There is almost no demand for COE highway tractors in North America. Freightliner made these for Australia for years after they were discontinued here, and Kenworth still makes their similar K200 for Australia.
You know the first COE I drove was an 1964 International (Emeryville) with a 220 Cummins, 15 speed (5 speed transmission with a 3 speed splitter), rubber ride suspension, spoke wheels, the seat bolted to the floor. You talk about a rough ride, it was. The front fenders would swing out toward the front to check oil & such. This is a nice COE compared to the old days.
Mine was a 78 Peterbilt 352, 1693 cat with a brakesaver with a 4x4 transmission and spring ride, it was actually a pretty spiffy truck in 81, then in 82 I drove a 74 Coe freightliner with a 335 Cummins with a 4x4 and spring ride, the only cabover I never got a chance to drive was a Marmon and diamond reo, I really can't count all the trucks earlier than them, it was a bit before my time.
@@whotf888 It is basically a block of rubber that set in a housing bolted to the underside of the frame rail & a block of big block of rubber that set in a housing bolted to the top of the axles. As the rear ends would move up & down the rubber would hit together keep the axles from hitting the frame. Same on the front end. Rides rough as a cobb. It was on a 1966 model International Cab Over that I drove.
My first experience in a cab over... I believe it was an early 70's International, but I am not sure anymore. You would think I'd never forget... Just a few, but certainly not all of that trucks quirks and personality: 1. No power steering. who really need to be spoiled by this anyway? Any driver worth a dotted line can muscle through anything! 2. Battery powered AM/FM radio cutting in and out as it bounced around dust taped to the dash board, the only place it got any reception. If you are lucky, you might be able to make out just enough music to figure out what song is playing. 3. Turning on the air conditioner meant shimmying the windows open with one hand while turning a pair of rusted out vice grips on a stripped out bolt with the other hand. 4. Heater was an old blow dryer wired to an inverter, and duct taped to the dash to help "defrost" the windshield. This was also your hand heater, during the 4 minutes it ran before it overheated. 5. Door locks consisted of a rope with two hooks that connected to hooks bolted to the inside of the doors on either side. 6. The "air ride seats" consisted of the open space between the kitchen chair you were sitting in and the floor. 7' Fuel gauge? Stop the truck, get out and plunge a dipstick into the tank. A flashlight is helpful at night. 8. Use the same flashlight at night to view the air pressure gauge, AKA the only working gauge on the whole dash. 9. That same flashlight and some duct tape also came in handy when the headlights flickered off while going down the road... Always have a spare flashlight too, duct tape only holds for so long, especially during rain/snow. 10. Left home without your hammer? better find a rock or something or you will never get home. 11. Always count on at least 2 unscheduled and involuntary pit stops per trip, AKA checking the quality of the shoulder of the road. 12 Be careful what you put in the side box, as the door consisted entirely of... you guessed it... DUCT TAPE!!! 13 Run out of duct tape? Just start hitchhiking home now, because getting out and pushing is not a feasible option. 14. Don't get me started on the "dance" procedure required to cold start it... If you messed any part of it up, you had to wait no less then 47 minutes before you could try again... If you tried before that time was up, you had to start the timer all over again. 15. You think DOT inspections give you nightmares in whatever you are driving? Why bother with log books in this truck anyway? iI you get caught even LOOKING in that trucks direction, your days of driving are over!!! Overall, Makes me laugh when I hear some driver complaining about the "junk" they have to put up with. They have no idea what it is to pay their dues. The REAL truckers reading this are the ones that are smiling and nodding there heads because they recognize this list all to well, and would have no trouble adding to it. Trucks sure have come a long way over the past few decades, and most of these drivers today have no clue how easy they have it compared to the "good ol' days."
You forgot something concerning Duct tape- the whole roll was your coffee mug or drink holder, on what little dash board you had in a cabover. Duct tape also kept cold winter wind from blowing up through the ever deteriorating shifter seal,which never ever gets replaced before winter. Duct tape helps keep the broken sleeper vents closed in sub zero temperatures, while you are hammered down to make your appointments. There must have been a million uses for Duct tape, that are now forgotten because cabover trucks are no longer manufactured in the USA .
