For you lorry/hgv/truck lovers... Volvo FH16 750bhp Content

[Waitey]

I think we've got the paint scheme wrong on this one, still here's some pretty photo's of it....

 

[Herr Flick]

Did they forget to put the y on?

 

[The Boosh!]

Would LOVE to have a go at driving a truck.

 

[Clio-Ell]

Very smart, one day I'll move on to taking my hgv license.

 

[Rob]

Swap you for the bimmer?

Looks pretty cool I think, nothing wrong with the colours.

 

[Ocrlew]

looks cool, your right with the paint job!! ive done truck driving round a track before!! there so easy to drive!!! im going to do my hgv license next year

 

[NorthloopCup]

No doubt it's torque limited until the last 3-4 gears like the Scania 730 v8 is!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Pics of you doing the splits whilst it drives backwards ?

 

[Waitey]

No doubt it's torque limited until the last 3-4 gears like the Scania 730 v8 is!

They generally are... ours aren't.

 

[NorthloopCup]

They generally are... ours aren't.

ah so you've got a scania as well! What's it like compared to the ovlov? Build, fuel consumption wise etc etc?

 

[Waitey]

ah so you've got a scania as well! What's it like compared to the ovlov? Build, fuel consumption wise etc etc?

We have 5 R730's and 3 FH16 750's, we only have the Volvo's as they are cheaper....

 

[NorthloopCup]

We have 5 R730's and 3 FH16 750's, we only have the Volvo's as they are cheaper....

Lol that says it all! Quality costs though. Who does the servicing on the 730's? Main dealer?

 

[Waitey]

Yeah everything is on contract maintenance, apart form the stuff we've messed with power wise.

 

[McGherkin]

Very nice piece of kit. Didn't you post some pics of another of your trucks before?

(Just wait 'til that trailer gets covered in s**t)

 

[NorthloopCup]

Yeah everything is on contract maintenance, apart form the stuff we've messed with power wise.

Which dealer is it you use for servicing the 730's out of interest?

 

[Waitey]

Very nice piece of kit. Didn't you post some pics of another of your trucks before?

(Just wait 'til that trailer gets covered in s**t)

The full unit went over when a road collapsed last week, bad times, it's being straightened as we speak.

Which dealer is it you use for servicing the 730's out of interest?

Crossroads or Scania Hull.

 

[STICKER TWONK]

What's the interior like? How many miles to the gallon? What's the service intervals? Things I've always pondered about trucks but never bothered to Google.

 

[M26]

They both look epic !

I like Scanias before Volvos but the 750s are lush !

 

[McGherkin]

What's the interior like?

 

[M.C..]

very nice
never drove a Scania but the Volvos I have been in have been very nice to drive

 

[Ash']

That's proper.

 

[JD]

Saw these on Facebash and almost commented on the tyre gel on a truck. Lol'd a little.

 

[Waitey]

What's the interior like? How many miles to the gallon? What's the service intervals? Things I've always pondered about trucks but never bothered to Google.

MPG = 6-8 for high powered stuff.

Service every 100k or so.

 

[Waitey]

Saw these on Facebash and almost commented on the tyre gel on a truck. Lol'd a little.

There you go....

 

[Ed.200]

The new FH looks awesome, nice piece of kit, but bet it doesn't stay that clean for long!

Still have a soft spot for a T series though

 

[Waitey]

We had a T for a while but it makes us too long on the road.

 

[Brett]

How fast is it without a tailor?

 

[kpowell911]

Im guessing you got your inspiration from Eddie Stobarts trucks?

Confused as to why you would choose such a similar scheme?

Either way it looks class!

 

[McGherkin]

How fast is it without a tailor?

As quick as it can sew its own clothes.

 

[dannyb]

How fast is it without a tailor?

With that motor probably not much in it

 

[NorthloopCup]

How fast is it without a tailor?

As fast as it would be with a trailer mate! They're speed limited to 89km/h. Unless your Irish of course. They get special 'unlimited' models. All at the flick of a switch!!!

 

[Waitey]

How fast is it without a tailor?

Our Scania will do 0-56.6 in 8 seconds...

Im guessing you got your inspiration from Eddie Stobarts trucks?

Confused as to why you would choose such a similar scheme?

Either way it looks class!

We were founded before he started. Stobart uses no light green?

 

[Dan@SJM]

As fast as it would be with a trailer mate! They're speed limited to 89km/h. Unless your Irish of course. They get special 'unlimited' models. All at the flick of a switch!!!

Or the drop of a magnet!!

My old Sparks motor would stomp on well. Had the tacho cal with properly f**ked recut 295's. Was then always running new tyres. Would happily sit around 59(and pass the majority of Irish fridge motors too!), was only a remapped 420 opti-cruise though. I had a Keedwell motor that was a Scottish-registered truck which would do 58 too.

Having driven a 580 R series, I'd love to see how well the 730's go.

The new FH Globetrotters do look good.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Or the drop of a magnet!!

My old Sparks motor would stomp on well. Had the tacho cal with properly f**ked recut 295's. Was then always running new tyres. Would happily sit around 59(and pass the majority of Irish fridge motors too!), was only a remapped 420 opti-cruise though. I had a Keedwell motor that was a Scottish-registered truck which would do 58 too.

Having driven a 580 R series, I'd love to see how well the 730's go.

The new FH Globetrotters do look good.

Magnet is old hat now dan!! Lol! The latest way they do it is to have a box of tricks in between the digi tacho head to interrupt the wiring, and at the press of a button on a remote control fob your limiter less. The other way is to send your digi head to a place in Europe that puts a microchip inside to do the exact same thing. Beauty of that way is its untraceable to the ministry.
4 series are the easiest though...........just one wire with a switch on it and your Romeo done! Lol! Being a scania master tech has its advantages! Flol

 

[Dan@SJM]

FLOL yeh I've been out of the tramping and running bent for a few years now. Remember the old 3 series where you could flick the ign off and on a few times and it'd loose the limiter? Or putting a ball bearing up the pipe to the regulator on the earliest ones..

I had a very close call once, coming past beattock(sp) was running slightly bent - come up from Glastonbury and was in my way back

Ministry were out, pulled the paddy behind me and the Hungarian Infront.

Bricks were shat!

 

[J4mes]

Here is a few of my companies trucks if anyone is interested.

sorry to hijack the thread

 

[Dan@SJM]

Smart fleet that lot, go on well too!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Ok this seems the best place to get a solid answer. What's with all the airbrushing on trucks?

 

[Crybert]

8 seconds, that is superb! Love the long bonnet trucks, they are bloody cool

 

[Waitey]

How fast is it without a tailor?

Ok this seems the best place to get a solid answer. What's with all the airbrushing on trucks?

Not sure, most look tacky.

We bought this one as it was cheap and green... It's got A P McCoy on it.