Oldest trucks that still have good parts avaliblity?

Hey Mooose, where did you find the air ride for the Argosy? My dad bought one a few months ago and we were going to mock up an air ride front axle. My opinion it takes a special breed to run with a COE. Gotta say the Argosy is a great riding truck, bob-tailed from Montana to NJ when my dad bought it. I would like it more if Freightliner made the sleeper big since there's more than enough room to add another 2-3 feet on the bunk. Anyways I appreciate any advice you can throw my way Mooose!

 

I'll get you the contact info tomorrow for the front axle air ride kit.

 

The biggest advantage is you have way more room between cab and front of your trailer. So if your pulling a flat deck you can over hang way more with a cabover then a coventional. This is comparing same wheelbase trucks of course.

Another advantage is for tight job sites you can see way better in a cabover, visibility is exceptional.

 

Sure there has been a few changes here and there. There basically the same truck. New ones have different grille and so on.
No I would never own one, but there is a few local company's around here that have a couple argosy gliders. They haul long bridge beams and need the long wheel base cabover to overhang front of trailer. I'm also good friends with the owner of a big company here in town that has bought and ran a few these trucks. Didn't have good success with them.

 

Tripple digits!! Me too! Nice 359 long live them

 

Stole from another forum but this is why I think old iron should still be utilized. Its like comparing a classic muscle car to a Prius in my eyes.

We have an '86 359 with a 425 that has been to PP. We installed a new turbo, injectors and FASS (and crank balancer) last year in March. Our fuel mileage was 6.88 last year and we have power to spare. We are producing at least 36+ of boost, not that we often use it.