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Scania in Ausralia

Discussion in 'Australian Truckers Forum' started by Scania man, Oct 8, 2011.

  1. Oct 8, 2011 #1
    Scania man

    Scania man Road Train Member

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    I was wondering how Scania are doing in Australia? I hear the v8's are having trouble coping in the heat, any opinions on them? I'm not interested in biast rubbish, just informed or experienced opinions
     
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  3. Dec 10, 2011 #2
    mrrolly

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    Our company runs 2x R580s and 2x R500s (2003 and 2005 models), and has owned them since new. The only time we ever had a heat issue was when some idiot cooked one of the R580s when a hose burst and he wasnt monitoring his gauges.

    The trucks run all over Australia, and we've never had any overheating issues
     
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  4. Dec 14, 2011 #3
    Scania man

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    Thanks for the reply,


    Can I ask you is the topline cabs considered too heavy over there, the reason for all the questions is I'm thinking of exporting a couple of scanias over to there, would a 6*2 configuration sell?
     
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  5. Dec 15, 2011 #4
    mrrolly

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    Cant say I've seen them on the road, the Toplines. Might see a highline occasionally but majority are normal cabs

    Most configurations run 6x4 or 4x2
     
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  7. Dec 16, 2011 #5
    Scania man

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    4*2's?? I thought your axle weights would limit those. Plenty on those going cheap around here. Do u know if the toplines cause weight problems on the front axle over there?
     
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  8. Dec 19, 2011 #6
    mrrolly

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