Talk:Glider (automobiles)

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Edit removing reference[edit]

This edit removes well-sourced information and substitutes false information (that newer engines which meet current pollution standards are used) with no source. Please see the documents the source was derived from at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4378485/Combatting-Pollution-in-Diesel-Trucks-and-the.pdf User:Fred Bauder Talk 21:31, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please re-read more carefully, there is no false information. The article does NOT say newer engines which meet current pollution standards are used, it says "a relatively new engine that met pollution standards when manufactured". The point is that the engine met standards when it was made and was retired prematurely due to the vehicle in which it was originally installed being "totaled". Installing it in a glider allows it to be used as was originally intended. Emission standards do not apply retroactively, and banning these engines from being used in glider trucks effectively removes engines from use just because the truck was involved in an accident. That denies to the owners of these engines the value they can derive from their investment. Your edits did not tell the entire story and was not neutral. MB 00:36, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, new chassis from certain truck manufactures are used, not just chassis from wrecks. Engines used are "pre-emission" standards. Source is the major glider truck manufacturer. User:Fred Bauder Talk 07:12, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]