Cabovers became "popular" long before the 1970's but not always so popular with drivers. Altho some west coast operates used them the Midwest and Eastern states were huge users of them do to restrictive length laws. Print to 1980 when the length laws were changed and standardized across the US, Minnesota and Wisconsin max length was 55', tractor and trailer
I started driving in 89, when you still saw quite a few cabovers, but their time was coming about. As I reflect back then, I am realizing that I don't remember seeing a lot of trucks prior to the late '60s early '70s that were cabovers and comparison to what I saw in the mid-70s and early '80s of those units. But now that I'm thinking about it, quite a few of them were probably already traded in for newer trucks or hoods. So I can't comment too much about the amount of trucks or where they were ran at at that time. I just remember that that 81 Kenworth cabover with that 9 speed transmission and add torsion bar suspension with that setback axle flatbed was an extreme pain in my butt at 21 in Louisiana going across all stinking bridges on I-10. It seems that the axles on a trailer and tractor were designed specifically to throw the cab forward on every joint going across that swamp. Then I got that spread axle, it was like a godsend. Everything smooth out running that flatbed across that area of I-10 in comparison. Then I discovered Van work versus flatbed and I became lazy and spoiled with hoods and a fat tummy. đ But I tell you, if I can go back at least 10 years when I was still was healthier my back wasn't so bad, I would have put an application with this company or try to take out a loan for an old cabover like this. Beautiful looking truck.
Europe? Literally whole world just Australia New Zealand and America and central south America have American style trucks but other than those whole world have cabovers
@@TeJoeTheHoe China Russia Middle east south asia whole of Asia Europe Africa Even in Australia and New Zealand specially in NZ most of their trucks are European trucks and Australia have bunch of European volvo and scania but majority are American style so yea only America and American continent and Australia have American style trucks
It's because they got rid of the overall length laws in America or at least made the max length longer so we can have front engine semis, I've always loved the cabover look though especially the old ones like the one in this video
90% of the world uses cab over truck ,and if u drove over 30 years you probably drove one of those in north america. They have a short wheel base and better turn radius when it comes to small roads and old city streets
Cabovers were a thing in America due to length laws in different states and became less common after the laws were repealed. But they are a dream to work on, you can do a clutch job in a fraction of the time. And a whole lot more room to work while doing a inframe rebuild. Cabovers need to make a comeback
@@dom3827 if they had a robust system that one man can easily crank the cab way up (ideally without any expensive-to-replace parts/motors involved... As long as you could just crank it way up pretty easily, I could see that being alright. But i have no idea really.
My dad drove a cab over he liked it especially on West coast or in NYC visibility turning radious were better with newer suspensions they would be even better
Cargo space! Trucks were once regulated by length-the tractor and the trailer together. The more length you had on the trailer, the more you could haul. The more you haul = more money. You picking up what Iâm putting down? These laws disappeared overtime and no longer count the tractor for total length, thatâs why you see stretched out Petes hauling 53â reefers with no special permits.
