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buckshot150 02-14-2010 12:18 PM


Originally Posted by golfhobo (Post 475059)
LOL.... I'm glad you explained that! I was wondering what the heck they needed a big "watch face" on them for??!! I thought it was 9:04:25!! :cool:

LOL!! Thats a good one....you know it might be, to keep up with H.O.S.

GMAN 02-14-2010 01:53 PM

That is a very strange looking truck. I saw one that looked similar on a TV show a few years ago. It had a helicopter that could be launched from the top of the truck. I would love to see some interiors of the truck.

rigidsporty 02-14-2010 11:24 PM


Originally Posted by GMAN (Post 475110)
That is a very strange looking truck. I saw one that looked similar on a TV show a few years ago. It had a helicopter that could be launched from the top of the truck. I would love to see some interiors of the truck.

There are more pics at that link, but I dont think they show the inside of the trucks.

VPIDarkAngel 02-15-2010 01:51 PM

That looks eerily like something I saw in Overdrive magazine about 13-14 years ago. There was also a replacement cab called the Pegasus for COE's that was made by someone around that time in an effort to get better mileage. I don't know if I'd want to drive something like that either, especially given the close coupling between tractor and trailer.

JewelsnTools 02-22-2010 05:40 PM

Close coupling, indeed...
 
I can see the logic of the aerodynamic lines and almost fish-like curvatures, but I'm with Angel-- how's the thing supposed to "bend" for maneuvering? NOTHING touches my fairings!!!!!
I'd like to see something like that with a connection more like the movement of the head of a ratchet wrench. Then, with my "bendability" restored, I'd LOVE to get that kind of fuel economy!

Windwalker 02-22-2010 05:52 PM


Originally Posted by JewelsnTools (Post 475641)
I can see the logic of the aerodynamic lines and almost fish-like curvatures, but I'm with Angel-- how's the thing supposed to "bend" for maneuvering? NOTHING touches my fairings!!!!!
I'd like to see something like that with a connection more like the movement of the head of a ratchet wrench. Then, with my "bendability" restored, I'd LOVE to get that kind of fuel economy!

That was something I was thinking of too. You're making a corner into a driveway, there's a dip at the edge of the street, and your tractor is leaning left, while the trailer is leaning right. Full rubber fairings?


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