1996 Pete with a 3412

[h67st]

The ad says this truck was built in 1996 as a glider but it's never been titled or used so it's basically a new truck. I'm scratching my head wondering why someone would keep a glider kit around for 28 years. That V12 would be a beast of a motor, you'd have to mortgage your house to keep it in fuel and parts.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226520381739

[Joey Mack]

Beautiful Setup,  how did it not get driven? I would run the wheels off of it, because i would be the cool kid on the block. 

[Geoff Weeks]

Couldn't be used commercially and you need a way to pay for fuel and up-keep. Either deep pockets, or keep it stationary.

[Joseph Cummings]

When you buy a vehicle with a Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, you have to pay the FET in order too title it. If it was built as a trailer queen, that would explain why it was never  titled

[Mark T]

Isn't that "Walking Tall" ?   from Great Lakes

[mowerman]

ooooooohhhhhhhh lala,,,,ill take it,,,bob

[Joseph Cummings]

What steering axle do you think that is?

[Mark T]

I think that truck came from The Hot Rod Shop, or Great Lakes Diesel ..... or whatever their name was that week.  That was that place that used to sell the "high performance" Caterpiller parts.  I remember the add. Stated something about the tire size or something. Guy also had an add for a 3406E converted to a P7100 injection pump.   (on a side note, I'm going off memories from Overdrive or the TNT while taking a dump, so information here may not be totally accurate)

[Mark T]

17 minutes ago, mowerman said:

ooooooohhhhhhhh lala,,,,ill take it,,,bob

That baby'd move a set of Fedex doubles I bet.

[Joseph Cummings]

5 minutes ago, Mark T said:

I think that truck came from The Hot Rod Shop, or Great Lakes Diesel ..... or whatever their name was that week.  That was that place that used to sell the "high performance" Caterpiller parts.  I remember the add. Stated something about the tire size or something. Guy also had an add for a 3406E converted to a P7100 injection pump.   (on a side note, I'm going off memories from Overdrive or the TNT while taking a dump, so information here may not be totally accurate)

Ohio Dealer

[Mark T]

1 minute ago, Joseph Cummings said:

Ohio Dealer

I saw that.  

[Geoff Weeks]

23 minutes ago, Joseph Cummings said:

What steering axle do you think that is?

Looks like a 20K by the tire size.

[Joseph Cummings]

I'm thinking some engineering compromises were made that leaned towards "show truck" that make it somewhat unusable for work. I'll bet that front axle is overweight before it's even hooked to a trailer. 

[Geoff Weeks]

With those pic's (where did they come from?) the front axle doesn't have dual boxes so I would guess under 16K now, and yeah it would be nose heavy. My cabover was 12,600 on the steer bobtail. Lot more weight and distance to the rear axles on that one!

[Mark T]

3 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Looks like a 20K by the tire size.

There was some comment in the add about the steer tires. They were some widebase rated for high speed or something.  I'm almost positive it's that truck. How many could there be like that 

[Joseph Cummings]

4 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Looks like a 20K by the tire size.

Steering gear and springs are saying about 12,500 to me

[Mark T]

The guy says in this add it was built for show. He's made changes to make it usable.  What could possibly go wrong 😂

[Mark T]

That engine and a six speed gotta be at least 5000 lbs

[Joseph Cummings]

Like one of those guys who puts a dump body on a freight tractor with air suspension and doubles the frame kinda half azzed up until doing that gets difficult so he stops somewhere around the back of the cab. Then tries to tell me it's done right

[Mark T]

4 minutes ago, Joseph Cummings said:

Like one of those guys who puts a dump body on a freight tractor with air suspension and doubles the frame kinda half azzed up until doing that gets difficult so he stops somewhere around the back of the cab. Then tries to tell me it's done right

well.........yeah .    🤣

[Mark T]

Don't forget the extra leafs in the front.

[Joseph Cummings]

6 minutes ago, Mark T said:

Don't forget the extra leafs in the front.

Gypsy asphalt paver special. Knocks on some old ladies door and says he ordered too much blacktop and bla bla bla "great deal" bla bla bla

Edited December 31, 2024 by Joseph Cummings

[Mark T]

I've been Google'n away here looking for that truck. Haven't had much success.  Almost 30 years ago, holy cow.

[Joseph Cummings]

3 minutes ago, Mark T said:

I've been Google'n away here looking for that truck. Haven't had much success.  Almost 30 years ago, holy cow.

I remember seeing it somewhere for sale back around 2000. It might have been TNT. I was thinking it was Pittsburgh Power, but I could be wrong

[Mark T]

That was a creation of Great Lakes. That place that always had turbos and injectors for the Cats advertised. It had a name too  "Walking Tall".