Glider kit vs New truck
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by 01blackz28, Jun 19, 2012.
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I have read that Carb will allow you to add a particulate filter to a older truck to continue running in their state. Could a Glider be ordered with a pre egr engine and a particulate filter and meet these requirements? Anyone know?
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Where or how can I get the Volvo in the glider "form" ? - any ideas?
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Teach me something: I want to buy a pre egr glider Detroit 12.7 ...mmm 13 Eaton blah blah......14 Pete etc so I know the frame and cab are new, rears too etc....
Where does the engine come from? And the trans? Is it reman salvage? New iron ? What?
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Detriot dealer would be the place to ask about the engine.... A know cat will sell you almost any engine except the C-16.......
I think your better off paying the core charge, than buying a salvage truck and stripping the parts off it. But lots of people are doing it that way.....
I would look into those dealers with gliders for sale that are ready to work. Time is money , and as a one truck guy with no shop all that part swapping costs $$$. -
This thread came back to life after 15 months. What needs to get said about glider's, things that have changed in that amount of time? What I'm seeing is you can't by heavy rears from salvage very easily (or at all as i can't find a PETE cut off anywhere) because they are sucked up in the glider business. So the salvage people say it's going gangbusters. But I'm also told that Uncle Sam is now getting the excise tax out of gliders in some form?
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A glider is a ripoff here's the thing guys you get a new body with a rebuilt motor/tranny sometimes even rears......the thing is trucks are made to be rebuilt a new peterbilt glider runs $140,000 I can buy a pre 02 pete that needs a motor job for under $15,000 all day everyday some trucks drive them home I can factory rebuild the motor for $30,k trans for $5,500 rears for $8,k do paint interior new wheels and tires and have everything custom and the way I want it for under $100,000 so please tell me why anyone would buy one??
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