war1974:
yes we would all love mega super flat floor 600bhp auto.manual trucks
Good lord, not me! 600 is a bit low
Make the most of it mate, nearly 2 yr old now isn’t she? Gotta be due a Scanny 500 again soon
Amazes me how many people think a two year old truck is due for replacement! To put it in perspective my previous truck is still on the fleet four and a half years later so I doubt I’ll be swapping anytime soon!
It amazes me too,I drive a 2003 fh12 and she ain’t getting replaced anytime soon either.
You get what you pay for with a truck and if you buy a decent one and give it to a decent driver who looks after it then it will go for years,
war1974:
yes we would all love mega super flat floor 600bhp auto.manual trucks
Good lord, not me! 600 is a bit low
Make the most of it mate, nearly 2 yr old now isn’t she? Gotta be due a Scanny 500 again soon
Amazes me how many people think a two year old truck is due for replacement! To put it in perspective my previous truck is still on the fleet four and a half years later so I doubt I’ll be swapping anytime soon!
I didn’t think that at all! I was in fact referring to the fact that you had your previous truck for about two years, I asked as after watching all 119 of your Vlogs I was genuinely interested, I think by your curt reply you thought I was having a dig? Not so… Oh well, Onward!
Nope didn’t take it as a dig, just keep getting asked when I’m having a new lorry. There’s only one reason I only had previous one two years and that’s because this particular one was bought to celebrate an anniversary therefore it had to be 2012 that’s all. There is no fixed truck replacement here. This is my fourth truck at Virginia and my second brand new one yet some drivers have had no new lorries in that time and others who got a brand new DAF last year and have just been given a new R620. Luck of the draw, or face fitting
war1974:
yes we would all love mega super flat floor 600bhp auto.manual trucks
Good lord, not me! 600 is a bit low
Make the most of it mate, nearly 2 yr old now isn’t she? Gotta be due a Scanny 500 again soon
Amazes me how many people think a two year old truck is due for replacement! To put it in perspective my previous truck is still on the fleet four and a half years later so I doubt I’ll be swapping anytime soon!
I was driving a 56 plate Merc with over 850,000Km’s on the clock and that is staying on the fleet.
Why do people bash Axors? I drove a demonstrator, and enjoyed it. It did everything needed of it. In fact I’d be happy if my boss bought me a secondhand one to replace my wagon.
Actually I’ll drive a Hino, Iveco or Leyland Constructor aslong as I keep the nice easy number I’ve got now.
Muckaway:
What’s wrong with the large steering wheel? If a bit of trim falls off, throw it away. I did, that MAN I drove was missing the cup holder, centre draw, and a piece of plastic off the seat…It all went in the tipper. I don’t know what MAN thought though when it’s contract lease ended.
Always the rebel I bet you even write in the dirt on the cab don’t you, ya mad thing ya
Tooz:
a place i do shifts for has MAN’s…they are alright but the steering wheel is too big and they are hesitant when moving off !!
Apparently the steering wheel is that big so that the wheels can still be turned in the event of power assistance failing.
I’ve been dragged by a loading shovel in a dead MAN and I confirm that the massive steering wheel does [zb] all.
So much for that theory then! Although I am not convinced by the other answer.
Im not arsed wether your convinced or not, the reason i posted is right, your theory is just driver bs heard in a waiting room
Oh sorry did you design it? I think I read it here but then again most of the stuff on here is driver bs, I haven’t been near a waiting room for years.
Dont want to go all old school but for ■■■■■ sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
Unless you are an owner driver, I don’t see what it matters if you drive something that doesn’t fit in with your ego. We are paid to drive a truck to a professional standard and provided the vehicle is in good roadworthy condition, free of defects etc we get on with the job in hand.
I’ve driven some crap trucks in my time and do have preferences for certain marques, but I’m not buying the truck, just getting paid for driving it. I’ve never had the ‘pleasure’ of day work (prefering nights out), and I can say with all honesty I’ve never had a bad nights sleep in any truck that’s been built within the last 30 years (prior to that was a different story). My only limitation is to whom I would work for, and even then I can only think of 2 that I would avoid like the plague.
BIG AW:
Dont want to go all old school but for [zb] sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
You were pampered at ackworth BIG AW ,kirkby lads had to make do with 2100 dafs
BIG AW:
Dont want to go all old school but for [zb] sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
You were pampered at ackworth BIG AW ,kirkby lads had to make do with 2100 dafs
pampered all of them, some of had had to make do with these for 5 night a week.
I think this thread is going down the Monty Python route.
Muckaway:
What’s wrong with the large steering wheel? If a bit of trim falls off, throw it away. I did, that MAN I drove was missing the cup holder, centre draw, and a piece of plastic off the seat…It all went in the tipper. I don’t know what MAN thought though when it’s contract lease ended.
Always the rebel I bet you even write in the dirt on the cab don’t you, ya mad thing ya
Not on my own, but I do confess to putting my feet up without taking my boots off.
BIG AW:
Dont want to go all old school but for [zb] sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
You were pampered at ackworth BIG AW ,kirkby lads had to make do with 2100 dafs
pampered all of them, some of had had to make do with these for 5 night a week.
BIG AW:
Dont want to go all old school but for [zb] sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
You were pampered at ackworth BIG AW ,kirkby lads had to make do with 2100 dafs
pampered all of them, some of had had to make do with these for 5 night a week.
Luxury muckles!!
I had 2 yrs of 4-5 nights out a week across the seats in an Iveco 79-14
here is an interior shot from one on t’interweb
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and i had to make my own curtains!
That’s luxury, I used to have to drive this for a week at a time.
BIG AW:
Dont want to go all old school but for [zb] sake moan about anything if its not a moblie hotel not playing !! ■■■■■■■ try tramping in this 4/5 nights a week
I suppose that the real drivers of the fifties who drove Dodges and Commers, and had to sleep across the seats without a night heater (or any heater at that…) would feel your pain…
nodding donkey:
Renault trucks are basically a Volvo chassis with Volvo driveline, with a Renault cab…
Is the cab even Renault? I was told it was made by Paccar in the States.
Thats sounds like a bit of a myth to me.
The small Renault is also a DAF LF and Volvo FL cab, so possible…
It’s a joint venture between Renault and Daft, Volvo use it as they own Renault. It’s made by Renault though. Also used on Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt chassis in the US.
switchlogic:
That last post is a prime example of how we all like different things for different reasons. I love the Merc and would never choose a MAN if I had the chance to. The MAN always has an air of cheap 1995 Nissan Micra to me when it comes to the interior. Not awful as such just incredibly boring.