I started driving in '89 with an 81 Kenworth cabover. The only time we lifted the cab was to do maintenance. Usually oil change and whatnot. There are two stages for the lift, one is if you're doing stuff like oil changes or light repair on top of engine, and the stage of lift is what we see in the video. The second one is where the front of the truck is parallel to the ground. That is usually for major work involving getting underneath the valve covers etc Anytime you do that, simple securement of personal items inside the truck is required. The reason why they stop making them is because as the driver's shortage started coming about, less and less people were willing to drive cabovers versus hoods. Especially when the condos were coming out. Not many sleeper units back then were stand up. Most of them you will have to bend over to move around. Then as the sleepers started getting bigger, my first two sleepers was a cab over and the 81 hood that I started driving two years later that had coffin sleepers. These sleepers were just about big enough for you to lay down on your back with your shoulders not quite touching either side of the bunk. I do miss my old cabover that has strong arm steering. That means it had no power steering which, if you watch some of the older trucking movies you'll see some very big wide steering wheels. Most of these were strong arm steering wheels which means they had to be wide to be able to even turn the wheel. This is one of the reasons why very few of the truck drivers you saw back then were weak in the arm or upper body like the drivers we have out today. And nobody back then wore sandals or open toe shoes because back then nobody was as stupid as they are now. đ
@@nes999 seen new cabover straight trucks in USA, but haven't seen new cabover tractors for years. Those you listed are all straight trucks aren't they. Ones in USA anyways
They made them that way to haul longer trailers when trucking was heavily regulated. During the 1960s, the length limit was extended to 75 ft. and cabovers fell out of favor
1989 commerce City Georgia, 3:30 in the afternoon heading northbound going to the 76 truck stop, one half mile away, car made an illegal U-turn in front of me and I did not have time to stop. Nothing gives you The weebiejeebies I was watching a car completely disappear underneath your dashboard just before you hear the impact. Converted that Toyota Corolla into a flatbed pickup in 1/10 of a second. The Corolla was totaled. I had a scratch on the bumper, after the investigation, drove to the truck stop, scaled out, took a shower, ate my dinner, watch a couple of movies in the movie lounge, went to bed. The following morning, attempt to repeat the same thing in Atlanta when a Corvette cut me off and slammed on his brakes trying to get to another lane and I darn near taged him too. Not bad for 3 months into a driving career.
Consolidated freight invented the cabover that became freightliner. They are very, very well thought out. You donât need to lift the cab to do a pretrip. They were meant to be serviceable on the side of the road by a driver with a 9/16ths and elbow grease
@@josephhodges9819 listen, I know the majority of morons posting here don't drive, and neither do you. You are not any more likely to survive in your 379 than a cab over.
Those trucks were popular at the time because the DOT had length restrictions on truck and trailer total length. So you technically could pull a longer trailer with a Cabover, but I think the length laws are different now and then also weren't very aerodynamic
Because they have to make sure theyâre getting their pain and suffering out of you. What good is paying a man if you donât destroy his body along the way?
They made them to reduce overall length of the truck and trailer. The cab doesn't need to be lifted except when being repaired. Anyone that drives then knows, or finds out pretty quick why you dont keep unsecured items in the truck when you lift the cab.
They did it back in the day when they limited truck trailer size you could haul more with them because they were 5 foot shorter. Most of them have long dipsticks and inspection window so you donât have to do that every time. Maybe do a little research before posting a dumb video.
Well I would imagine the cabin is just held on by some Carter key's!! These are called cab overs and almost all trucks we're like this in the US until the 1990'sđ€Ż
Come to Europe, Douglas. They're most certainly still made. Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Scania, Renault, DAF, MAN, Iveco and many more companies produce brand-new cab-overs every day.
I drove a Cabover a million miles, yeah, remember to put your TV on the passenger floor,or you will be putting a new Windshield in,...But I miss the Cabover, not the Rough ride, but visibility!...First one at the seen of the Accident!
It's a cab, not a cabin. Cabovers we're no longer need when the length laws were changed. That was the reason for them. No you don't need to raise the cab to do an inspection.
Cab overs are a real mans truck. Wonât find many on the roads anymore given the recent explosion of glorified steering wheel holders running over the road
A lot and I mean a lot of those cabovers ran a Detroit or a big cam Cummins.. and thereâs a saying for Detroitâs if there isnât any oil under it there isnât any oil in it
the cabover design was/is the product of laws and regulations that restrict overall length. the us used to have a law that included the vehicle into the overall load length. they adjusted the law and now truckers can have standard cab trucks. other countries still have laws like this so it sucks.
