Cab over truck owners

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I have seen @florida_condo_cleani runs one, but does anyone else have a NPR or FUSO?

Looking to see if they like them. I have been looking at getting one for a few years just to have for snow and ice removal. If I could get one that was either a flat bed or a low sided dump bed I would be happy. I drove a tow truck many years ago that was a cab over and I honestly forget how well it rode.

I have watched all the videos on the net of guys plowing snow with them and they seem to love the visibility.

I am thinking this truck would make a great dual use truck! One of my trucks (current wash truck with 350+k) has to be near the end of its life after plowing for 10 years. I just want to get a plan set for when I need to pull the trigger.

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Does anyone that owns one have anything really negative to say about them?

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Kinda like a VW van, they will get you there but horsepower they lack. I drove a NATO version a while back & it was a nice driver.

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It looked like in the videos I have watched that it had the HP to push snow? Do you feel it does?

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I have never pushed snow, it did ok in mud anybody on a plow forum run them ?

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I am on a plow forum… But I don’t like them as much lol

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Even from a standpoint of hauling water. You need good HP

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I had a NPR with a Chevy 350. Awesome truck that got 8 mpg downhill with a tail wind

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I will likely get the diesel. Lol but fuel mpg is not a huge concern with my work trucks. Pushing and pulling power is my aim.

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I’m running a 2014 Isuzu NPS 300crewcab, it’s the 4x4 version of the NPR .
Definitely doesn’t have excess hp however it has suprising offroad capabilities along with a large trayback.
I use 20litres per 100km.
Also had the DPD deleted and a ICU remap to up power.
I’m about to upgrade to a Hino FC500 so I can carry full painting and pressure wash setup with no trailer.
Not a speedy rig or very cool but it gets jobs done.

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Does it have lots of pulling or pushing power?

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I have two and NPR and a FRR first of there underpowered compared to American trucks. Aperently nobody in Japan is in a hurry. But that’s the only real drawback depending on what your need them for . My NPR is a 2001 with a whopping 135 hp 3.9 Diesel it’s a mule you can pull a house. But it has a top speed of 65 so it doesn’t do well on the hwy. but around town it’s great gets about 12mpg city and 16 hwy
My FRR is totally different it’s a 7.8 Diesel and it’s great . Good power huge cab air brakes and it cruises at 70 all day . It’s a great truck. 10 mpg is about all your going to get .

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Does the 01 have good low end torque?

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I finally got my NPR set up and going. I love it, turns on a dime. Only downfall is top speed is about 65 lol

Not sure how the 2wd would do plowing thoigh

Big storm and you might be trying to get that thing unstuck

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I think with a hopper full of salt and maybe a 1500lb ballast block she would eat lol. I still worry about having the initial power to get moving before I drop the blade. I don’t want to need 50 yards to get it in the power. I could put a western mvp3 with wings and be 11ft wide per pass.

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Yes very good low end torque . It is so much nicer driving a cab over . There is a company down here that does a 4x4 conversion . For a few thousand. At that point it’s almost as good as a unimog

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How big of a water tank do you haul around full?

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600 gallons. It’s only a 12500 gvw 6500lbs payload
My FRR is 19500gvw with a 10000lbs payload

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The make npr hd with 14500 gvw only difference is 19.5 wheels instead of 16”

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Is it pretty solid feeling with that much water running down the road?

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Yes there is no feeling that your overloaded at all. It’s just slower to get up to speed. But it gets there. If I lived in the mountains I would not buy one though. Remember 135 hp different years have different hp. Some are 4.8 ltr@155hp then there is a 5.2 with either 175 and 210 hp depending on the gvw