Questions about glider kits: Let us hear them

Overdrive Staff | February 03, 2014

As part of a planned in-depth feature on glider kits, Overdrive wants to hear what you want or need to know about them in hopes of tracking down the answers.

So, what questions do you have about glider kits?

Drop a comment below or email OD News Editor James Jaillet at jjaillet@randallreilly.com with your glider kit questions.

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ken

Knowing how long they will be able to use this grey area to get around pollution laws and what will happen to those that have them already might be a good place to start.
mark

mark
mark

how does the glider option work in the emission state like ny?
williamw

William
williamw

Glider kits work well for owner operators that aren’t as worried about residual value like fleets might be. Generally isn’t that the biggest issue is residual value?
Ken

I have three of them from Fitzgerald. Best purchase I’ve made. Bought them new with re-manned Sir 60 motors saved FET and $30K off sticker price. Also spec’d them to get 7 mpg. I don’t go to Cal.
mark

can I just drop my engine into a new glider and everything hook up and work electrically ?
Ken

No, not just any engine will go into any truck. You would have to put in a “like” model in. Trucks are wired for specific applications. The glider dealer or truck manuf can tell you what engines will work.
Rod

Is it just California that has restrictions against them? Are they legal all across Canada?
Dano

Do you think that the EPA will make them obsolete or ever be able to make a glider that is already built be compliant if any thing is passed.I would love to put one together but I have fears of buying one and the laws are retroactive (If ever passed) and I now would have to make change it back over.