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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:46:44 PM EST
[#1]
cab over whats?
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:47:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: cab over whats? Trucks. Semis, class 9. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:47:57 PM EST
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:48:17 PM EST
[#4]
COEs are cool
 
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:48:56 PM EST
[#5]
Yeah they are neat
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:51:10 PM EST
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I've been seeing bumpside Ford dump trucks lately, look like they're pulled straight out of a field or out of a contractors back lot except for the new tires.
Wonder if it's a side effect of not being able to get new trucks right now, making it worthwhile to get these older ones back to work. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:51:37 PM EST
[#7]
That's cool.
I don't know why they fell out of favor, seemed really useful in the urban/intermodal last-mile market. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:53:01 PM EST
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:54:02 PM EST
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I've noticed that around here a lot lately. Seems like mostly Freightliners and Peterbilts with a few Internationals thrown in. None at all for years then a bunch.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:54:23 PM EST
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:54:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Im going to build one like that some day. This is the cab I want to use. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/227817/20210715_113845_jpg-2025174.JPG That looks cool, just replace the window and drivetrain and leave the paint |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:55:44 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: cab over whats? COE Cab Over Engine My first two truck were cabovers, hated them. 1980 GMC with a 692 Detroit, had a turbo too! 1985 Kenworth with a Big Cam IV Cummins and a full size sleeper. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:57:49 PM EST
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Cool. I always liked the Bj & the Bear semi.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:57:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's cool. I don't know why they fell out of favor, seemed really useful in the urban/intermodal last-mile market. Cabovers existed solely because the gov't had limits on total vehicle length. When they extended that the traditional cab came back. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:58:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's cool. I don't know why they fell out of favor, seemed really useful in the urban/intermodal last-mile market. They ride like shit, and last mile kept getting longer and longer. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:58:58 PM EST
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There are! And there's been some discussion about why so many times they are pulling flatbed.
Of course there a bunch pulling farm stuff too. The DEF/ emissions problems and ELDs have pushed a lot of owner operators toward older trucks. Hard to make money when the payments are rolling and the truck is broke down all the time |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:59:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: COE Cab Over Engine My first two truck were cabovers, hated them. 1980 GMC with a 692 Detroit, had a turbo too! 1985 Kenworth with a Big Cam IV Cummins and a full size sleeper. Nice! K100? One of the founders of the company I work for has those big cam Cummins motors in two consecutively VIN numbered 1985 Pete 359s. Both beautiful trucks. Love that sound. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:59:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That looks cool, just replace the window and drivetrain and leave the paint Yup, I'll polish the grill back to chrome though. It'll go on a Dodge 3500 chassis with a 5.9.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:00:29 PM EST
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:20:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryIs that "rusty" one a 1930s GMC? I'd love a truck like that to get running 100%. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:23:13 PM EST
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:24:43 PM EST
[#22]
Just don't park it in Portland.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:24:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that "rusty" one a 1930s GMC? I'd love a truck like that to get running 100%. I believe it is a gmc, fairly nice chop on the roof |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:26:26 PM EST
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 CONVOY 01 CW McCall - Convoy ORIGINAL VERSION |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:26:46 PM EST
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Probably because of the crushing emissions bullshit basically killing the diesel engine. Cheaper at this point to restore and maintain an older truck than to try and keep up with regs. Especially owner/operator.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:27:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I believe it is a gmc, fairly nice chop on the roof Super sharp looks for sure. I'd turn that into my daily driver in a heartbeat. Sure it would have a different drivetrain and actually be painted but damn. What a truck! |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:28:54 PM EST
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Just saw one yesterday at work. Old school green paint job with straight pipes.
Uber cool. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:29:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Super sharp looks for sure. I'd turn that into my daily driver in a heartbeat. Sure it would have a different drivetrain and actually be painted but damn. What a truck! Always wanted one myself, they get snapped up pretty quick |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 2:34:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They ride like shit, and last mile kept getting longer and longer. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That's cool. I don't know why they fell out of favor, seemed really useful in the urban/intermodal last-mile market. They ride like shit, and last mile kept getting longer and longer. Fair enough, but if you had to pull a 53' through Brooklyn/Bronx/Queens would you rather a COE or conventional? |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:15:04 PM EST
[#30]
Fuck those skillet faced motherfuckers.
