States and 40' max

1. pretty much. If it was exactly like its European Daf counterpart with the extended cab bunk bed in the back, Id be all for it. I wanted to build a truck with as much deck space as possible which meant that cab over would be the best route. But because there is no way to sleep in it should I have too, I had to pass. Also the under powered Px7 engine and auto transmission is not my first choice for my application. The truck has potential but just not quite for my needs. So as much as people give international crap (I do too) Im thinking about getting a new MV series try. The new cummins L9 and a 10 speed manual is very appealing, as well as the new interior redesign is way better than the old durastar style. Maintenance wise I would hope will be pretty simple as Im familiar with a lot of the components on this. I just have to hope that its not an electrical gremlin like a lot of trucks are these days.

 

See at that point it starts to come down to cost. Finding a place that could extended the cab is going to throw some extra cost into something that is already pretty pricey. I'd still debate it, but I still also have to consider if that's what I really want. There's a lot of pros and cons that come between these two trucks. One of the major con for me is familiarity. Like I mentioned on the international, I'm familiar with pretty much everything on that truck. So should repairs be needed or even just general maintenance, I should be able to do a lot of it my self. The peterbilt is all new Euro tech and pretty tightly packed. I feel like I would struggle. Also the engine, while it's good to hear it is essentially a Cummins, is still a little under powered in my opinion. The highest option being 360 hp and 830 ft lbs of torque. The L9 offered 350 hp and 1000ft lbs. Also I can still get a manual trans behind the L9 which is preferred. Also it looks like the px7 is just the Cummins b6.7 which is exactly the same as what they put in the ram trucks. Nothing wrong with that but that is just a medium duty engine. Running one at max power output shortens it's life. The L9 is a bigger heavy duty engine that in theory would last longer at a similar or grater power level than the 6.7.

Don't get me wrong though if I could spec the 220 with some sort of custom sleeper and a nice long flatbed for a reasonable price then who knows maybe I will. I am still debating trucks. I need to go to the local peterbilt dealer and get a quote on one and compare to the international I have specd out. I got time before I pull the trigger on anything

 

Very strange indeed. Do you know of companies that even do a conversion like that?

 

Guess I'm not surprised their common in Europe and such lol. Likes fine on a box truck but man that would be odd on a flat bed lol