Greetings from the Ohio Porters! 🇺🇸 I saw one of these a long time ago at the truck show in Kentucky. I was quite amazed at the features, but really didn’t want to go in debt at that time. I sure missed out! This truck is rather cool, long and has the power and looks! 😎🥰 I tried to check out the listing…it must be gone…July 2021. Wonder what it went for? They sure are popular over in Melbourne! I wish they still made these cabovers here in the USA! 😎🇺🇸
My first cabover was was a GMC Astro, with a Detroit Diesel 6V92, and a 13spd. It was a screaming demon. The windshield and radiator grille was so large, in winter it made for a cold as a well diggers azz in Montana trip. So cold when I got to my destination before they opened I had to uncouple and drop the trailer and then turn the tractor around and but up to the trailer to slow the wind down from coming thru the windshield, grille and doghouse. Damn I miss them DayZ.... Not! 😆🤣
Not too long that looks like a Fairways flatbed truck their Canadian. and haul long steel. I'd say it's a 240" wb like the old JBHUNT flatbeds that ran out of Birmingham back in the '90s 104" BBC Argosy comparable interior to a 58" century/Columbia flat floor and all.
Very old COEs are often very long as a customization, not for any practical reason. In this vintage, they are usually sized to accommodate a dromedary box between the cab and fifth-wheel, but it is not obvious why this one is so long. Another commenter said that Fairway uses these to haul loads of long steel on flat deck trailers, and that makes sense - hauling long steel sections that overhang the front of the trailer, so they need the long cab to fifth-wheel clearance.
I .miss mine I had a brand new one .I got injured in 1994 now I'm old but it's a shame these kids will never the have experience of driving a cab over .Your visibility was much much better but I've seen cabs sheer off out there all you. had was a couple of hinges holding it on .
This is a Canadian truck I thought it might be from Fairway Transport outta Ancaster area as they're the only company still running those trucks, plus the colors gave it away.
@@rodpalmer4652 specifically Australia. Freightliner stopped selling the Argosy here in 2006, but kept building them in the USA for the Australian market (RHD, of course) until 2020.
Almost most purchase one in 2010 it was a custom build 2005 with a cab of 140 in with 500 gallons of fuel tanks 2 150 gallons & 2 100 gallons . Dark blue with gold markings they where asking $40000 I offered them $35000 they said no call them 1 hr later said I would pay full price the told me they sold it 20 minutes after I left never found one like it .
They were made until 2020. This is the second generation, which started in 2012. Argosies this new in North America were generally built as gliders and then fitted with older engines; the Detroit S60 engine in this truck went out of production three years before the truck was built, so it's probably an even older - before emission controls - engine.
I expected to hear and see more information about this curious flat front freightliner,info like the mileage and price$ and how much could it be negotiated¡. Still that's a very nice truck¡.(Holly Butt's heater? like any other cabover truck?.🤔😅🤗
I would give you my wifey for a week if I could drive it for a week. I didn’t know you could still buy cab overs in 014. Though they were dead back in early 80’s.
The Argosy was sold in North America until 2006. It was produced for the Australian market and as gliders until 2020, and other cabovers are still in production for other markets.
WHY DO THEY HATE LISTING THE PRICE........... ALWAYS WANT YOU TO CALL............. JUST TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT YOU WANT ............STOP ALL THE GUESS WORK......... WE YOU YOU WANT AS MUCH ASS POSSIBLE............ BE REALISTIC................ DETROIT.............. FORGET ALL THE CROME..... I GOT 25K BESIDES; ITS SO DIFFICULT BUYING A CANADIAN TRUCK.... SO MUCH ADD ON COST MAKE IT RIDICULOUS ................... BUT I GET IT..... GOOD LUCK ... 💎🖐🦍💪
Они у нас в России и Украине по дорогам ездят но все в старой комплектации не с такой радиаторной решеткой и высокой кабиной в основном все белого цвета, ещё много Интернешнл 9800 Джи би хантовских
They should bring these back and make the newer version. They are cool.
Whosoever 2k over is not interested in sompetition
There is almost no demand for COE highway tractors in North America. Freightliner made these for Australia for years after they were discontinued here, and Kenworth still makes their similar K200 for Australia.
@@brianb-p6586They’re actually great for local and construction applications due to the excellent turning radius and visibility
You know the first COE I drove was an 1964 International (Emeryville) with a 220 Cummins, 15 speed (5 speed transmission with a 3 speed splitter), rubber ride suspension, spoke wheels, the seat bolted to the floor. You talk about a rough ride, it was. The front fenders would swing out toward the front to check oil & such. This is a nice COE compared to the old days.
