Check Out This Freightliner Cab Over

[Bsorenson79]

http://www.freightliner.com.au/Truck...-Benefits.html.

I always wondered why the cab over are still popular almost everywhere but expect America.

[dirdydogrc]

my question is who is going to be first to model the swing out stair case

[civic83]

looks alot like the tamiya scania, could likely mod one up.......

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by Bsorenson79

I always wondered why the cab over are still popular almost everywhere but expect America.

Who in their right mind wants to be that much closer to the impact zone.

Travis

[coligny]

Originally Posted by Bsorenson79

http://www.freightliner.com.au/Truck...-Benefits.html.

I always wondered why the cab over are still popular almost everywhere but expect America.

Max vehicle lenght in europe certainly make life and design miserable...

Also in europe, when you break down, you call AAA (ADAC or else). In the US, maybe there's need for more independence from the trucker... in these case, COE are quite bitchy to work on (especially If you forgot than one wrench and have to tilt back the cab to fetch it...)

[Bodyman]

when i was doing body work on them, one of thew other guys jacked it up and forgot
to check the sleeper and a 12" tv went thru the windshield. we had to always clean
out the sleeper befor we lift the cab. also the latch system was a pain to line up
when working on them
steve

[rcman]

way back when,,, i was in the military and we had an old coe i went to work on it and the latch was broken and no let us know when we raised the cab it just about broke off the frame lucky no one was in front of it.

[Bsorenson79]

Originally Posted by coligny

Max vehicle lenght in europe certainly make life and design miserable...

Also in europe, when you break down, you call AAA (ADAC or else). In the US, maybe there's need for more independence from the trucker... in these case, COE are quite bitchy to work on (especially If you forgot than one wrench and have to tilt back the cab to fetch it...)

This Freightliner is the Australian version. I don't think they really worry about length considering they have road trains.

[6wheelking]

Thats still a cool looking truck and the swing out staircase was a really good idea

[Brian in PA]

The swing out staircase was actually on the Freightliner Argosy when they introduced it back in the 1990's. It is pretty cool though.

Brian

[Espeefan]

I'm not much for Freightliner trucks, but I do admit, the Argosy is actually one of the better looking Freightliners I have seen. The swing out stair case is interesting.

[aussietruckerguy]

In Australia, we have 25 meter limits on a B Double in Victoria, Australia. It makes bonneted prime movers a pain.... Plus cab overs (scania and Volvo) are a lot better in those tight places than a bonneted prime mover. About the impact issues, the newer prime movers are a lot more regulatted in impact inside the cabin, plus if the mover rolls there is not a lot of difference in cabin impact between the two.

[Izzy]

Looks like a scania hybred ....

[ihbuilder]

IDK looks like it ran into a wall real trucks got a skating rink in front of the cab

[doodlebug]

I'll stick with my 'Large Hood'! Mack CL.
Cheer's, Neil.