A few months ago, flying_fenman:
Hopefully I’ll be going back to a lorry with a three-pointed star on the grille.
And now he has. Swapped depots, and I’ve since been knocking about in this M-B Actros 2546LS. It has 16 speed manual Telligent 'box and drives like a dream despite having covered over 520,000km. Not bad for a motor under three years old.
flying_fenman:
A few months ago, flying_fenman:
Hopefully I’ll be going back to a lorry with a three-pointed star on the grille.
And now he has. Swapped depots, and I’ve since been knocking about in this M-B Actros 2546LS. It has 16 speed manual Telligent 'box and drives like a dream despite having covered over 520,000km. Not bad for a motor under three years old.
520k’s,due a change soon maybe 
. How do you find the 46 merc compared to a 440 volvo 
Stu190:
Ooo pics of our rides eh?Heres my truck, been working for them for a year now (since passed my test) been a great tool, love her to bits. Currently on 230,000k’s now, 18 months old
Sorry about the “phone quality”!
i remember reading in the truck mags about this company. do you go to italy with them.
Stu190:
Ooo pics of our rides eh?Heres my truck, been working for them for a year now (since passed my test) been a great tool, love her to bits. Currently on 230,000k’s now, 18 months old
Sorry about the “phone quality”!
Stu190 you must be at GKN Telford
grahamA:
Stu190 you must be at GKN Telford
Blimey, now thats good spotting! 
How you know that from that picture lol!?
jessicas dad:
i remember reading in the truck mags about this company. do you go to italy with them.
Yeah motor transport, nah only a few of the UK drivers do the Euro work, alot mainly comes in and we trnaship and deliver/collect in the UK 
Ill have to get a picture with my “normal” work - i delivery tractor wheels “oo arr!” and cant see me curtains on that pic 
Stu190:
grahamA:
Stu190 you must be at GKN TelfordBlimey, now thats good spotting!
Ill have to get a picture with my “normal” work - i delivery tractor wheels “oo arr!” and cant see me curtains on that pic
Stu , was that you with a load of empties on a flat I followed into GKN yesterday lunchtime■■?
Stu190:
grahamA:
Stu190 you must be at GKN Telford
Blimey, now thats good spotting! How you know that from that picture lol!?
I haul the trailer your next to (the yellow one!) If you see a ssc daf white and blue that be me.
grahamA:
I haul the trailer your next to (the yellow one!) If you see a ssc daf white and blue that be me.
Oh right excellent! If i’m about say hello!
Kate:
Stu , was that you with a load of empties on a flat I followed into GKN yesterday lunchtime■■?
Erm, more then probably! im usually back about then, i start about half 2 in the morning 
Same again, come say hello! What were you in? dont take much notice at that point, on home turf then
ellies dad:
520k’s,due a change soon maybe
Don’t really want to change it. It’s great. Feels tight and goes well. Maybe I’d swap it for a 600hp V8 MegaSpace!!
It pulls better up hills than the Volvo 440 as long as you keep it singing. Let the revs drop and the Volvo will leave it for dead. Drive it the way it was meant to be driven and it’s a good pulling motor.
Was out in it Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and even though it’s not a MegaSpace, it’s so more user-friendly than an FH Globetrotter. Volvo aren’t bad as such. But I do prefer the Merc.
flying_fenman:
ellies dad:
520k’s,due a change soon maybeDon’t really want to change it. It’s great. Feels tight and goes well. Maybe I’d swap it for a 600hp V8 MegaSpace!!
It pulls better up hills than the Volvo 440 as long as you keep it singing. Let the revs drop and the Volvo will leave it for dead. Drive it the way it was meant to be driven and it’s a good pulling motor.
Was out in it Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and even though it’s not a MegaSpace, it’s so more user-friendly than an FH Globetrotter. Volvo aren’t bad as such. But I do prefer the Merc.
Sure i knew you’d say that. Youre right thou. 480 Dafs are so easy passed in mine. Its not even funny anymore,but remember
mercs are slow.
ellies dad:
Sure i knew you’d say that. Youre right thou. 480 Dafs are so easy passed in mine. Its not even funny anymore,but remembermercs are slow.
Mine too. DAFs are pretty easy prey!!
We got one coming next week on demo. A dual-fuel XF that runs on LPG. They are trying to find some poor sod to drive it. ‘Don’t look at me’, I told 'em when they mentioned it!!
Yeah they are slow. Mine will do 54 mph according to GPS.
Paid by the hour = no rush!!
mine truck from tuesday
Oh right excellent! If i’m about say hello
Will do when i get back from my op. If all goes ok i be back june time.
A dual-fuel XF that runs on LPG
the dual fuel ones over here on lpg go better on the gas 10 or 20% more power.
cheers
meggala:
the dual fuel ones over here on lpg go better on the gas 10 or 20% more power.
Real glad to hear that because as of Tuesday I will be driving a gas-powered XF for a month. 
Bit of a turn-around, I know, however I have done a bit of a deal with theTM.
Should be pretty interesting, I guess.
I’m talking about the the conversion that adds gas to improve combustion . we have over here cng which is compressed natural gas and this is the only fuel they use though they start on diesel and they lack power. interesting to hear your feed back. a month will pass quickly so either way it should be interesting.
this might be worth a read
lpgautogas.com.au/index.cfm? … 119&Type=R
cheers
Carl:
mine truck from tuesday
Nice shiny wheels them carl ya magpie!
Good luck
jb wrote
Nice shiny wheels them carl ya magpie!
Good luck
cheers jon
Carl:
jb wroteNice shiny wheels them carl ya magpie!
Good luck
cheers jon
bloody hell carl you keep fliting between taylors and that other firm in nottingham.
back for good this time mate im only on days this time
