We had the technology to make high altitude bombers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and atomic bombs, but we couldn't figure out a cab over. A slide out engine seems like more of an engineering challenge than a tilting cab.
In the 1970's, there was a truck called a Paymaster that took this idea one step further. The entire power module (engine, transmission, and rear axles) could be easily rolled out and be replaced with a new power module in about 2 hours, thus minimizing the truck's down time. Unfortunately, this strange and modernistic concept never caught on and only a few were produced, mainly for Ryder Systems. http://www.tenfourmagazine.com/OldTimeTrucks/2006/10.html http://www.bigrigowner.com/legends-of-the-road-the-ryder-paymaster/
Actually, make that "engines"...it had two of 'em.
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I'd love to hear and see it run.
Jeff
We had the technology to make high altitude bombers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and atomic bombs, but we couldn't figure out a cab over. A slide out engine seems like more of an engineering challenge than a tilting cab.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1970's, there was a truck called a Paymaster that took this idea one step further. The entire power module (engine, transmission, and rear axles) could be easily rolled out and be replaced with a new power module in about 2 hours, thus minimizing the truck's down time. Unfortunately, this strange and modernistic concept never caught on and only a few were produced, mainly for Ryder Systems.
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http://www.bigrigowner.com/legends-of-the-road-the-ryder-paymaster/