Scania, Volvo, Mercedes vs American trucks. How can you stand them?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Spochen, Aug 13, 2010.

Why do you drive the truck you drive?

Poll closed Mar 1, 2011.
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    Americans build the best trucks, thats a fact.

    42.2%
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    I have never driven a European truck. (American Volvos is NOT like a European Volvo)

    45.3%
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    European is the ####!

    12.5%
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    I don´t drive either one.

    4.7%
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  1. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    There are plenty of places over here where we do that with our hoods....
     
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  3. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    I drive both COE and conventional trucks. with COE it is easier anyway. But I like longer hood. as say here two additional meters of life...
     
  4. nicka scania

    nicka scania Light Load Member

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    What is COE means?Just curious and Thank you all for the information from the topic about trucks of Switzerland.
     
  5. king Q

    king Q Road Train Member

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    Cab Over Engine
     
  6. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    90% of EU trucks are COE.
    Scania make conventinal trucks for Europe, Mercedes build Zetros, Unimog... and that's all Road conventional trucks in Europe.

    Yeah, they make fat trucks, like German Titan, but you cant see them on highways.
     
  7. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    unfortunately scania discontinued t series in october 2005

    last one from Södertälje is now in Bosnia

    but spare parts are still available.....And if someone wants .He can still make a t-series and different wheelbases are available by request

    I asked engineer from Scania .....is it possible that Laxa-special vehicle make one by special order .....He said that it is not possible.....

    ( Laxa is Company from Sweden it is owned by scania and last 40years they build special scania vehicles and special cabs... including crew cab il all versions flat cabs-for car transorters etc.....and low entry cab for waste collectors.....and Scania longline ......

    lot of special axle combinations trucks for heavy haulers -550 000lbs .....etc


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  8. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    aha! and hood is made of steel. Tought, but heavy... some gym to change something nder the hood
     
  9. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    but it is short so it is not too heavy

    scania t serie with same wheelbase as coe is +58kg ( but cab itself is lighter....)


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  10. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    yeah! not to heavy, but Columbia hood is lighter.

    The really difficult stuff with scania T-serie - drop a tranny! this is 16 st full synchro tranny, bigger then 10st Eaton and twice heavier. like all EU trannies....
     
  11. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    scania have only 16speed in one case and this is zf 16s251 with wsk 440 for heavy haulers

    usually it is gr801 ( 8speed 4+4) gr900 C+8speed grs890 12speed 3+3 with splitter grs900 2C+12speed or grso900 same but with overdrive

    and weight of gearbox is ~350kg
     
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