57 bcr Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I stand to be corrected!!! I'll tell ya what, last year just before I bought the WS glider, I called Cambria Mack to get a price on a Mack Glider kit, I was goin to try and build a CL with a Series 60!!! .........................NO MORE GLIDER KITS FROM MACK!!!! So my head was in the right placeBULLHUSKReally? Wonder why? Probably not enough money in it for volvo or something.right? Too bad,MACK was always big on gliders.But then again,that was when they were MACK......sniff,sniff........... Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220cummins Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wasn't a cummins KTA offered in those Freightliner Powerliners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wasn't a cummins KTA offered in those Freightliner Powerliners?Yes it was! But standard motor was the NTA (first series) then the NTC 400 Cummins.The late Del DeYoung's collection includes a FLP with an 8V-92 TA in it.Again you could have gotten that engine in a standard FLA,but the BIG radiator was no doubt a plus. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Really? Wonder why? Probably not enough money in it for volvo or something.right? Too bad,MACK was always big on gliders.But then again,that was when they were MACK......sniff,sniff........... EPA does not like glider kits and has likely "outlawed" them....new chassis/cab.....older emissions cert engine (that is period correct for the VIN). Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Fitzgerald Glider Kits is doing a "land office business" right now,doing Freightliner gliders with remanned DD Series 60 engines in them.Cores on the 60 series engines,are worth a good buck,as they rebuild 'em and install them in the kits! Pre-emission engines mounted in a kit,are real popular right now. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 EPA does not like glider kits and has likely "outlawed" them....new chassis/cab.....older emissions cert engine (that is period correct for the VIN).I don't know about that? I checked with my Western Star dealer today and was told I could buy and, put any engine I wanted in. I'm finishin up a rollin Glider now with a DD-14 575 hp non EGR motor BULLHUSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I don't know about that? I checked with my Western Star dealer today and was told I could buy and, put any engine I wanted in. I'm finishin up a rollin Glider now with a DD-14 575 hp non EGR motor BULLHUSKHave seen some glider kits recently but they are on EPA's "hit list". Get 'em while you can! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220cummins Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Fitzgerald Glider Kits is doing a "land office business" right now,doing Freightliner gliders with remanned DD Series 60 engines in them.Cores on the 60 series engines,are worth a good buck,as they rebuild 'em and install them in the kits! Pre-emission engines mounted in a kit,are real popular right now.I seen somewhere a while back Schneider stock piled a Freightliner Centuries with the Series 60 DD. I think their theory was to stock up and wait a few years until the kinks were worked out of the emission systems on the new trucks. I remember seeing a picture of fields of orange Frieghtliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I seen somewhere a while back Schneider stock piled a Freightliner Centuries with the Series 60 DD. I think their theory was to stock up and wait a few years until the kinks were worked out of the emission systems on the new trucks. I remember seeing a picture of fields of orange Frieghtliners.That was a field of "punkins",220! 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220cummins Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 HAHA a "pumpkin patch" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'm a Mack, pre-70s Ford, Brockway and Autocar guy. Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
607t1173 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 AUTOCAR.... &COE's of most major manufacturers KW,Frtlnr,IH,Pete,White,Reo,Ford. To me there isn't anything much sharper than a decked out COE with a big bunk and a 220+ wheelbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Well, gotta be Peterbilt for me. Had an International for about a year, and that was enough and had a W900L for a while which wasn't to badbut my favorites are my Pete's, the Yellow 378 I used to drive, the Blue 379 I currently own and the red/silver 379 is my daily driver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phase 1 Posted February 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2013 Something like this....With two sticks and a 409 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
607t1173 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Guess i prolly shoulda posted mine to get the ball rolling................in no particular order 1) Brockway 361 series2) Autocar DC series3) IH EmeryvilleAutocarSeeing that silver one brought back memories of the countless hours I spent polishing all the aluminum on mineEmeryvilleSeeing the center point on that gold one made my arms tired just thinking of backing a trailer into a tight dock on my blind side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realwolfdaddy Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 favorite non Macks 1 Autocar contructor 2 Kenworth W900l 3408 cat 3 Peterbuilt Needle nose 4 White mustang 5 Dodge Bighorn 6 Kenworth Aerodyne kta600 Cummins 7 White 3000 8 Chevrolet above is cool 9 Ford 1959 F1100 with hood scoop 10 Cabover Peterbuilt 3 windshield wipers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 My favorite would be the diamond T. Here is one my friend has that is powered by maple syrup! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Reinhart Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Autocar and Brockway..it`s a tie.. Quote Still the Greatest Name in Trucks...Bulldogs rule, The rest drool....Member ATHS and ATCA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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