You dont get why they exist and i dont get why your this naive. I get your spoiled by normal longnose trucks but theres this thing called government regulations which mandated every truck to be a certain length, cabovers are shorter thus you can haul a longer trailer thus haul more cargo thus make more money per load
Those trucks were so dang reliable and they stop making em because they ride rough as hell đ .....ill take those cab overs over any new chrome plastic one any day
They did that cause of road regulations back in the a tractor could be only so long and a trailer could be only so long so the cab over engine was made to a shorter smaller truck with the same road gear and drive train but just a box on a frame and that allowed a bigger payload down side is if u got into a car accident your the first person on the scene of the accident cause if ur not buckled You will wind up go flying thrue the windshield and land on the payment or what ever else thatâs in front of you
Disagree they were built in design with a squirrel cage around it so you wouldn't be in a severe accident if anything you're very on top of it watching it happen and it'll be okay conventional trucks the engine will end up in your lap have a good day
itâs just a con of the flat nose design due to restrictions on semi trucks. sometimes itâs not that someone wanted to make these things but rather had to
They did it in order to carry larger loads do to regulations regarding the length of the vehicle with the trailer, shorter truck=slightly longer trailer=more stuff you can deliver at once
@@alpharaptor7510 ya but you didnât enforce Adblue (DEF) until like 2019. We had it forced apon us in 2011. And from 2011-13 all trucks had nothing but emissions issues.
They made them because of the restrictions on the Length of the truck and the trailer combined but with the over cab they had a shorter wheel base then a long nose truck which meant bigger trailers and more money
No actually why they donât make them anymore is cause they killed a lot of people and them trucks are really easy to work on if youâve ever really worked on trucks before which Iâm guessing you donât
They made those because in the 50s and 60s your tractor and trailer could only be so long. So you lol off six feet and boom six extra feet for freight, also the are the best to work on because everything is right there and you donât have to do you whole reach around thing, albeit do have a loose coffee cup youâll have to replace a windshield pain
Cab over was built when dot gave a length limit so instead of shortening the trailer for less cargo they built these⊠I canât remember what years back in 60s or 70sâŠ. But the law changed so they quit making them.
@@ThunderingDiesel I drove for 17 years in America retired June last year and the scania 770 has 770HP and 3700 FT pounds of torque thatâs more then any I repeat any American made production semi truck not to mention older cab overs
Are you for real? In most countries, you have a limitation of truck lenght, and often to comply you have to build it like that, and then, the easiest way to access the engine is like this.
They Still make them, They don't make them in the United States anymore because they allow the trucks and trailer to be longer in the USA. But most countries have strict length laws,and tighter roads so it's the tool NEEDED. Also, outside of nostalgia and maybe some niche markets of trucking the cabover isn't the proper tool for the job. If you were spending weeks at a time sleeping in a truck would you rather live in a small box, or large box
@@justinkelders Sure do, I think it would be pretty cool. But personal feelings aside it doesn't fit the need, having a big shoe box with zero aerodynamic qualities, with regulation and high fuel prices it doesn't make much economic sense in the USA. Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the EPA have some kind of requirement that new production semis fuel mileage needs to become better with each passing Year.
Never been outside the US I seeâŠ
Yeah I see tilt cabs regularly and this is yet another America -centric ignorant upload
đ€Ł đ€Ł đ€Ł Exactly here they are normally used in Europe.
Indeed, indeed.
No reason to be.
@@avenged06x y is that
They became popular during 70s due to strict laws on overal length of the truck. The shorter the truck the longer the trailer.
Cabovers became "popular" long before the 1970's but not always so popular with drivers. Altho some west coast operates used them the Midwest and Eastern states were huge users of them do to restrictive length laws.
Print to 1980 when the length laws were changed and standardized across the US, Minnesota and Wisconsin max length was 55', tractor and trailer
Thatâs right
Here in Brazil this is the standard, as you said we have law enforcing the length of the truck !
Yeah and when laws changed again they no longer needed the extra room
I started driving in 89, when you still saw quite a few cabovers, but their time was coming about.
As I reflect back then, I am realizing that I don't remember seeing a lot of trucks prior to the late '60s early '70s that were cabovers and comparison to what I saw in the mid-70s and early '80s of those units.
