I wouldn't trust anything Pittsburgh Power says! They seem to be turning into the Great Lakes diesel of PA...
Future of Glider Kits
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Caterpillar Cowboy, Jul 20, 2011.
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Here is a 2011 Pete 389 Glider.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syrsnmdlAR4&feature=related[/ame]
Fitzgerald's Glider Kits.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Kvw-uvMtc[/ame]
Finished New Freightliner Glider with a pre-emission Detroit.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNL6PVT7CAs&feature=related[/ame] -
I have a '03 ISX and it is a good engine with no leaks what so ever. My plan is to order a new Pete glider in the near future. I would rather have a KW instead, maybe they will start building them in the future. -
So what loophole let's you put an older/lesser emissioned engine in to me what looks like a brand new 2011 truck?
i don't see how this is different than buying a 2011 pickup and putting in an engine from 1969 and saying oh, because the engine is from 69 i don't need any emmission equipment or cats? -
No loophole. It's the freedom to choose what works over mandated engines that aren't proven. Freedom being the salient word here. People go the glider route because they see it as a smart and prudent business choice. When they make a maxforce or one of the DEF motors that people trust and mechanics love to work on, and guys tell love stories about, then gliders will go away.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-...6289?pt=Commercial_Trucks&hash=item3369d9b091
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Right, but i'm talking about what regulation/law let's you put an older engine into technically a new 2011 truck? The truck has to be titled as 2011.
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