Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

Here there some smaller engines got pumps for winterservice, or maybe engine driven refrigirator compresdor for body. Concrete mixer and snowplow got pto at back.
But live pto is like 8-10inch long weight about 250lbs it is serious pto comes in between engine flywheel and gearbox. It includes damping mechanism too.
There is version when truck is stationary and version which can be used when driving, for example airport fire crash tenders

 

I think the ZF PTO's have a bit more choice. This is a PDF with all ZF transmissions and PTO's:

https://www.zf.com/global/media/pro.../product_overview_truck_van_transmissions.pdf

 

Scania got 2000nm too, 340hp

Still talking about huge difference in power.

 

Three thousand dollar tires that may last 50k miles , yes let's run a eight wheel truck 150k miles a year .

 

You can get the Tatra Phoenix with all kind of tyres and tyre sizes, small ones, normal size, big size, very big floatation tyres, name it.

 

For those who still think the MX-13 is a weak engine, a 85 tonne (188,000 lbs) Ginaf mining truck (60 tonne/132,000 lbs load) with a MX-13 engine:

 

Must measure cycle times with a sundial.......

 

98989 asked me what kind of snow ploughs are sold in the Netherlands. I foun a company that apparently is selling most of this equipment, and they have a PDF about this. In Dutch of course, but you can find the brands. The width of the ploughs ranges from 7 feet to 33 feet (combined front and side ploughs).

https://www.sr-schuitemaker.nl/static/default/files/Sneeuwruimen.pdf

 

BIGtruck had a report last summer that Scania is testing a new version of their V8 engine, apparently it will have 854HP.......

 

I drove a two-axle version many years ago scouting drilling sites in NE BC (Helmet) during spring break-up. Just a really big buggy; no deck and it had the motor in the back half, cab in the front and articulated. Go anywhere... so long as you're not in a hurry. The most fun an 11-year-old can possibly have.