Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

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  1. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    We can make any thing you need...
     
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  3. MACK E-6

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    Looks alright, but not 230k worth of alright.
    I'd rather have my Ram at 48k.
     
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  4. x1Heavy

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    Optimal size is reached when you realize that two people are resting comfortably, all the infrastructure is stowed in a safe manner in any weather. -60 on down with windchills all the way to death valley at 135 and over. And you find that storage is adequate, batteries and inverter are doing well, nothing is wasted or extravagant. And finally have room to stand up in properly.

    I have gotten by with a sleeper smaller than the coffin that we buried our grandparents in. Getting out of that #### thing is worth a migraine applied to your head until noon. A bit of butterscotch, a dallop of this and that plus a munch on a particularly motivating treat in prelude to the cornucopia coming your way of adequate and needful things so you can do your work, day and night in a strong manner of doing that refuses to be defeated or weak in face of difficulties.
     
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    I have understand only first part of that, my language skills are awfull.

    I mean what is optimal in terms of price weight vs. space
     
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    Yes almost square, only half feet of roof on front is inclined on 45degrees.
     
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    Oh. Well. You need enough volume to accomodate a certain amount without having to tie things down. Math is not my strong suit, Tests showed that I have what they would call a 16th grade level almost instant resolving of physics based math problems in my head but when it comes to actually construction of a actual math problem to EXPRESS the situation in a formula to then be solved? Thats beyond me.

    I apologize for any confusion, English is sometimes a difficult language. It would literally be a work of a few moments to basically build a construct when expressed in sign language for the deaf provided that the bridge crossing to T=renton is bared to big trucks.
     
  8. haycarter

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    I don't always make sense of @x1Heavy & his Novel length posts Either:rolleyes:, & I have English as a First language ;)
     
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    so how much inch is that, how much weight does this means

    is there any conversion ( extension) of factory sleeper?

    math was my bright side of education, altrough it was boring in most times. I loved physics, all kind of engineering subjects electrical and mechanical.
    I was awful in languages ( my language is several times more difficult than english lots of rules and exceptions) , history, and everything that require time to study. as i am lazy for that. I hated thermodinamics and fluid mechanics due professors altrough this is interesting. I hated programing, c, vbasic,c#, java....I hated chemistery. loved everything related to automation and regulation
    Iam in love with PLC and anything related including programing ladder and block. since my med condition dont allow me to driveanymore, if i am not working my current job i would certanly work with PLC, sensors, step motors.......
     
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  10. x1Heavy

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    You made a interesting statement or raised a question.

    Factory sleepers would benefit from a sort of rebuilding or add on conversion that gives a little bit more space. If you had 4 more feet along the frame you could fit a shower for one person in a corner that uses a gravity water system. The distilled water could have a routing to the engine's cooling system for a emergency use in inhospitable terrain hundreds of miles from known good sources of water.

    I don't think people are in the business of making standard factory size sleepers bigger and better. *They are pretty big considering...)

    Weight wise I don't think it will be any more dense or heavier by much than say a few hundred pounds at most. This business pays by weight loaded into the box. I think you can take off 340 gallon fuel capacity and put on 250 total capacity to pay for the weight lost by a custom sleeper.

    Languages is not anything special with me, despite the fact that signed english using the Lecleric, Galludet system dating to the 1600's leaning towards ASL which is actually based on Chinese Syntax to convey the same if not more information value in a much shorter time and space. Sign language was actually a restricted trade language that withheld knowledge and freedom from those who were deaf and only taught just enough to work. And only work. Not live well or thrive in life prior to the 1600's
     
  11. Accidental Trucker

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    Wow! Did the union approve of all that extra work?
     
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