But now that I'm thinking about it, quite a few of them were probably already traded in for newer trucks or hoods.
So I can't comment too much about the amount of trucks or where they were ran at at that time.
I just remember that that 81 Kenworth cabover with that 9 speed transmission and add torsion bar suspension with that setback axle flatbed was an extreme pain in my butt at 21 in Louisiana going across all stinking bridges on I-10.
It seems that the axles on a trailer and tractor were designed specifically to throw the cab forward on every joint going across that swamp.
Then I got that spread axle, it was like a godsend.
Everything smooth out running that flatbed across that area of I-10 in comparison.
Then I discovered Van work versus flatbed and I became lazy and spoiled with hoods and a fat tummy.
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But I tell you, if I can go back at least 10 years when I was still was healthier my back wasn't so bad, I would have put an application with this company or try to take out a loan for an old cabover like this.
Beautiful looking truck.
Men who drove these trucks wouldnât understand why you wear flip flops and shorts either
Here in Australia Flip Flops and Shorts are apart of the Australian trucking Culture.
Nope, we don't! And never will.
Every truck in Europe like this
Europe? Literally whole world just Australia New Zealand and America and central south America have American style trucks but other than those whole world have cabovers
@@thunderbear0 Europe? Literally the whole world uses them except everything outside Europe :D
@@TeJoeTheHoe China Russia Middle east south asia whole of Asia Europe Africa
Even in Australia and New Zealand specially in NZ most of their trucks are European trucks and Australia have bunch of European volvo and scania but majority are American style so yea only America and American continent and Australia have American style trucks
It's because they got rid of the overall length laws in America or at least made the max length longer so we can have front engine semis, I've always loved the cabover look though especially the old ones like the one in this video
Anyone remember that top gear episode with lorries and Hammond adding a dog house to make it look more American?
Europeans: HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH HE SAID THAT THEY DONT MAKE THEM ANYMORE
Yea exactly same in India never seen a Bonet truck
90% of the world uses cab over truck ,and if u drove over 30 years you probably drove one of those in north america.
They have a short wheel base and better turn radius when it comes to small roads and old city streets
"That's why the probably don't make them anymore"
European truck makers: Am i joke to you?
Indeed
Yes
European trucks are made to size restrictions.
And just like the american body, vehicles in america dont have that limit.
Yes you are
Yes
They actually do still make them. Almost every garbage truck is a cab over
Same with fire trucks
And some street sweepers
The entire world uses those kind of trucks
They are most likely from AMERICA đșđž and think the world revolves around him/her đđ
Yes
Cabovers were a thing in America due to length laws in different states and became less common after the laws were repealed. But they are a dream to work on, you can do a clutch job in a fraction of the time. And a whole lot more room to work while doing a inframe rebuild. Cabovers need to make a comeback
They are standard in europe. As you said, their design is way superior.
@@dom3827 if they had a robust system that one man can easily crank the cab way up (ideally without any expensive-to-replace parts/motors involved... As long as you could just crank it way up pretty easily, I could see that being alright. But i have no idea really.
@@ChadDidNothingWrong we have electric pumps to tilt the cabin over
..press a button and there you have it .you can work on the engine
@@dom3827 standard in Aus aswell. k200 and I think soon the k220, freightliner, isuzu, hino, daf, UD, Volvo, scania.
My dad drove a cab over he liked it especially on West coast or in NYC visibility turning radious were better with newer suspensions they would be even better
I drove a little cab over box truck for a while and it was a blast. The turning radius was unreal and your view of the road was fantastic.
Till you get in a head on collision đ„ pow
Cabovers are sweet!
Yes they are
No there not
To look at yes. To put it to work and run it no, they are not.
@@TxJacob713 you sure about that? Majority of trucks in Aus are cabover for a good reason. Do some research.
