My home since February
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?
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mazzer:
My home since February
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I know you lads work hard but I would have thought you’d have earned a day off by now.
Wilk:
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?
It’s been going on for a while. I saw an Irish registered 164 V8 a couple of weeks ago parked up on an industrial estate in London. I’ve always wondered why so many Irish operators use V8’s for 44t freight work or even less. One British haulier who had 4x2 tractors with V8 engines said they were to make sure they didn’t slow down on the hilly German autobahns, but most continental hauliers use engines in the 400-500bhp range. Do they have better access to finance in Ireland than here?
IndigoJo:
Wilk:
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?It’s been going on for a while. I saw an Irish registered 164 V8 a couple of weeks ago parked up on an industrial estate in London. I’ve always wondered why so many Irish operators use V8’s for 44t freight work or even less. One British haulier who had 4x2 tractors with V8 engines said they were to make sure they didn’t slow down on the hilly German autobahns, but most continental hauliers use engines in the 400-500bhp range. Do they have better access to finance in Ireland than here?
It is mainly to do with saving time on the longer runs the time saved over a 9 hour run can be quite significant if you don’t need come off the limiter as an example Bradley transport were doing loads out of Bellshill to France using 440’s the Scottish hauliers using V8’s would be down to the southern ports long before them, if you’re heading to Spain or Italy then these savings can make a big difference. Used to come of the Santander boat in an R480 another of our drivers in an R500 pulling the same weight would gain nearly 15 minutes on me over 4 and a half hours. As to the finance being in the euro has meant that until recently the interest rates on finance was a lot lower
Wilk:
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?
A pair of Super Hamptons and a check shirt 
deck21:
Seen this/you a fair few times or others the same.
I drive the same/similar thing if the picture works…
mazzer:
IndigoJo:
Wilk:
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?It’s been going on for a while. I saw an Irish registered 164 V8 a couple of weeks ago parked up on an industrial estate in London. I’ve always wondered why so many Irish operators use V8’s for 44t freight work or even less. One British haulier who had 4x2 tractors with V8 engines said they were to make sure they didn’t slow down on the hilly German autobahns, but most continental hauliers use engines in the 400-500bhp range. Do they have better access to finance in Ireland than here?
It is mainly to do with saving time on the longer runs the time saved over a 9 hour run can be quite significant if you don’t need come off the limiter as an example Bradley transport were doing loads out of Bellshill to France using 440’s the Scottish hauliers using V8’s would be down to the southern ports long before them, if you’re heading to Spain or Italy then these savings can make a big difference. Used to come of the Santander boat in an R480 another of our drivers in an R500 pulling the same weight would gain nearly 15 minutes on me over 4 and a half hours. As to the finance being in the euro has meant that until recently the interest rates on finance was a lot lower
I think it’s just to show off and to keep drivers happy, the same reason they put lightbars and alloys and what not on them. The saving time thing is just an excuse in my opinion because the saving in fuel should outweigh that greatly from a business perspective.
But I’m not complaining and i wouldn’t mention it to the boss 
jay0:
mazzer:
IndigoJo:
Wilk:
I am really curious what requirements I have to meet in order to drive V8 Scania with at least 620 HP to be sure I would drive up each hill easily. I often see new (65, 15) or brand new units and I wonder how I can drive one of them?It’s been going on for a while. I saw an Irish registered 164 V8 a couple of weeks ago parked up on an industrial estate in London. I’ve always wondered why so many Irish operators use V8’s for 44t freight work or even less. One British haulier who had 4x2 tractors with V8 engines said they were to make sure they didn’t slow down on the hilly German autobahns, but most continental hauliers use engines in the 400-500bhp range. Do they have better access to finance in Ireland than here?
It is mainly to do with saving time on the longer runs the time saved over a 9 hour run can be quite significant if you don’t need come off the limiter as an example Bradley transport were doing loads out of Bellshill to France using 440’s the Scottish hauliers using V8’s would be down to the southern ports long before them, if you’re heading to Spain or Italy then these savings can make a big difference. Used to come of the Santander boat in an R480 another of our drivers in an R500 pulling the same weight would gain nearly 15 minutes on me over 4 and a half hours. As to the finance being in the euro has meant that until recently the interest rates on finance was a lot lower
I think it’s just to show off and to keep drivers happy, the same reason they put lightbars and alloys and what not on them. The saving time thing is just an excuse in my opinion because the saving in fuel should outweigh that greatly from a business perspective.
But I’m not complaining and i wouldn’t mention it to the boss
I had a V8 scanny for a couple of shifts and it drank less fuel that the usual motor on the same trunk, I guess it just didn’t work as hard
Ah, those little Izuz’s with sleeper boxes. My first tramping job was in one of those. All over the UK, night heater didn’t work, tacho was all screwy and the roofbox leaked. Still, it went like stink, shame it didn’t have CC on it.
Radar19:
Ah, those little Izuz’s with sleeper boxes. My first tramping job was in one of those. All over the UK, night heater didn’t work, tacho was all screwy and the roofbox leaked. Still, it went like stink, shame it didn’t have CC on it.
Last place I was at were going to replace the MAN fleet with those. Had a couple on demo. Every single lad that drove one only did so once, became “de rigeur” to offer to burn your digicard when you went to the office to hand in your timesheet.
Think we were offered them on a 3 or 6 month trial. Once a few lads had had a go, TM rang Beech’s up and told them to come get them off the yard, as they were in the way.
The MANs gradually got replaced by DAFs, the DAFs are now being replaced by IVECOs, and now that same TM has seen how much it’s costing him to keep them on the road, I believe he’s back in negotiations with DAF.
A very silly man, never once took on board the opinion of a driver, always led by price. That guy used to pay your wages and make it sound like you were stealing food from his kids mouths.
Was only on the payroll, the same as the rest of us.
We have a couple of 7.5t Isuza’s at our place and they are bags of crap!
Drove em once, and once was enough…
My new black Pallex trailer to match my truck has apparently arrived at the hire company, so I should have it soon. Been using one of our other brand new trailers for a few weeks now.
Punchy Dan:
0member jplh-123 is out tomorrow on the maiden voyage ,first time out in his own lorry after passing his test .
He’s passed the class 1 today so if anyone knows of a tandem beaver tail for sale please let me know .edit draw bar that is .
dunchues:
0This is my new to me steed, just bought it last week and done 7k km with no breakdowns yet!
Just wondering how good is the quality of the chrome on the modern lorries over there ?