2012 Kenworth K200 Cabover Baby!!!

as I see from PDF broshure, K200 got EBS, and when I looked at cab interior I see that the foot brake senror is floor mounted like on all DAF XF and CF, so I suget they use Wabco Truck EBS. I hope valve location is like on XF, not like on CF

 

Lots of CO's for sale and I have found the KW 100 series completely redon for $40,000

 

for $45K I can purchase trucktor + trailer
http://auto.ria.ua/auto_kenworth_t2000_5935630.html

 

Without exception, every single company I ever saw that had an age limit on contractors equipment leasing on paid emabrassingly cheap rates that have no bearing in reality of what it costs to run out here. The only "opportunity" in that is for them to keep rates cheap, put crappy cheap loads on contractor trucks, etc.. ..increasing their business and making them easy money while you will be left in the cold eventually with a worn out pile of junk and nothing to show for it...

 

In CIS some old trucks were rebuilt but used with new powertrain. Here to import truck we have to pay duties, and if we import truck for parts duties are much lower, especiall if it is salvage.

So I see old rigs with ISX 15, Mercedes PLD engines, MAN engines..

Really powertraine swap is not so easy deal, I had to rewire old K100 (was with 3406B) with C16 and miles of new wires, witches and other stuff.

Paint job is hard too.

My friend does now D12A with D12D swap.

 

Could not agree more!!!

 

I like some of the old cabovers when they are done up. I have seen a few that are #### nice, pullin those nice spread axle reefers. The frames are stretched way out and they just look so nice. I have seen a few running through PA going out to NY and that area. Great lookin trucks and I would love to take an old KW or Pete cabover and restore it. KTTA600..... Just sayin

 

yep, European cabover drivers have less glare issues and to ride high is kinda some safety becouse usually impact is directed in lower poin of truck. High kicks are rare, but sometimes may be deadly.

The most dangerouse situation for cabover is to rear end container hauler.

Tint and refers are not so tought and cab ruines trailer but driver survive, if cabover rear ends container hauler it is usually deadly accident if truck is fully laden and runs over 40 mph

Old cabovers were especially dangerouse.

some scare video. It hapenned in '08. Old cabover rear ended container and ~40 mph. They towed 45' containers (~65000 lbs of full container weight). One truck stoped becouse of trafic jam, other driver was tired and died immidiatly.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aD2vBVCGMM[/ame]

Old cabovers are really weak, especially light aluminium cabs. No chance to survive in this kind of accident.