â@@TxJacob713 they are yes, do some research they are stronger than the american ones
Lol. They're pretty much standard in Europe, so not exactly "stopped making them".
The only trucks that aren't built this way are like 50+ years old.
Here in the US, the trucks that do look this way are usually 40+ years old lol
@@DaveE1997 Which is a good thing, cabovers do look like crap.
The european design is superior. Extremely modular and easy serviceable.
@@dom3827 If you don't mind lifting the cab everytime. Nevertheless, as a non-trucker the oldschool long nose trucks just look so much better to me.
@@robine5280 They never needed to be lifted.
They are pneumatic. Easier than open the hood on your car. lol
Faults sure but still the coolest looking truck there is
Depends on where you live. Other places the longer the better is cool
He never heard of European trucks.
Lorry
@@TeJoeTheHoe let me know what's ur point. I'm sitting at a European/ German truck top
America booi wants photos and videos? No probs M8!
Just sittin at a truck stop in Southern Germany,,,next 2 swiss border
The cab over design enables more payload length on the trailer.
Tell me u a gen z mechanic with out telling me ur a gen z mechanic
Iâm a gen z and I enjoy a nice cab over then a regular truck
Iâm a GEN Z and I love to work on vehicles and lawnmowers. I even donât like electric vehicles
Cargo space! Trucks were once regulated by length-the tractor and the trailer together. The more length you had on the trailer, the more you could haul. The more you haul = more money.
You picking up what Iâm putting down?
These laws disappeared overtime and no longer count the tractor for total length, thatâs why you see stretched out Petes hauling 53â reefers with no special permits.
I started driving in '89 with an 81 Kenworth cabover.
The only time we lifted the cab was to do maintenance.
Usually oil change and whatnot.
There are two stages for the lift, one is if you're doing stuff like oil changes or light repair on top of engine, and the stage of lift is what we see in the video. The second one is where the front of the truck is parallel to the ground.
That is usually for major work involving getting underneath the valve covers etc
Anytime you do that, simple securement of personal items inside the truck is required.
The reason why they stop making them is because as the driver's shortage started coming about, less and less people were willing to drive cabovers versus hoods.
Especially when the condos were coming out.
Not many sleeper units back then were stand up. Most of them you will have to bend over to move around.
Then as the sleepers started getting bigger, my first two sleepers was a cab over and the 81 hood that I started driving two years later that had coffin sleepers.
These sleepers were just about big enough for you to lay down on your back with your shoulders not quite touching either side of the bunk.
I do miss my old cabover that has strong arm steering.
That means it had no power steering which, if you watch some of the older trucking movies you'll see some very big wide steering wheels.
Most of these were strong arm steering wheels which means they had to be wide to be able to even turn the wheel.
This is one of the reasons why very few of the truck drivers you saw back then were weak in the arm or upper body like the drivers we have out today.
And nobody back then wore sandals or open toe shoes because back then nobody was as stupid as they are now.
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They do still make them, they just don't sell them in the USA
ISUZU, FUZO, autocarr, mack, and several others still do. We primarily run cabovers.
@@nes999 seen new cabover straight trucks in USA, but haven't seen new cabover tractors for years. Those you listed are all straight trucks aren't they. Ones in USA anyways
They made them that way to haul longer trailers when trucking was heavily regulated. During the 1960s, the length limit was extended to 75 ft. and cabovers fell out of favor
Tell me you have no idea about trucks without telling me you have no idea about trucks..
Cabovers are a wicked piece of history. Some of the best trucks! First on the scene of an accident;)
1989 commerce City Georgia, 3:30 in the afternoon heading northbound going to the 76 truck stop, one half mile away, car made an illegal U-turn in front of me and I did not have time to stop.
Nothing gives you The weebiejeebies I was watching a car completely disappear underneath your dashboard just before you hear the impact.
Converted that Toyota Corolla into a flatbed pickup in 1/10 of a second.
The Corolla was totaled.