Mine was a 78 Peterbilt 352, 1693 cat with a brakesaver with a 4x4 transmission and spring ride, it was actually a pretty spiffy truck in 81, then in 82 I drove a 74 Coe freightliner with a 335 Cummins with a 4x4 and spring ride, the only cabover I never got a chance to drive was a Marmon and diamond reo, I really can't count all the trucks earlier than them, it was a bit before my time.
How about a G model Mack in 1966. Froze my a** off in the winter. Lol
Excuse me, sir, but may I ask what the devil is a rubber suspension?
@@whotf888 It is basically a block of rubber that set in a housing bolted to the underside of the frame rail & a block of big block of rubber that set in a housing bolted to the top of the axles. As the rear ends would move up & down the rubber would hit together keep the axles from hitting the frame. Same on the front end. Rides rough as a cobb. It was on a 1966 model International Cab Over that I drove.
@@TexHoss1 that sounds like it gave you a prostate exam whenever you went over a bump or something
My first experience in a cab over... I believe it was an early 70's International, but I am not sure anymore. You would think I'd never forget...
Just a few, but certainly not all of that trucks quirks and personality:
1. No power steering. who really need to be spoiled by this anyway? Any driver worth a dotted line can muscle through anything!
2. Battery powered AM/FM radio cutting in and out as it bounced around dust taped to the dash board, the only place it got any reception. If you are lucky, you might be able to make out just enough music to figure out what song is playing.
3. Turning on the air conditioner meant shimmying the windows open with one hand while turning a pair of rusted out vice grips on a stripped out bolt with the other hand.
4. Heater was an old blow dryer wired to an inverter, and duct taped to the dash to help "defrost" the windshield. This was also your hand heater, during the 4 minutes it ran before it overheated.
5. Door locks consisted of a rope with two hooks that connected to hooks bolted to the inside of the doors on either side.
6. The "air ride seats" consisted of the open space between the kitchen chair you were sitting in and the floor.
7' Fuel gauge? Stop the truck, get out and plunge a dipstick into the tank. A flashlight is helpful at night.
8. Use the same flashlight at night to view the air pressure gauge, AKA the only working gauge on the whole dash.
9. That same flashlight and some duct tape also came in handy when the headlights flickered off while going down the road... Always have a spare flashlight too, duct tape only holds for so long, especially during rain/snow.
10. Left home without your hammer? better find a rock or something or you will never get home.
11. Always count on at least 2 unscheduled and involuntary pit stops per trip, AKA checking the quality of the shoulder of the
road.
12 Be careful what you put in the side box, as the door consisted entirely of... you guessed it... DUCT TAPE!!!
13 Run out of duct tape? Just start hitchhiking home now, because getting out and pushing is not a feasible option.
14. Don't get me started on the "dance" procedure required to cold start it... If you messed any part of it up, you had to wait no less then 47 minutes before you could try again... If you tried before that time was up, you had to start the timer all over again.
15. You think DOT inspections give you nightmares in whatever you are driving? Why bother with log books in this truck anyway? iI you get caught even LOOKING in that trucks direction, your days of driving are over!!!
Overall, Makes me laugh when I hear some driver complaining about the "junk" they have to put up with. They have no idea what it is to pay their dues. The REAL truckers reading this are the ones that are smiling and nodding there heads because they recognize this list all to well, and would have no trouble adding to it. Trucks sure have come a long way over the past few decades, and most of these drivers today have no clue how easy they have it compared to the "good ol' days."
I believe yu, Driver. My grandaddy retired in '88' after 26 years of it. He seen alotta sh*t go down in our biz.
You forgot something concerning Duct tape- the whole roll was your coffee mug or drink holder, on what little dash board you had in a cabover.
Duct tape also kept cold winter wind from blowing up through the ever deteriorating shifter seal,which never ever gets replaced before winter.
Duct tape helps keep the broken sleeper vents closed in sub zero temperatures, while you are hammered down to make your appointments.
There must have been a million uses for Duct tape, that are now forgotten because cabover trucks are no longer manufactured in the USA .
@@truthseeker2321 Duct tape will ALWAYS be a truckers best friend.
