is any good?