I had a scratch on the bumper, after the investigation, drove to the truck stop, scaled out, took a shower, ate my dinner, watch a couple of movies in the movie lounge, went to bed.
The following morning, attempt to repeat the same thing in Atlanta when a Corvette cut me off and slammed on his brakes trying to get to another lane and I darn near taged him too.
Not bad for 3 months into a driving career.
I thought the ole sayin was "The semi driver leaves the scene of an accident through the windshield." Lol
Consolidated freight invented the cabover that became freightliner. They are very, very well thought out. You donât need to lift the cab to do a pretrip. They were meant to be serviceable on the side of the road by a driver with a 9/16ths and elbow grease
I had to actually use a 1/2 inch and a 7/16 before...
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Cabover we're actually used in the military in the 1940's as tank haulers by PACCAR, Later Kenworth.
Meanwhile in the rest of the world
Meanwhile, in EuropeâŠ
Cabovers were more easier to maneuver and tight spots what a better turning radiance now you know good buddy
And less blindspot in front of the truck
The US is the only outlier.
Cab overs have advantages of having smaller footprints and allowing the driver to safely and easily see around the cab.
They also get you to the accident before 99% of the truck.
@@josephhodges9819 listen, I know the majority of morons posting here don't drive, and neither do you.
You are not any more likely to survive in your 379 than a cab over.
You still see these all over Mexico
And Australia, new k220 coming out soon
Back a couple of years they regulated the length of trucks
Now they only regulate trailer size
You probably never drove a truck that wasn't automatic either.
Volvo only đ€Ł
I have driven auto trucks ... and I hate them by far the worst experience driving a truck
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I was thinking the same thing.
Why are automatic trucks so hated in the states?
That K-100 was the truck of it's day.
Good to see one still around in good condition.
Kenworth here in Australia still makes the Cab overs. We went from the K100, K100E, K100G, K104, K104B, K108, K200 and now K220
Eliminates the blind spot created by bull nose. it's also a lot more menoverable.
Those trucks were popular at the time because the DOT had length restrictions on truck and trailer total length. So you technically could pull a longer trailer with a Cabover, but I think the length laws are different now and then also weren't very aerodynamic
Because they have to make sure theyâre getting their pain and suffering out of you. What good is paying a man if you donât destroy his body along the way?
You probably only have a CDL for automatic
cab over trucks are shorter and have a tighter turn radius.
Keep the truck clean and donât complain about being lazy
When europe only uses cab over
Someone hasn't seen things out of America đ€·ââïž
You mean out of the United States because America is a continent.
Bro every european truck does that and also you move your stuff so it wont fall
Wtf. They're still frequently seen in the US. I just saw two yesterday. And even the regular sized Isuzu trucks are still common
Dont travel outside the US mate. It might shock you
Bro, why always say the US? Canada and Mexico too..
@@Jeepin290 same thing
@@jongs11 No, no itâs not.
Well in Europe we only have those kind of trucksâŠ
I feel bad for European truck drivers. Those things suck to ride in. You are literally sitting on top of the motor
@@alanwiggins47 it doesnât suck at All
Iâd choose a European truck over an American all day
@@LorenzoVG I have driven both types, cabovers are much more uncomfortable in my opinion.
They made them to reduce overall length of the truck and trailer. The cab doesn't need to be lifted except when being repaired. Anyone that drives then knows, or finds out pretty quick why you dont keep unsecured items in the truck when you lift the cab.
They did it back in the day when they limited truck trailer size you could haul more with them because they were 5 foot shorter. Most of them have long dipsticks and inspection window so you donât have to do that every time. Maybe do a little research before posting a dumb video.
Length laws used to be strict, so they built shorter tractors so they could have longer trailers that could haul more stuff!
