we have few trucks we have -freightliner fld 120 sd 500 cummins 18 speed -freightliner fl 106 short wheel bas 9 speed with deep reduction, with detriot series 50 -peterbilt 379 longnose i believe it has a 3406 cat with an 18 speed -freightliner fld 112 350hp 18 speed -freightliner fld 112 detriot series 60 i think with a 15 speed pictures soon to come
In the U.K. things are changing fast truck wise, we are soon to have a large area of London (inner M25 Orbital) only allowing clean running trucks in (Ero5 spec) the H.P. of the popular Scania trucks is now 730hp running through 14 speedbox's with hydraulic retarders, these motors are a big change from the past V8's, they lug very low down before a shift is needed, so its a big change to the former models, at 630hp,the fuel cost's are real murder at the moment, everyone is trying to keep the speed lower than normal to save cash, but there is still a few coins to be found even for old bangers.
We have the new 730 HP Scania's here in New Zealand too , the ones I have seen are logging trucks . Who would have ever thought trucks would have that sort of HP . I started when 300 was king of the road !! . We run a Kenworth , 300 Hp Cat . 94 model and only had 280,000 km on it when I bought it about 3 years ago and a 350 Hp Mitsubishu , both with 16' dump bodies . We normally run truck only ( no trailer ) so 300 HP does the job for us . Many hours working short distance carting away from digger
well up here in canada we dont have those rules and stuff our fleet is a lil older we also have a freightliner fl 112 tandem tractor
Here is what we have. Water Trucks 1985 Mack R, 300HP, 6spd, and a 5,000gal tank 1987 Mack R, 350HP, 9spd, and a 5,000gal tank Tractors 1994 Mack Ch613, 300HP, 5spd 2000 Peterbilt 379, 12.7L Det. 500HP, 10spd Dumps (4) 1998 Mack Rd690s, 275HP, 7spds, and 16.5' Allison dump beds, tri axle 1999 Mack Rd690s, 275HP, 7spd, and 16.5' Allison dump, tri axle 2000 Freightliner Fld120sd, C12 Cat 400HP, 8LL, and 18' OX body, quad axle (2) 2005 KW T800, C13 Cat 430HP, 8LL, and 22' Mac Alum body, quint axle
We have three tri axles where i work. 05 Volvo and an 06 volvo with 21' steel box with a 465 volvo motor paired to an 18 speed. Truck i drive is an 05 international workstar 7500 tri axle with a 340 hp international motor. 13 speed with a.17.5' steel rock box. I do a lot of excavation with it so its perfect!
ya those international are cool looking trucks
I will make a thread in the showtime section when i get a few minutes. I need some more chrome though!
This is a Man heavy haulage truck about to set off as a balast tractor pulling a 6 bed 4 trailer loaded with a rock hawg that would scale about 160 U.S. tonnes
Ahh Great pics TC!!
Cps, I bet they cannot do that bit of haulage in the U.S. without some sort of special event service???, the MAN runs a Torque with lock up and they sey pulls like a Titan, nothing beats a Titan, only 2 Titans I am told???