Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

FM Poids Lourds in Strassbourg used to sell new Kenworths in France, maybe they still do.

They also sold to other countries, including The Netherlands.
I think the W900L Jan Steijns ran was imported through them.




Not sure how many they sold over the years. My guess would be somewhere between 50 and 100, maybe more. Just a wild guess.

A french trucking magazine did a road test with a K100 6x4 many years ago, with DD S60, and it shattered all the fuel consumption records set by the european (4x2) trucks up untill that moment.
Same payload, same route.

And I don't mean that consumption was higher ........

 

i remember only ones with side radiator.

 

they were selling trucks too, 9-13t versions, i have heard about 8x8 offroad logging trucks into canada, but never seen any photo. iveco was present too...

 

does anyone have idea how much this one could weight? emons specs lightest as possible. they now use 5cilinder scania engines

 

I read it is 6371 kg according to registration.

 

Never seen one. And the second trailer can't be higher than 4 meter. The first can be 4,5 meter. And the combination is not allowed to have dangerous goods. But one link+ trailer both can be 4,5 meter and take dangerous goods.

 

MX13 euro6

 

i know for it but completely forget.....quite good weight for weight sensitive applications



EDIT: how big could be that sleeper?

EDIT 2: can anyone translate me this, google dont help.

De kwaliteit maar bovenal de lage eigen gewichten dankzij oa. een aluminium chassis (optie) en aluminium schotel (optie) van Kenworth blijven tot op de dag van vandaag nog ongeëvenaard.


what is "schotel" ,and does this truck has or not alu chassis?

 

Don't know sleeper size.

Translation:
Quality, but most of all the low tare weight, thanks to a.o. aluminum frame (optional) and aluminum 5th wheel (optional), of kenworth are still unmatched.

Schotel = 5th wheel.

It just says aluminum frame is optional, but not if this truck has it or if it is steel.

Put in an MX11 and you can still reduce some more weight.

 

Are you asking about this W-900 ?



That sleeper is either 73” or 75” it’s hard to tell.....