Theyre almost 20 years old now so would have been about 15 years old when imported
Theres 3 of them and the owners are Dutch, they sub for ERB
If the vent is faced down towards the floor or blowing against anything rubber and it's on high heat you will get a rubber smell
Maxxforce engines are based on MAN engines, total rubbish, stay well clear
If it's the truck in the picture is it possible it's taking too much weight off the steers? I remember driving a quad steer chassis cab to a...
Not that common tho whereas they're standard in Europe since 1996
answer is lots, some even with 5m +, here is some 50 year old scanias working in china...
The braking video I should have attached; edit wouldn't let me do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL7A6Fb8AGw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
First of all there is no US truck I've driven that comes near euro build quality, same for fuel efficiency or dare I say it reliability although...
Must be, I see the rear axle on the truck lifted near the end of the video a company I drive for had an 80t Scania tag with a planetary drive
When I done heavy haul we shipped a lot of big machines to Australia, we also shipped a few trucks, most were stuff like hino tippers but there...
Did you torque the wheel nuts when you put them back on ? not doing that with drum brakes can cause a slight warp on the drum that would give a...
A 5 year loan on a truck or car will cost you 8-9%, longer term loans on lets say a house or a building would be 1-4%
Holy ........., I could buy a volvo similar spec here, ship it to you, sell it to you for half that price and still make a profit ,
It's a classic symptom of fatigue
Even manual zf's are troublesome, very soft gearbox
I drove a brand new Renault, still have quality and some serious wiring issues, cab switch gear breaks, wiring loom also broke in my truck. Iveco...
Those were attempts to get euro politicians to change the lenght laws by showing the improved aerodynamics and safety these had, when they failed...
Daf are as expensive as Scania here, a Volvo 480 is almost 30,000 cheaper than an r500 Scania. If I'm buying a truck in the morning I'd buy Volvo
Sucks here too. Btw fangio, second steer axle on dafs is a cost option in Ireland