Well I would imagine the cabin is just held on by some Carter key's!! These are called cab overs and almost all trucks we're like this in the US until the 1990'sđ€Ż
Australia still making Kenworth cab overs
Itâs because trucks use to only be allowed a certain length combined with a trailer so they made the truck shorter to allow more trailer length
Back in day it was mainly used get more length in a trailer until government allowed longer trucks
Australia length laws have Changed since the start of the year. But they are still strict as hell
Pretend truckers are the best.
Cabovers were designed to shorten the bumper to bumper length so they can haul longer trailers through certain restricted states
We just lost this cool factor in the US these days, these ol girls are awesome
It used to be a length regulation. These arenât really all that safe, which is why they arenât made anymore. Not about your belongings
Come to Europe, Douglas. They're most certainly still made. Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Scania, Renault, DAF, MAN, Iveco and many more companies produce brand-new cab-overs every day.
I drove a Cabover a million miles, yeah, remember to put your TV on the passenger floor,or you will be putting a new Windshield in,...But I miss the Cabover, not the Rough ride, but visibility!...First one at the seen of the Accident!
It's a cab, not a cabin. Cabovers we're no longer need when the length laws were changed. That was the reason for them. No you don't need to raise the cab to do an inspection.
I said the same thing
Cab is not short for cabin.
Cab overs are a real mans truck. Wonât find many on the roads anymore given the recent explosion of glorified steering wheel holders running over the road
love them but they have the aerodynamics of a brick
The motor that normally was in the cab over was a cat or Cummins and back then they didn't need a daily pti they were tougher than that.
A lot and I mean a lot of those cabovers ran a Detroit or a big cam Cummins.. and thereâs a saying for Detroitâs if there isnât any oil under it there isnât any oil in it
A lot of trucks are still built that way. Even the newest firetrucks have that feature.
the cabover design was/is the product of laws and regulations that restrict overall length. the us used to have a law that included the vehicle into the overall load length. they adjusted the law and now truckers can have standard cab trucks. other countries still have laws like this so it sucks.
You dont get why they exist and i dont get why your this naive. I get your spoiled by normal longnose trucks but theres this thing called government regulations which mandated every truck to be a certain length, cabovers are shorter thus you can haul a longer trailer thus haul more cargo thus make more money per load
How is he spoiled lmao who shit in your cherriosđ
Those trucks were so dang reliable and they stop making em because they ride rough as hell đ .....ill take those cab overs over any new chrome plastic one any day
Kenworth still make cabovers. In Australia anyway. I think they're bringing out the k220 soon
@@blokebeershed7651 dude that's awsome!!!
Have a look in Europe and nearly everything is cab over, so there is less front end swing in tight urban areas.
And Australia, not to mention look at 99.9% of Japanese trucks.
Pov american notices 90% if the trucks in the world
That's a real truck not a Tonka toy
idc about my stuff. the truck is dope and I want one
Better visibility from a cab over
They did that cause of road regulations back in the a tractor could be only so long and a trailer could be only so long so the cab over engine was made to a shorter smaller truck with the same road gear and drive train but just a box on a frame and that allowed a bigger payload down side is if u got into a car accident your the first person on the scene of the accident cause if ur not buckled You will wind up go flying thrue the windshield and land on the payment or what ever else thatâs in front of you
Thatâs cool
Disagree they were built in design with a squirrel cage around it so you wouldn't be in a severe accident if anything you're very on top of it watching it happen and it'll be okay conventional trucks the engine will end up in your lap have a good day
Its for driving in small inner-city areas making tighter turns.
When I first started driving Iâd say 95% of the trucks on the road were cabovers
@@LARRYCAL yeah there really used to be a lot of them around.
