2004 Chevrolet Other

5TH WHEEL HAULER

6.6 DURAMAX DIESEL - ALLISON TRANSMSISSION W/PTO A

Automatic- 6 SPEED W/PTO PUMP

1GBE4E1183F509936

Diesel

This 2004 Chevrolet Kodiak C4500 is a beast of a truck. She was converted from a wrecker to a 5th wheel hauler.*CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED BACK TO 8' BED PICK UP TRUCK OR WHATEVER YOU WANT*She is super clean with only 121000 miles on the 6.6 Duramax Diesel and 6 speed Allison Transmission with a PTO already installed .Up FrontThe Chevrolet Kodiak C4500 pickup truck has to be among the ultimate power trips. The Kodiak resembles thatof a tractor of an 18-wheeler with an eight-foot pickup bed tacked on its back. The pick up bed has been removed and in not available.) One of the biggest trucks you can drive without a special commercial license, it towers over conventional vehicles.From a practical standpoint, the Kodiak's 16,000-pound + towing capacity, plus the additional 5,500 lb. it can carry in cargo, make it a real bear for hauling everything from huge horse trailers to big boats or trailers. This is essentially a commercial-grade General Motors (GM) truck chassis that has been tricked out as a high-end pickup truck by Monroe Truck Equipment, a Wisconsin company that modifies truck chassis for specialized purposes —armored vehicles, dump trucks, fire engines, etc.This truck tends to appeal to three types of buyer, says Scott Hanewall, general manager of the Flint (Mich.)-based Monroe operation that produces the Kodiak. From horse owners to contractors, landscapers, and others who use it as a work vehicle during the week and for recreation on the weekend. The third group, he says, are buyers "who just want the biggest, baddest truck they can find."The Kodiak's road presence is imposing. The big Chevy is eight feet wide, nearly eight feet tall, It weighs about 10,000 lb. You have a huge 6.6-liter, 330-horsepower Duramax Turbo Diesel with a 6 Speed Allison Transmission with a PTO already installedBehind the WheelIf you've ever ridden in the cab of an 18-wheeler, you'll have an idea of what the Kodiak's ride is like. The truck bounces and thumps along, reacting to every little bump in the road. But the front seats have an air suspension system, so you sort of float above the fray as the truck jostles underneath you.In a truck like this, you're sitting so high up that you can't see anything that's near the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle. To make sure you don't inadvertently crush a Volkswagen when you turn or change lanes.One reason the truck handles heavy loads so well is its heavy-duty air suspension system. It also has an auxiliary engine-braking system that gives you extra control when decelerating or descending a hill while towing a heavy load.Monroe has lowered the truck's suspension so the bed is only about as high off the ground as in a conventional heavy-duty pickup. But the Kodiak's bed still rides very high . There's a reason basketball star Shaquille O'Neal and other plus-size sports stars own Kodiaks. The truck's cabin has an enormous amount of head, leg, and shoulder space.The Kodiak 4500 offers an appealing combination of showiness and functionality. Its looks and road presence is certainly a head turner.So, study up.. you're buying one of largest of the monster trucks on the road.