Question for the well informed out there.
Company where I work are changing their fleet of tractor units from MAN to Scania,
the MANS had diesel tanks on both sides, the new Scanias have only one.
My question is how do I stand, when I come over to England with one of the new units that has a gap between the front wheel and the rear wheels?
What are the regulations? These are tandem axle units.
I know that after so many deaths with people caught under the rear wheels, there has been a real tightening up of regulations regarding lateral protection.
Don’t want to come over and be stopped by DVSA because the unit and trailer don’t conform.
pierrot 14:
Question for the well informed out there.
Company where I work are changing their fleet of tractor units from MAN to Scania,
the MANS had diesel tanks on both sides, the new Scanias have only one.
My question is how do I stand, when I come over to England with one of the new units that has a gap between the front wheel and the rear wheels?
What are the regulations? These are tandem axle units.
I know that after so many deaths with people caught under the rear wheels, there has been a real tightening up of regulations regarding lateral protection.
Don’t want to come over and be stopped by DVSA because the unit and trailer don’t conform.
We have Dafs and Scanias that have a large gap between exhaust and steering axle not sure if this is what you meant . Looks like something is missing ! I suppose it must be legal though.
Tractor units are exempt from needing side guards
Gaz, exactly what I meant , big void from the steerer to the drive.
And a big thanks to you Stevie, so no need to worry. Well until they change the regs that is .
Thanks for the replies you two.
Not uk registered so same rules as all eog’s = EXEMPT…
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Yes, a strange rule. We have a rigid and an artic unit which are essentially the same chassis. When they clamped down on this we had to add a couple of 100mm stubs to the front of the body on the rigid.The tractor has no sideguards and you can stand in the gap between the battery box and the mud wing. 
manski:
Yes, a strange rule. We have a rigid and an artic unit which are essentially the same chassis. When they clamped down on this we had to add a couple of 100mm stubs to the front of the body on the rigid.The tractor has no sideguards and you can stand in the gap between the battery box and the mud wing.
Could be a case that they trust artic drivers to be more intelligent than rigid drivers , especially tipper drivers !!!
The Dutch and Belgians were the original users of Side Bars but they were cosmetic really.
Forestry vehicles and some others are exempt from mudguards and side bars but if a car hits it or a fully guarded trailer it’s the same result.
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pierrot 14:
manski:
Yes, a strange rule. We have a rigid and an artic unit which are essentially the same chassis. When they clamped down on this we had to add a couple of 100mm stubs to the front of the body on the rigid.The tractor has no sideguards and you can stand in the gap between the battery box and the mud wing.
Could be a case that they trust artic drivers to be more intelligent than rigid drivers , especially tipper drivers !!!
From what I have seen on here it’s roll over bars and bridge bars that “some” artic drivers need. 
Have not seen a rigid featuring in either a sleeping or bridge mating pose recently either 
remy:
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No problem 
That’s American so to be expected … 
slowlane:
manski:
pierrot 14:
manski:
Yes, a strange rule. We have a rigid and an artic unit which are essentially the same chassis. When they clamped down on this we had to add a couple of 100mm stubs to the front of the body on the rigid.The tractor has no sideguards and you can stand in the gap between the battery box and the mud wing.
Could be a case that they trust artic drivers to be more intelligent than rigid drivers , especially tipper drivers !!!
From what I have seen on here it’s roll over bars and bridge bars that “some” artic drivers need. Have not seen a rigid featuring in either a sleeping or bridge mating pose recently either
Bridge mating!
Well yes, artics keep trying to get inside them, unfortunately they either seem to fall asleep or get all squashed up on the way in.