No one used to do pti's back in the day because no one gave a shit
Shorter WB turns tighter, shorter turn radius
Way easier to manoeuvre in tight spaces without a nose
itâs just a con of the flat nose design due to restrictions on semi trucks. sometimes itâs not that someone wanted to make these things but rather had to
But hell there fun to drive if you got one and itâs in good condition and driving itâs hella fun with a cat , Cummins or a Detroit
They did it in order to carry larger loads do to regulations regarding the length of the vehicle with the trailer, shorter truck=slightly longer trailer=more stuff you can deliver at once
Almost every EUROtruck ever đ
đ€Šââïž it was a length restriction back in the day
Australia still has strict restrictions
@@alpharaptor7510 ya but you didnât enforce Adblue (DEF) until like 2019. We had it forced apon us in 2011. And from 2011-13 all trucks had nothing but emissions issues.
@@curtisnoble. they still have to many emission issues
@@kennethlaw5216 these new generation trucks have less emission issues
Just look over at Europe we Can only have this kind of truck
They made them because of the restrictions on the Length of the truck and the trailer combined but with the over cab they had a shorter wheel base then a long nose truck which meant bigger trailers and more money
No actually why they donât make them anymore is cause they killed a lot of people and them trucks are really easy to work on if youâve ever really worked on trucks before which Iâm guessing you donât
Dude Cabovers are legendary
ThAtS wHy ThEy DoNt MaKe tHoSe TrUcKs AnYmOrE!
Every truck in Europe:
You're right. You don't understand.
They made those because in the 50s and 60s your tractor and trailer could only be so long. So you lol off six feet and boom six extra feet for freight, also the are the best to work on because everything is right there and you donât have to do you whole reach around thing, albeit do have a loose coffee cup youâll have to replace a windshield pain
Don't know about the states but in the rest of the world cab over's are pretty common.
They are all but nonexistent. Youâll see one from time to time
Cabovers were made to meet length requirements
Cab over was built when dot gave a length limit so instead of shortening the trailer for less cargo they built these⊠I canât remember what years back in 60s or 70sâŠ. But the law changed so they quit making them.
If itâs not a owner operator That cab isnât getting popped up unless thereâs a problem 99% guarantee that.
some one needs to look at them dam history books
I watched a video and the guy said these phased out in the USA because they offer no protection on a crash.
As a mechanic i say those cabs are awesome for us which means cheaper repair bills for you
Cab overs are cool and none of your weak excuses could convince me otherwise
No, they still make them to this day..
Yea In Europe but not the good looking American ones
@@ThunderingDiesel I drove for 17 years in America retired June last year and the scania 770 has 770HP and 3700 FT pounds of torque thatâs more then any I repeat any American made production semi truck not to mention older cab overs
Small-time player acting like he got knowledge
Are you for real? In most countries, you have a limitation of truck lenght, and often to comply you have to build it like that, and then, the easiest way to access the engine is like this.
It made it much easier to service the truck and if the driver was smart he made sure everything was secured.
They Still make them, They don't make them in the United States anymore because they allow the trucks and trailer to be longer in the USA. But most countries have strict length laws,and tighter roads so it's the tool NEEDED. Also, outside of nostalgia and maybe some niche markets of trucking the cabover isn't the proper tool for the job. If you were spending weeks at a time sleeping in a truck would you rather live in a small box, or large box
You do realize you can also make a longer cab over right? Right?
@@justinkelders Sure do, I think it would be pretty cool. But personal feelings aside it doesn't fit the need, having a big shoe box with zero aerodynamic qualities, with regulation and high fuel prices it doesn't make much economic sense in the USA. Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the EPA have some kind of requirement that new production semis fuel mileage needs to become better with each passing Year.
@@justinkelders I also wish we had a better option to get euro style cab overs in the states, I think they would be great for LTL loads ECT.
@@MrFriday83 i run around 9/9,5 mpg at 56mph and roughly 90/95.000lbs on 7 axles don't think that's really fuel inefficient
@@justinkeldersWhat are you getting at highway speeds of 65mph?
Yeah they don't make them anymore, other than mercedes, volvo, DAF, MAN, Renault, Scania etc.
They all in cabover that very popular in n.z.south and central American also Australia that they want
Idc there classics and I would love to have one
Give me a cabover anytime.