scud:
The reason we had 8 wheelers in the 1950s was that artics were at 24 ton the same as 8 wheelers but in 1960s the weight went up to 32 ton and the trailers got a bit longer 34feet,so there was an advantage over the 8 wheeler. The 8 wheelers went up to 30 ton in 1972 but all british truck were taxed on unladen weight so the lighter the better the 8 wheel scania would be too heavy for most tipper operators as they were paid on what they carried plus they used more diesel , our AECs did 9 mile per gallon and carried 22ton our scania did 7 miles per gallon and carried 20.50 ton ,but on the work we did you needed the scania to get through it .
in a way herewhere the same whit lorries to 72(will remember ) but we had 12tn for 2axle and 17,5 for 3 axle and bedford and d ford rueled the market from heavier motors like big heavy built scannis, but after wheigt risings only a few years gone volvo sisu scania where in top of the market,hej benkku
One more photo from an information sheet about Scania model 1968, printed in April that year. The semitrailer is license made from Fruehauf by ASJ in Linkoping, with axles from Scania.
from 69 when scania have been in filand for 20 years(by importer scan auto,now scania suomi) not shore about the to lb/lbs scanias ,is one of them a140?, the show was in spring so think bouth are 110. hej benkku
sorry bout the pic, it,s from my scrapbook from my very young days,but the motor is built to transport liquids one way and paper from mills the other,had you similar in uk? hej benkku
It´s still in use in Norway, this trailer made by the Finnish firm Mepa transports board made of sawdust (don´t know the English word for it) from the factory, and at the return to the factory they have 30 tons of glue in the tank below.
Autotransit:
It´s still in use in Norway, this trailer made by the Finnish firm Mepa transports board made of sawdust (don´t know the English word for it) from the factory, and at the return to the factory they have 30 tons of glue in the tank below.
That concept is said to have originated in Ireland, 20tons of boxed meat on the floor and 20tons of meat hanging from the rails
They are also rumoured to have used 110s to do it, except they had V8 engines A 140 going very slow on hill was likely to attract the attention of the Police, whereas nobody would give a struggling 110 a second glance, so the 4 was swapped for a 1 and the V8 badge was taken off
LB76:
20tons of boxed meat on the floor and 20tons of meat hanging from the rails
I think you will find that is an old wives tale! The usual tale is 20 tons of steel on the floor and a load of hanging meat!
I know it’s a myth, but like most rumours there’s bound to be an element of truth in it. I only posted it because it makes me chuckle every time I hear it, and having worked out of the Emerald Isle for a while I heard it a lot. In fact the boys over there are quite proud of it
happend.s to bee a sisu in the front ,but they had much scannis also, the trailer is a mepa in a way to MEPA shortnes of meno paluu, meening like going returning i finish, this carry powder north and steelcoils souht,cheers bma
in the background,Cheers Bubbs, 
A 140 going very slow on hill was likely to attract the attention of the Police, whereas nobody would give a struggling 110 a second glance, so the 4 was swapped for a 1 and the V8 badge was taken off 
