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

[VikkiB]

The new mercs are dire. They've got some economy thing that will only give 75% they did on their arse on hills. My old remapped 420 was awesome. Would sail up Shap without even slowing down @ 44t

edit. She's bloody left herself logged on!

 

[Skibob]

Not just me then! I dont rush about but jumping into a merc ocasionally makes me remember how bad the brakes are usually at the first roundabout.

Traction in the wet is not great either who does the Transport for Basingstoke is it in house?

yep in house but for how long who knows!!!!!

That explains it I'd guess most of our stock comes via Basingstoke

Sure will, sorry about that

 

[daydotz]

yep in house but for how long who knows!!!!!


Sure will, sorry about that

What do you mean by in house ? Nowt wrong with the volvos I work in store I've noting to do with the warehouse

 

[philmots]

I have a feeling they probably look better than they drive, Although the Mercs were not as bad as those auto DAFs. The hire Renaults were the best I reckon for no other reason than at that point I seemed to be getting Haydock all the time and that hammock style bed was proper comfy

I liked them, properly comfy - and they did 56!!! That was a right novelty. Only issue was the snow and a lack of a diff lock! I'm sure we had them in one of the real bad winters.

Philmots & dannyb I run out of sainsburys Basingstoke with mostly volvo's and a couple of mercs. The mercs are poo rubbish auto box and non-existent brakes :S

May bump into you up at Tamworth then, I pick up a produce load from there quite often (normally in for 8:00hrs)

 

[Bubbles]

Waitey

my better half spotted one if your trucks last night on the A14 :

CW COW plate?

 

[Waitey]

CW60COW

Good spot!

 

[Bubbles]

CW60COW

Good spot!

Yeah it was a funny spot! Your driver might have wondered who the randomer was that matched his pace in the traffic to get a snap!

 

[Carbonraider]

Just spotted cw60 cow at switch island with ash.. Couldn't see many cows around Waitey

 

[Waitey]

TBH it's mainly piggies it moves...

 

[Carbonraider]

TBH it's mainly piggies it moves...

That will explain a lot then as there was a lot of them around being next to the police station.

Anyway cool truck!

 

[TomB92]

Love these 750's!

New to the forum, will be keeping an eye on this thread.

Only drive class 2 myself but class 1 is on the list for one day in the near future!

 

[dannyb]

Love these 750's!

New to the forum, will be keeping an eye on this thread.

Only drive class 2 myself but class 1 is on the list for one day in the near future!

From Jan you can take class 1 in an auto and drive manual as long as you have a manual class2 should make it a bit easier, Get it done easier to drive and generally easier work

 

[Owen92]

From Jan you can take class 1 in an auto and drive manual as long as you have a manual class2 should make it a bit easier, Get it done easier to drive and generally easier work

Don't even need a manual class 2. As long as you have a manual car licence, you can take an auto test and be given a full manual licence.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I thiught it had to have the ability to use manual selection or did they throw that out too?

 

[TomB92]

From Jan you can take class 1 in an auto and drive manual as long as you have a manual class2 should make it a bit easier, Get it done easier to drive and generally easier work

Yeah I've got a Manual class 2. Didn't know that, that's cool!

 

[Owen92]

As far as I know mate, the test centres truck can be a fully auto. But as long as you have a manual car licence, your licence with be a manual class1 or class 2.

 

[Bubbles]

i always feel sad when i see these trucks full of animals driving around usually off to slaughter

 

[Waitey]

i always feel sad when i see these trucks full of animals driving around usually off to slaughter

We move breeding stock too, which get shagged for a living.

 

[ch!ppen]

Passed one of your trucks this morning in Mansfield, might have been the Volvo, didn't have much time to notice!

 

[CJGREEN]

Saw one of these trucks parked up on Blackpool Road near Kirkham last Thursday night!

Colour looks awesome.

 

[Clart]

Why are the colours so similar to eddie stobart?

 

[Waitey]

His have white on them!

 

[Clart]

Quite similar though!

 

[Ash.]

I've seen loads of your trucks over the last few days have have you got a MAN and a scania without the writing on it?

 

[TaMrLb]

:bump:

i passed NU62 MDJ on a nearby country lane a short time ago hauling it's woolly cargo

 

[Waitey]

God I hate that one. Why my Dad has so much light green put on it I'll never know.

 

[Coby.]

Randomly flicking around Twitter and found livestockTrucks and loads of pics of yours on there.

 

[Waitey]

Weird I only found that the other day.

Used loads of the professional photo's we get done!

 

[Coby.]

It's all publicity

You'll have your own tv show and avid spotters standing by the road side soon.