Greetings from the Ohio Porters! 🇺🇸 I saw one of these a long time ago at the truck show in Kentucky. I was quite amazed at the features, but really didn’t want to go in debt at that time. I sure missed out! This truck is rather cool, long and has the power and looks! 😎🥰 I tried to check out the listing…it must be gone…July 2021. Wonder what it went for? They sure are popular over in Melbourne! I wish they still made these cabovers here in the USA! 😎🇺🇸
Ti8 hjxqj
They should bring these back they were really nice 🚚
That’s awesome! Love the cabovers.
Wow. That cabover looks so rare. We don’t usually see these more often until present
My first cabover was was a GMC Astro, with a Detroit Diesel 6V92, and a 13spd. It was a screaming demon. The windshield and radiator grille was so large, in winter it made for a cold as a well diggers azz in Montana trip. So cold when I got to my destination before they opened I had to uncouple and drop the trailer and then turn the tractor around and but up to the trailer to slow the wind down from coming thru the windshield, grille and doghouse. Damn I miss them DayZ.... Not! 😆🤣
(Posted by Rick Pickell) I wish they would start utilizing the Argosy again. It was one very advanced cabover.
Love sound of a 60 series Detroit
I really want one of these. These are so cool!!
Not too long that looks like a Fairways flatbed truck their Canadian. and haul long steel. I'd say it's a 240" wb like the old JBHUNT flatbeds that ran out of Birmingham back in the '90s
104" BBC Argosy comparable interior to a 58" century/Columbia flat floor and all.
That makes sense - hauling long steel sections that overhang the front of the trailer, so they need the long cab to fifth-wheel clearance.
So much beauty all around.
I like the Argosy because its a cabover. The one problem I have is that the one's I've seen are always lengthened beyond all practicality
Very old COEs are often very long as a customization, not for any practical reason. In this vintage, they are usually sized to accommodate a dromedary box between the cab and fifth-wheel, but it is not obvious why this one is so long. Another commenter said that Fairway uses these to haul loads of long steel on flat deck trailers, and that makes sense - hauling long steel sections that overhang the front of the trailer, so they need the long cab to fifth-wheel clearance.
I personally saw this one it was awesome and sold immediately
I .miss mine I had a brand new one .I got injured in 1994 now I'm old but it's a shame these kids will never the have experience of driving a cab over .Your visibility was much much better but I've seen cabs sheer off out there all you. had was a couple of hinges holding it on .
Saw one working here in the states. I was so shocked lol
Thats pretty glad you can still get the old school no admission sensors nor DEF if ya made them new they would look kind of goofy
Beautiful looking rig
One word.... Amazing!
What a beauty ❤️
Thats a nice truck.
That would look awesome pulling my fith wheel trailer.
This is a Canadian truck I thought it might be from Fairway Transport outta Ancaster area as they're the only company still running those trucks, plus the colors gave it away.
Yes it is
That is one beautiful Truck....
Beautiful and cool..
A very beautiful looking tractor too kh
I think these trucks were recalled because they accidentally put the steering wheels on the wrong side. Then they shipped them overseas.
A big hit in the RHD markets. Only stopped building them several years ago..
@@rodpalmer4652 specifically Australia. Freightliner stopped selling the Argosy here in 2006, but kept building them in the USA for the Australian market (RHD, of course) until 2020.
'77 GMC Astro, '79 International cof4070B and two different J.B. Hunt cabovers.
US air force had one here in the UK at one point . Running out of Lakenheath airbase .
I did driver some international and GMC freiliner back in 80ts was different life.
Magnifique. Un admirateur français 👍🚛😉
Красавчик!!!!👏😊👍
Nice truck.
Great cabower but it's to long🤔 anyway that's a good truck for making money 👏👌👍
She sure is a beauty!
Hermoso!!! Una belleza de máquina!!!
Зверь!!!
Sweet ride
Con todo respeto o
Pero estás camión los de más nueves que son
Ah beautiful
I'd run it. Needs a couple minor changes but it's a nice truck.
What would you change on this cabover Charles. 😎🇨🇦
Sweet cabover
Nice one ☝️
Parabéns muito bonito caminhão bom gosto
😍😍
Nice truck but what about the inside?
sweet
Hola !!! Traeme uno para la Argentina!!!! Gracias!!!
