If you were to take a daycab version of a 379 or 359 and decide to add a factory sleeper to the back of it, what would be the shortest wheelbase you could do it with? More curious about a 48" flat top, but interested in all standard sizes.
Not something I plan on doing in the near future (or most likely ever), but I have a million ideas running through my head trying to think about getting back behind the wheel. One of the many thoughts involves running a daycab locally, but having a way to convert that truck to run OTR or regional should all the local freight dry up.
Wheelbase needed to add sleeper to daycab 379/359
Discussion in 'Peterbilt Forum' started by davenjeip, Jul 2, 2014.
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I would "guess" somewhere around a 190" with a 48" is going to get the front tandem pretty close to the back of the sleeper, I guess if you have a 132 BBC, and add a 48" sleeper,(about 50" overall with seal) that puts you at 182, subtract appox. 40" from your front axle to bumper and if your tandems are on a 60" spread take half of that for wheelbase, plus half the diameter of your front tandem tire forward of axe centerline.
So 132" BBC
-40" ft axle set back
=92" center front axle to BBC
+50" sleeper
=142" center front axle to back of sleeper
+ 50" from front of front rear axle tire to center of tandems (assuming a 60" spread tandem) and a 40" tire.
So roughly 192" WB and that leaves no room for a deck plate step.davenjeip Thanks this. -
I think 210 inches might be better you will have a little more room you don't want the trailer hitting the back of the bunk
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As bad luck said 210" would be a good number for a 48 " bunk 244" is good with the 63" bunk.
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Agreed, but he asked for the "shortest" so that's what I gave him.davenjeip Thanks this. -
It's all about an idea I'm trying to think through, where honestly I am about 20 steps ahead of myself even thinking about what truck would work for my situation. But, I felt like playing around on Truck Paper dreaming about what I would like to have, should my idea turn into something real.
In planning for success you also have to have a plan in place in case you fail. Dealt with this in a previous business I had, and ended up having to shut it down because I was unable to adapt when the economy went bad and made my business model obsolete.
Daycab would be best and cheapest for what I am thinking of, but I couldn't get away from the "what if?" scenario. None of that involves any ideal circumstances, or cares what is better, only what is possible as a last resort in a situation where I had no work. Just wanted to know if some of these trucks that I was looking at, while otherwise ideal, would provide any sort of platform where it was possible to do this.
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