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I saw the international transtar 4300 kit and thought "that is what some plow trucks are" like the one below

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but i just found out that the plow trucks are international 2554 not transtar 4300

so i was just wondering what is the difference between international transtar 4300 and international 2554

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The International Transtar 4300 is a recently re-issued kit and can be found for $30 while the older International 2554 (and 2654) kits are harder to find and more expensive, like big $$$$!

Okay, kidding aside, I believe it is the way they are optioned and type of axles and drivetrain that is ordered with them. Resident International expert Cargostar can probably better explain it.

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The 4300(4270 and the like) was a bigger tractor, the cab is different and the hood larger and longer. It was the bigger truck for hauling which shared a cab to a paystar which was a heavy duty on/off base chassis

the S and F series were based more on vocational - delivery trucks, single axle dump trucks,school buses etc.

Having smaller hoods and cabs, granted there are always options for dual axle, wider cab i believe, set back axles etc

Im sure there is more to it and I think I have most of it somewhat correct, Dave can correct me!

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