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Old 11-16-2013, 07:48 AM
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Power steering in 750 and larger?

The N series I just bought has manual steering. How common is powersteering on the bigger F,N,C,&L trucks? I`d like to put power on this beast. I had a L600 that was nonpower and it was a beast to turn in tight places.
 
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Old 11-23-2013, 12:12 AM
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Well I can tell you that the T950 that I recently purchased came standard with power steering so I have to assume the parts are out there to convert yours. The C600 that I also have also has power steering.

So parts should be readily available.

I probably should add that most of the larger truck models also had optional what was called a center point steering axle, these did not have power steering as the steering geometry was designed such that the steering was easier than with the standard steering setup.

David
 
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