I have personally owned 2 cabovers in my career.... a 72 KW B-Model and a 82 FTL. I liked the trucks looks and reliability. Maintance was a pain cuz everything was under the truck, but the 300" wheelbase made for it not spinning out like someone else said.
I have been looking at a 77 Pete here lately, but just as a show ride.
I owned the blue FTL for a total of 24hrs. I bought it in NJ back in 2003 and the next day a guy I worked with bought it from me for a nice profit. He has since sold it and I've seen it 3 other times at shows. The rest are just pics
Last edited by Steel Horse Cowboy; 10-28-2010 at 05:57 PM.
You should be scared. I could show you pictures that would give you nightmares. My brother was driving a cab over truck and was killed instantly when hit head on by another truck. There’s no doubt in my mind that he would still be here today if not in that death trap!
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Originally Posted by heavyhaulerss
I have a cab over. STOP trying to scare me! lol. I dont see a chance my cab coming over. the hooks stick & I have to manually pull hooks out, then the hydraulic takes over. the hydraulic arms are too strong to let cab over. it has a self locking mechanism. you are not getting that cab up or down without the hydraulic shocks cooperating. as far as hitting something in front of me.. that would be my fault. the cab is very heavy. if the pins did break, I still don't see the cab going over. if I unhook my lock down hook's & try to lift up cab without using the hydraulics, I would lift entire truck off the ground before the hydraulics would give way.
