Fitzgerald Gliderruns Like A New Truck

摘要

Nearly everything about this dump truck is brand new, from its virgin tires to the wiring and gauges in the cab to its still-shiny Ox steel box. It's an FLD Classic built at the plant in Portland, Ore., and is titled from its year of manufacture, 2007. It drives like new, too. But crank over its engine and the faint blue clouds coming from its twin exhaust stacks say that the diesel under the hood is not one of the smokeless wonders made since January 2007 or even October '02.rnThat's the main point of this truck. It's assembled from a glider kit, so called because, like a glider airplane, it leaves the factory with no engine. That, plus a clutch and transmission, and sometimes axles, are added later at a facility run by Fitzgerald Truck Sales inrnCrossville, Tenn. The major power train components are rebuilt or remanufactured, so they're long lasting but considerably less costly than new ones. Moreover, the Detroit Diesel Series 60 in this truck delivers better fuel economy than later diesels with exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR), saving additional money for its owner.