Decline of Cab-Overs
#1
09-17-2006, 07:14 AM
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Decline of Cab-Overs
Why have cab overs become less popular?
Is it the safety/rollover issue? Inferior aerodynamics? Just don't look cool? 
#2
09-17-2006, 08:01 AM
It's just a bit difficult to really appreciate that left front tire kicking you in the butt all the way down the road. Put a hood on it and the ride gets much smoother.
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#4
09-17-2006, 12:52 PM
I thik a lot of it is driver retention and comfort like others said. Me I liked a COE. Easy to turn and maneuver, excellent viz. If my winshield aint scratched I didn't hit it :lol: !!
First COE I rode in was an old Ford - no air ride. Learned in an 88 International. Cab overs make me nostalgic -- that said I would not buy one these days -- I like the hood and ride too much.
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09-17-2006, 03:29 PM
Digging out some memories here....I drove a White Freightliner COE the summer of '79....no power steering and more than the left tire kicking my butt, I remember it took some getting used to the "back slapping" that occured.
#6
09-17-2006, 04:59 PM
I started driving a single axle COE international OTR hauling 4,000 lb loads from MI to NJ and deadhead back when I-80 was voted 10 yrs in a row worst interstate in the US,I know it took 10 yrs off my driving career!
I think that once JB and SNI started going to conventionals that pretty much doomed them.
#7
09-17-2006, 05:16 PM
Re: Decline of Cab-Overs
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
Just don't look cool?
i love my hoods 379 W900 and the good old 9900ix
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#8
09-18-2006, 01:15 PM
I believe the birth of the Cabover was to gain maximum usable body length in the days when overall allowed length was shorter. As the restrictions have now been liberalized most drivers prefer the ride of the conventional cab.
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