Cabovers

probably, this kind of axle articulation (32degrees) was offered on 2series and 3series partly, latter they reduce this to today values,


this on picture is bogie of scania La82, prototype test truck from 1956 , they were equipped with inline 8cil engine , production models were from 1960-1620 with 6cil turbo

i think this prototypes could have mack axles , as scania did not had drive trough rear axle until 1958 , but work on both L(D)T75 and LA82 started on 1954

 

well, this one is certainly a cabover

fh16 750 8x4 for heavy haulage , gvw 97000lbs , gcw 353000lbs

 

Nice truck, sure wish we could get them here.

 

i dont like a way how it looks like, maybe if volvo sign is placed lower on grille and this black plastic painted in some color would look better, but look is just matter of taste

but other company have, older generation 750 8x4 , and driver complain about gearbox, he says it is too fast in 1st gear, have problems while starting loaded uphill on steep hills , start to shake and jump ,so they only use it with light 7axle lowloader , they load transformers to germany about 750mille in one direction, i have seen it few times with modular 8line scheuerle trailer , their have single 430mm clutch, and 4.55 diff ratio , dont know for this one

this one would get ,light scheuerle modular trailer

 

Looks like Mack although not that clear.

 

scania drive axles are very similar to mack ones, scania was using mack axles as well

 

Age of cabovers in USSR began with first MAZ-500.

Yep, there were early projects of cabovers, but really popular was MAZ.

This truck got steel cab. No hydrolic tilt was used. Cabin tilt with big springs. Cab was secured with massive locks.

A bit later KAMAZ appeared on market, later Kolhida and other.

Made in USSR cabover trucktors were generally 6x4 like US trucks, but with steel cabins, like European trucks. Drive axles and engines looked like redesigned american (USSR had rich reverse engenering history).

But russian roads were really poor, and frame and suspention were "improoved", and bumpers were high, that's why russian trucks were very dangerouse for four wheelers.

 

first cabover in my family was mercedes NG 1632K 4x2 tipper , it was used to pull 3axle drawbar trailer,

father bought it in 1976 ,it was 1973 , early one, 111th example build

in construction you dont have problems with length, so conventional trucks in construction keep on market longer

it is interesting that mercedes first offered construction models and latter long distance and distribution ,usually all new models first get long distance versions

this model of truck is one that has made the biggest impression in history of transport in my family, all together we had 10 of them , and still have one

my father wants to drive it until retirement, full 40years in same model



for this age cab was good, if not best on market maybe small but well designed, no problems with rust,well placed controls around driver, good visibility....same cab shell was used until 1999 and even 2000 with small modifications , and is still in production in china and serbia

chassis components were very modern, many of those things survived next 25years without much difference

rear axles designed in 1971 are still almost unchanged in use best on market

engines were disaster, huge fuel consumption , no torque , too high rpm , they are long lasting they often made 2500 000 on clock, if you drive them slow, but to get any power out of them you must rev them and they dont last too long also they got problem with cooling on last cil., those engines were already outdated when they were released , in late 70s daf had 20L better fuel economy

these engines are good only for two things, going downhill , as they had lot of braking power, and for construction going trough terrain with slow diff is easy, new trucks cant even come close as they could , they have all torque almost at idle , and v10 have good overflow

gearbox, 8+c gear well in that period there was no better one.... it was sensitive on high input torques too much difference between gears

 

my first cabover was Volvo F10 Eurotrotter. Partners purchased K100.

Really different trucks. Volvo got heavy steel cabin, air assisted clutch servo, synchronized transmission, low noise engine....

K100 had big cummins engine with injection pump. Powerful and noisy.

I was kid, when father puchaised volvo. I could drive volvo, but KW was too hard to drive for me!

 

http://www.njuskalo.hr/kamioni-tegljaci/scania-142-oglas-11920866

add, says 1984 Scania 142M V8 for 12000€ ,


description says:If you pour the perfume and wear purses this is not a truck for you.


question : did we get too far?