I bet the are nafta truckers from Mexico |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:18:46 PM EST
[#31]
Was it a Pete (rbilt) with a 'reefer on, along with a Jimmy hauling hogs?
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:33:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fuck those skillet faced motherfuckers. I bet the are nafta truckers from Mexico The ones I see around local are owned by farmers or ranchers pulling hay or grain trailers, saw one pulling a bullrack but those guys usually run long nosed Petes. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:33:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: cab over whats? Cab over Pete with a reefer on |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:35:11 PM EST
[#34]
 Optimus Prime approves. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:39:03 PM EST
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While nowhere near as butch as a cab over Pete with a Detroit Diesel, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Willys FC series.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:41:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: While nowhere near as butch as a cab over Pete with a Detroit Diesel, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Willys FC series. https://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Willys-FC-150-1600x900.jpg More of a Dodge A truck fan myself 
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:42:38 PM EST
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Those gave me night mares as a kid
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:43:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been seeing bumpside Ford dump trucks lately, look like they're pulled straight out of a field or out of a contractors back lot except for the new tires. Wonder if it's a side effect of not being able to get new trucks right now, making it worthwhile to get these older ones back to work. Makes sense to me. In the last two years I’ve bought 3 older pickups for personal use because I have come to the conclusion that I’d rather put some money into an older vehicle I think is cool then spend a years salary on a new one with good options package. I think a lot of people are realizing they’d rather spend 15-20k on an older truck that’s been gone over well mechanically with a good interior and “everything works” than 50k on a new one. I’m sure small businesses, one man trade/service companies are coming to the same conclusion. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:47:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: More of a Dodge A truck fan myself https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/509384/redtruck0b-2025312.jpg Had the Ford version of that, ex Air Force, faded blue. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:47:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cab over Pete with a reefer on Ever see a Jimmy hauling hogs? |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:56:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fair enough, but if you had to pull a 53' through Brooklyn/Bronx/Queens would you rather a COE or conventional? Oh, I completely agree. It's just as the last mile got longer, places decided to just use the conventionals to make deliveries to skip that last transfer. COEs still exist for where they really need them, and in true last-mile delivery |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 4:57:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fair enough, but if you had to pull a 53' through Brooklyn/Bronx/Queens would you rather a COE or conventional? 53' trailers are a no-go in NYC. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:03:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 53' trailers are a no-go in NYC. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:06:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: While nowhere near as butch as a cab over Pete with a Detroit Diesel, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Willys FC series. https://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Willys-FC-150-1600x900.jpg 
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:09:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They ride like shit, and last mile kept getting longer and longer. Try one bobtail for about 300 miles.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:09:58 PM EST
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Kewl....
Why did they fall out of favor? Sitting on top of an engine with a short wheel base seems like a recipe for a bad back.....oh.....and collisions seem extra bad. Also, don't forget to tie everything down inside the cab first when you have to work on the engine. Different rules eventually allowed for longer trucks....and this ain't Europe. Not a trucker....loved trucks. Still research them. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:11:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wrong, back when I pulled refer trailers I used to get stuck with going into Hunts Point Food Distribution Center once and awhile. PIA with a 53' long 13'6" trailer. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 53' trailers are a no-go in NYC. Huh...might have been just my company's policy, then. *shrug* |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:17:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Try one bobtail for about 300 miles. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:18:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 53' trailers are a no-go in NYC. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fair enough, but if you had to pull a 53' through Brooklyn/Bronx/Queens would you rather a COE or conventional? 53' trailers are a no-go in NYC. Yeah, you hear that a lot. No though-traffic. Be wary of the many poorly-indicated parkways. But they are fine on the Interstates and for local stops. My O/O's loved conventional sleepers and would jack knife into the tightest spots imaginable. Maybe they bought conventional because that's what dominated the used market. I think two of the fifty or so trucks I worked with were COE. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 5:22:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kewl.... Why did they fall out of favor? Sitting on top of an engine with a short wheel base seems like a recipe for a bad back.....oh.....and collisions seem extra bad. Also, don't forget to tie everything down inside the cab first when you have to work on the engine. Different rules eventually allowed for longer trucks....and this ain't Europe. Not a trucker....loved trucks. Still research them. |
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