Peterbilt Long Vs. Short Hood??

Doesn't just apply to Peterbilt's but all trucks.

Long hoods, style/looks (opinion) ride,resale,larger motors,easier maintenance,bigger turning radius,less visibility,less maneuverability,less fuel mileage(opinion,not mine).

Short hoods, better visibility, better turning radius, better fuel mileage (again, opinion) less cost (small difference nowadays)

A lot of "which truck" is dependent on said applications, just depends.

 

Yes, all of the above.

 

Let me try....since I disagree with the other stuff a little.

Longer hoods have nothing to do with motor size. There are Cummins 600 motors in Columbias and 379s alike.
Longer hoods will afford a better ride based on the ability to "stretch it out" and distribute the weight better. It's easier to load trucks with long hoods because of the ability to move the weight around.
Fuel mileage is ALWAYS directly related to the driver's right foot. Most guys that drive long hoods are used to them and drive accordingly.
Long hoods DO take a little more room to maneuver. It just stands to reason that if you have 70 feet to move it takes more room than 60 feet. Again, you get used to it and it becomes second nature.
Longer hoods command a much better resale. There are several reasons for this not the least of which being they are better built and hold up a lot longer. They don't take the beating and they (Petes) are made out of riveted metal and not fiberglass or plastic...so they last long and look better longer.

The best advice I could give to someone asking this question is to GO DRIVE ONE and make up your own mind about what you like and don't like.

 

Typically but I've been seeing a lot of price gouging going on lately too. Some of these dealers are jacking the prices up because there are fewer hoods available in the used market than before.
Look around your area and ask some folks if they know of anyone selling a truck before you try the bigger dealerships. You'll get a better deal and price and you'll know more about the truck coming from an owner than you will from a dealer.

 

Sorry, but now I disagree, you CAN NOT get the same motors in a short hood truck as you can in full length BBC, case in point, Pete 367,377,378,379,386,387,388,389,587,and so on and so forth in their longest BBC's can all accept big bore motors.

Pete short hoods, 365,384,385,387(112) are ALL small bore engines, largest will be either the M11/ISM Cummins or the C12/13 Cats

Same with the KW's the short hood (split fender) T800 are small bore engine ONLY, you will not get a C15 in that truck.

Cascadia 120, Columbia 120, Century 120, Coranado 132 can all accommodate a large bore motor, BUT the 112/113BBC versions all can only accept small bore motors up to 13 litre, you can NOT get even an N14 in any of those trucks.

 

I can get short hood 112 freightshaker gliders with the M11/ISM or the small cat, I'm sure that all of the gliders you mentioned are the "longer" 120 BBC, also even though it IS a smaller bore motor the 12.7 is a tall SOB and that motor is not available, or I should say, was not available in a lot of short hood trucks.