that is exactly what i did... bought mine with 222xxx on it or so and for 6500.00. i havnt done much to it except.. change the engine, change the tranny, change the tranny change the tranny, the batteries, starter, glow plug relay, starter solenoid, and alternator. other than that i havnt had any problems with mine. lol... just get a compression check done... i should have done that, if it still has good compression and the tranny shifts solid it should be fine. i didn't do the compression check and as soon as i changed the oil the motor died, im thinkin they used some heavy oil like 90w or something to keep it from smoking till they sold it. in other words... just be careful.