TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Navistar built a bunch of these low profile tractors based on the 9600 cabover series too, there was an outfit that hauled for one of the cereal companies that had a bunch of them. The cereal company had designed their cereal boxes and cartons to fit in a standard 50 foot boxcar and wanted a trailer with similar inside dimensions. To meet that requirement they built trailers and tractors with 17.5" low profile wheels like these. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-342784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 The MH. Old pictures the air tanks rusted off and are laying on the ground. Hole truck is rotting away. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-342789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Teamster grrrrl,I've never seen the Navistar version,but since most of the cereal companies are based in the Midwest,Navistar may have "farmed out" their conversion to the same fabricator that did the Stoops conversion.You wouldn't think there would be enough call for those trucks to warrant retooling one of their own plants. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-342790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbehindthebarn Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, BillyT said: Teamster grrrrl,I've never seen the Navistar version,but since most of the cereal companies are based in the Midwest,Navistar may have "farmed out" their conversion to the same fabricator that did the Stoops conversion.You wouldn't think there would be enough call for those trucks to warrant retooling one of their own plants. "Farmed" out? or "Framed" out... lol 1 Quote Fun is what they fine you for!My name is Bob Buckman sir,. . . and I hate truckers. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-342793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 "Farmed" out? or "Framed" out... lol Farmed out, meaning they contracted a third party, rather than do the work themselves. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-342861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyBomber Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Anyone know if the cab height affects performance as in were they more prone to flip with it's higher center of gravity? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46441-look-what-i-saw-today/page/2/#findComment-517965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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