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Those are cool looking units.

And looks like they suited the sevices very well.

Definitely different principals in design and different engeneering and trucking culture.

But that must be cool when you have choices.

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Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012

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BTW you seldom see such fashiony looking trucks on a road in Europe. The most countries in the central part such as Germany, France, Belgium usually operate single axle units with middle rise cabs of single white or red color or so. I bet those on the pictures were imported from Scandinavia. Icey roads and heavier allowed weights predict the 2nd drive (or tag) axle and attractive look prevails over cost savings. Bullbars (or elk bars?) are a common thing too.

Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012

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On 8/28/2023 at 8:54 PM, BOBWhite said:

Hopefully more trickle down to the US. And what's the deal with the Michelin man on the top of the truck in the 5th pic? 

Many years ago if you got a set of new Michelin tyres you got a Michelin man for your truck.It was an advertising stunt...Soon if you didnt have one on your truck you were a nobody.They began selling them.It was one of those stunts that really took off.They are still sought after for vintage truck restoration.They can still be bought but the newer ones are much smaller.Thats the story here in Ireland...Never cared for them myself but if its your truck you put what you like on it.....

Paul

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i always thought the "michelin man" was a south american thing. almost any truck driven by a south american here in New Jersey had at least one on top of the cab.

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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the new Scania trucks have some neat features. like the 770HP V8 engine. the lift drive axle for empty driving so you are only a single axle. the redesigned high visibility interior.  the easy access to engine for checking fluids.  the in cab adjustable air ride suspension.  built in refrigerator in the cab. on board APU. the list goes on and on and on.

when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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41 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

the new Scania trucks have some neat features. like the 770HP V8 engine. the lift drive axle for empty driving so you are only a single axle. the redesigned high visibility interior.  the easy access to engine for checking fluids.  the in cab adjustable air ride suspension.  built in refrigerator in the cab. on board APU. the list goes on and on and on.

A lot of that stuff sounds like a maintenance and repair nightmare to me. Although 770 HP sounds interesting. I wonder if they hold up well. And how expensive they are to fix

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true, but if you take care of them i bet they are good rigs. 

i know a guy in town with 6 cab over Scania 113 tandem dumps. all at least 35 years old. runs them 5 days a week. loves them. and his drivers love them too. they never break down. another contractor around 15 miles away has 4 cab over tandem dumps he uses every day, and a conventional triaxle V8 he uses for his low boy and dump trailer. 

his brother has 3 or 4 cabover tandem dumps too. all at least 35 years old. 

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when you are up to your armpits in alligators,

it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp..

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34 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

35 years old.

35 years ago you could have bought a real Mack like a DM or an RD with 55 or 65,000 rears with an E6-300 and felt like you were a Real American doing things The American Way.

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