Mr.T

Have to wait for 1 1/2 week can't wait to start the nice v8

Maria.

Are the curtain things obligatory?

Mr.T

they are what?? Don't use the expensive words i am still a dutchman so don't know every english word

BM08

of course they are, dont you know anything?

BM08

She means, do you REALLY have to have the curtains in the cab

Nick D

He must know Lee!

Mr.T

No i don't have to. I am not using them. The driver thats on it now does.

Mr.T

i must know what?

BM08

yeah i know, were both being sarcastic

nice truck though, better to drive it when theres no trailer i bet

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Maria - that's an R143 420bhp 4x2 Scania with a Streamline cab. Very nice piece of kit indeed. The trailer is a curtainsider, so as the name suggests it will have curtains. They slide back to allow the trailer to be loaded and unloaded easily, but also to keep what's inside dry.

BM08

i thought that too mate, until i saw the "curtain things" in the cab NOT the trailer

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

Stu... she means the ones above front windscreen!

Mr.T

. Sure hope so. never driven this type without but i think it goes well. I drove a 440HP DAF XF without a trailer once. I was the first one to pull up at the traffic lights And the last one to arrive tho.

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Ahhhh.............. didn't look that hard at the pics to be honest ! Just saw a curtainsider and thought that was the topic of conversation.

Oh well, can't get it right all the time

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

I know Prat - should have read and looked properly shouldn't I !!!

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

And to answer Maria's question no they're not obligatory - they usually come down as a curtain for the screen for when the drivers asleep in the cab.

Mr.T

Here some sound that comes with it. This one has the same engine and funny enough the scania that i am going to drive has the same exhaust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA2OSgK5NVo

Lowson

That does look tidy but looks a bit dodgy with the added height on the cab, prefer the standard height.

Nice motor though

C4llyT

Pah, no Bull-nose Scania though

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Oh, the 'T' cab Scania's are the daddy only they don't make them any more and they fetch stupid money now.

They are THE one to have though, without a doubt.

Nath

Must be a few quid to few that with diesel, well it would be in the UK anyway...

Mr.T

Here to mate. We pay €1,28 for a liter diesel here. And its a 14ltr engine

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Depends on thge size of the tanks Nath - some trucks have twin 1500 litre tanks if they do continental work. Unsurprisingly, most drivers fill up over the water !!!

Mr.T

Yeah they are. But not really pratical to have for the work i am going to do with it.

Mr.T

Well no 1500liter here. In holland is 1000ltr the max. Rules rules. I think this one got a 500ltr one. Big enough as i am home everyday

C4llyT

One I want:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxv2hOlFav4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klf9e-YrPP0

How's that Scania go against an F16?
Volvo's always been my fave.

Big G

Dogshit T series, cant pull a deep container with them
Plus some of the pokey yards we have over here make manouvering the thing a nightmare,
Volvo FH16 is where its at

Big G

How old is that unit, Looks well looked after

as355f1

get it chipped to 520 BHP, miss my old scania, infact i aint drove an artic for over 5 years now, would love to do another day in one,

SS1

iTrader: (3)

oops

Mr.T

12years now. But it had a respray a few years ago thats why it still looks that good. This is the how she looked before:


One of the master pieces that are still running :


And the brother of the 143 i am going to drive :

Jon(M600BHP)

The 141 is deffo my all time favourite m8, it was the daddy of its day