Buying a cheap, old cabover.
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by 8-j, Sep 23, 2013.
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it is 2001 FH, cab like first FH, but engine D12C and all electronic stuff available.
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In the trucker classified forum there is a nice looking 94 Freighshaker cabover listed for sale.
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I used to drive FLA too. it was good truck, but.... cant be used for international shiping in EU becouse of emission. It is Euro-II usually. But I see one old FLA hauling cookies from Lugansk to Baltics.
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I plan on purchasing a glider, wonder what regs down the road will hold for them..
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Old US cabover were not safe enoght. Cabs were too weak and many drivers were killed inside.
Modern EU cabover is of the same safety level like US conventional truck, but more expencive and cab is much heavier -
yeah i've talked to fitzgerald and p/power. Just sold the KW on friday and not sure which direction i'm going. Spent 6500 this year on sensors, egr, egr cooler and dpf problems... hated to sell her but just to costly.. even considering going company driver after 12 yrs as o/o
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For what its worth,Freightliner recently added (in the last few months)the Argosy to their SpecPro specing program. The majority of dealers arent even aware of it. Glider or with all the fantastic emissions garbage.
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