Differences between American and European trucks

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  1. Pablo-UA

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    How good is the shield I see on Cabines? I undersrand that battery boxes, tires, air tanks, fuel tanks are not protected and this shield is to keep driver alive.

    One shot to wet air tank of truck... and... you understand.

    I know that there are good shooters who can stop Turbine powered tank, like T90 ore Abrams with one shot to turbine blades with 7.62 mm bullet....
     
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  3. snowbird_89

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    How long before this becomes your trucks are ugly vs your trucks are stupid?
    I give it 5 more posts.

    I'm not trying to say that European trucks are ugly. I like trucks from both regions. Scania is my favorite Euro truck. I go to Portugal every year and I have been to other European countries as well such as Holland, Belgium, France, and Spain. I have seen lots of nice trucks over there.
     
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    yeah Serbs area always innovative in those stuff they are probably avoid toll/scales or maybe reduce length of travel
    this is near town Novi Sad

    i had original version on mobile phone but i deleted it and there is no anymore it on youtube it was about 3.5minutes long
     
  7. Pablo-UA

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    Our driver do funni and crazy things too.

    There were short 20' container haulers semitrailers in USSR, and they are still in use, but this kind of trailers are short, about 30' long.

    This summer I saw crazy Freinghliner driver in Russia. He towed this short trailer with 20' see container and seems to me weight of container was about 30 t., and he tried to do THE SHARP U-TURN. How funny to see all eight trailer tires crancking out from rims! It is not all! he had 10 t rated jack!
     
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    what is jack?
     
  9. Pablo-UA

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    Small one, for mid size truck. He could jack wheel up w/o container, but not the laden one.

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    All wheels off with one jack.... It is a bad street.... LOL
     
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    if i correct understand you he had 20ft container of about 30ton and 10ton truck without wheels loaded on top of container?
     
  11. Pablo-UA

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    I tried to find a picture of 20' container chassis....
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    IT IS SHORT! Try to imagine what happens if you do the sharp U-turn with 20 ton in container!

    He towed it with old good Freightliner....
     
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