Super truck
What is the wheel base ???
Those fuel tanks would have to be. Changed to 150gal. hands down
My question if it’s still available
Almost most purchase one in 2010 it was a custom build 2005 with a cab of 140 in with 500 gallons of fuel tanks 2 150 gallons & 2 100 gallons . Dark blue with gold markings they where asking $40000 I offered them $35000 they said no call them 1 hr later said I would pay full price the told me they sold it 20 minutes after I left never found one like it .
Está bien chido okey
Хороший Грузовик!!!
Kinda cool didn’t know they was made into 2014
They were made until 2020. This is the second generation, which started in 2012. Argosies this new in North America were generally built as gliders and then fitted with older engines; the Detroit S60 engine in this truck went out of production three years before the truck was built, so it's probably an even older - before emission controls - engine.
Beeeautiful
now that's a 🛻 truck
Está de lujo ése argosy.
🔥👍
I expected to hear and see more information about this curious flat front freightliner,info like the mileage and price$ and how much could it be negotiated¡. Still that's a very nice truck¡.(Holly Butt's heater? like any other cabover truck?.🤔😅🤗
How much is it???
Please Answer to me....
Is this your available for the US market?
Where and how much
Is it still for sale?
I want it.
How much and where is this beautiful truck at
Esta bien perrona la ARGOSY
have . u guys. sold it ..or still. for sale. and how much
Where
How match?
Not a cab over fan but could add it to my fleet 👍
😲😳🥰
I would give you my wifey for a week if I could drive it for a week.
I didn’t know you could still buy cab overs in 014. Though they were dead back in early 80’s.
The Argosy was sold in North America until 2006. It was produced for the Australian market and as gliders until 2020, and other cabovers are still in production for other markets.
Ahhh...Argosy
Where where,How Much
Where is this located & how much ?????
Very interested
IS IT FOR SALE
Why would Fairway want to sell this beauty. 😎🇨🇦
They upgraded
Why do truckers love those long bases? Isn`t it hard to maneuver with this kind of trucks?
I was also thinking this was stretched. Kind of takes away the maneuvering advantage of a cabover doesn't it?
It’s all about looking cool today. Being practical went away a few years ago.
The look and on a conventional truck they ride good with a long wheelbase.
In this case, this is from a company in Canada that runs flatbed, oversize, RGN. etc. The long wheel base makes it easier to distribute the weight
I'D ASK ABOUT IT BUT NO ONE EVER ANSWERS ME BACK AND IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE I'D BUY A SHIT TON OF RIG'S OFF YOU GUY'S!!!
? goúd?
Awesome bruv 🎄👍🏽..
Thx u 🍻 🙌🏽 💀 😤 ♎️...
بسیار عالی و خوش استایل
There must be a problem with that engine the fan is Is spinning
Where is the truck located and how much are you asking for it?
Quebec company that sold it but it ran for a company in Ontario that specialized in flatbed, RGN, etc.
Price and location please,
Dang!! You probably have to take out a Bank Loan just to fill the tanks!!
Engine probably requires about $250.00 worth of synthetic oil!
150 gallon tanks
Fuel capacity ???
300 gal
$??
Tá vendo
Que bellesa
Belleza........
Cut my teeth on a cadiber Freightliner. 400 big cam Cummins wide open and a 9 speed. Overall noce truck. Double buck
WHY DO THEY HATE LISTING THE PRICE........... ALWAYS WANT YOU TO CALL............. JUST TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT YOU WANT ............STOP ALL THE GUESS WORK.........
WE YOU YOU WANT AS MUCH ASS POSSIBLE............ BE REALISTIC................ DETROIT.............. FORGET ALL THE CROME..... I GOT 25K
BESIDES; ITS SO DIFFICULT BUYING A CANADIAN TRUCK.... SO MUCH ADD ON COST MAKE IT RIDICULOUS ................... BUT I GET IT..... GOOD LUCK ...
💎🖐🦍💪
$$$$?
Altform of Galvatron.
Они у нас в России и Украине по дорогам ездят но все в старой комплектации не с такой радиаторной решеткой и высокой кабиной в основном все белого цвета, ещё много Интернешнл 9800 Джи би хантовских
I don't like the long stretch on it
2014? Looks Like 1985
Oooooooo..DAYUM
I want to buy this . I wonder if it's still for sale?