Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

no on each place, not such holes

 

OTT

 

Update.
Called dealer today.
My MX 11 oilchange schedule has been changed from 90 000km to 75 000km.
This is without Daf seeing my oilsamples.
So my guess is that as they have followed other MX11's , they have come to the same conclusion that 90 000km is borderline.

Also told Daf about what you guys told me about the cranckcase vent module.
That in the US you get extra warranty on it as the module is not up to the expected lifespan.(in other words it is a bad design)
So.................they will give me a discount on it.

Expected lifespan off the cranckcase vent fiter is around 2y's in my application.(according to Daf)

 

that bumper is equal to war crimes

 

I agree on 100%.

I'd rather have a bit stiffer suspension, but don't get seasick on every roundabout.

And I really hate how Daf jumps each time you accelerate from stop, like pulling from steep bay. Frame twisting, cab jumping, then suddenly everything going down once changing gear, and again checking phase of moon.



And this %#$%#$^@#$@ din-din-din sound

 

than you have not tried man....

 

Nope, but Scania got waaay cheaper, only around 87k for S450. So congratulations for those, who bought it for 120k 2 years ago. "it won't depreciate" they all said

 

here 92

 

No, in the Netherlands the maximum weight is 50 tonne for any truck, with or without (semi)trailer. The only exception are long heavy trucks for the highway, they can have a weight of 60 tonne.
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No, it is not an illusion, look at the space between the second steer axle and the first rear axle, that's a few metre difference.

No, these 5 axle version are always very long, and this was not the longest. The next one is longer:

No, the point is that European towing companies invest in real cranes, NA towing companies use simpler rotators.

That helps, but the fairings to close the gap help even more.

The wheelbase should be such that the gap between the sleeper and the trailer is as small as possible.

I don't know what kind of specifications or options were available on European trucks from that era. Perhaps US trucks from that era were available here too, but if so, only a very few were sold.

 

Why buy a crane, wouldn't renting be cheaper?