Vince66 Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 Now that's a neat Pete might have to build an ho scale version.
clayton Posted May 17, 2019 Author Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Ho would be great. Wonder if it has a bunk beds or what. Would be nice to see the inside. Edited May 17, 2019 by clayton
iamsuperdan Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 Interesting. It's like a North American take on the Euro tractors.
clayton Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 Look great, wish the would still have coe in the U,S. Or even U,k trucks,,,I think just saying.
iamsuperdan Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Does anyone know why the manufacturers in NA stopped offering COE trucks? THey used to be popular, I think because of length restrictions. But when those restrictions were lifted, why were they abandoned? Honestly, I always thought the Euro trucks were better looking than their modern NA counterparts. Kind of surprised brands like Volvo have never really tried to market their COE here.
Muncie Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: Does anyone know why the manufacturers in NA stopped offering COE trucks? THey used to be popular, I think because of length restrictions. But when those restrictions were lifted, why were they abandoned? Honestly, I always thought the Euro trucks were better looking than their modern NA counterparts. Kind of surprised brands like Volvo have never really tried to market their COE here. That's exactly it. When the Surface Transportation Assistance Act became effective in 1982, the size and weight regulation changed, and the truck market went to conventionals almost overnight. The old size and weight rules were state regulations mostly based on the overall length of the combination tractor and trailer. The Feds changed the rules on the Interstate and designated highways so length is based on just the length of the trailer(s) - the length of the tractor is not included. States had to change their regulations to get federal highway money. Drivers preferred conventionals for more space in the cab (no engine tunnel), better ride, and easier to get into. Fleets changed over to conventionals to retain drivers. edited - rephrased a couple of things for clarity Edited May 23, 2019 by Muncie
DrKerry Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Muncie said: That's exactly it. When the Surface Transportation Assistance Act became effective in 1982, the size and weight regulation changed, and the truck market went to conventionals almost overnight. The old rules were state regulations mostly based on the overall length of the combination tractor and trailer. The Feds changed the rules on the Interstate and designated highways so length is based on the length of the trailer(s) - the length of the tractor is not included. States had to change their regulations to get federal highway money. Drivers preferred conventionals so the fleets changed over to retain drivers. 11 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: Does anyone know why the manufacturers in NA stopped offering COE trucks? THey used to be popular, I think because of length restrictions. But when those restrictions were lifted, why were they abandoned? Honestly, I always thought the Euro trucks were better looking than their modern NA counterparts. Kind of surprised brands like Volvo have never really tried to market their COE here. Still see some cab overs here in Wisconsin, the guy I drive for has two Freightliner Argosy's and a 1996 KW K100 flat top. I noticed that years ago, it seemed like over night cab overs just disappeared..
Mike77 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Also because most COEs have the aerodynamics and fuel efficiency of a brick.
gotnitro? Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Spotted this KW still out working a few days ago , glad to see them occasionally on the road
plastic trucker Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 The bad thing about them is that you are the first one at the accident.
DrKerry Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 16 hours ago, plastic trucker said: The bad thing about them is that you are the first one at the accident. Yes, there is that too!!! I'd rather be in a conventional than a COE any day!!
clayton Posted June 5, 2019 Author Posted June 5, 2019 Or this. A few people say it is photo shop. Hey why not. Could be Pete's take on the kw. No matter looks good.
DrKerry Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 15 hours ago, clayton said: Or this. A few people say it is photo shop. Hey why not. Could be Pete's take on the kw. No matter looks good. Nice!!!
clayton Posted June 6, 2019 Author Posted June 6, 2019 Yeah! One. Or the other is up for a winter build.
CRUSADER2 Posted August 8, 2019 Posted August 8, 2019 Kenworth are still building coe's in Australia, checkout the K 200, not too sure about the grill yet but the rest looks fantastic, I think I still prefer the K 104 though ( a bit more old school like me) maybe the new stile grill will grow on me in time, anyway both are still great looking cabover's.
Force Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) Yeah, the Aussie KW looks good, I like the K series COE's and most of the T series conventionals, they have a massive look to them. Edited August 9, 2019 by Force
CRUSADER2 Posted August 11, 2019 Posted August 11, 2019 That's true, they all seam to look bigger than there American counterparts, probably the roo bar and extra fuel tanks that sets them apart, the one that really does it for me though is the SAR, both the early narrow grill one and the later wide grill version really have stile by the bucket load.
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