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

[l33th3tr33]

I didn't want to offend anyone who may have an airbrushed truck but it looks tacky as f**k and most if not all are done terribly.

 

[Waitey]

Lol and it costs a bomb.

We aren't a fan of the "pony" truck and we own it!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Exactly. The best bit is you can't see it when driving the truck, which is 99% of the time. Lorrylogic.

 

[Ian_182]

LOL at the hooker seat you can spin her round to check out the clunge as you drive...

 

[Waitey]

Truckers, like my father w**k themselves into a coma over it though..

 

[l33th3tr33]

Yeah it's only odd to those who have no interest in it though, so the only reasonable thing to say is each to their own.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Truckers, like my father w**k themselves into a coma over it though..

Flol so true!!

 

[philmots]

Awesome love the new FH.

We've just got 30 new Volvos in but they're 'only' 460's... tbh it's plenty for our work.

Still take them over the Scanias, had some in on hire and it was f**king awful. Automatic gearbox but with an actual clutch pedal. WTF defeats the point. The box was dumb as when moving too, not a patch on I Shift, although nothing I've driven has been.

 

[NorthloopCup]

^^^they do 2 pedal opticruise now mate. Much better box than the other one.

 

[Waitey]

We only use the opti cruise with a clutch pedal, the other one can't cope with locking diffs and pulling 44ton out of a field!

 

[NorthloopCup]

We only use the opti cruise with a clutch pedal, the other one can't cope with locking diffs and pulling 44ton out of a field!

Had any splitter synchros gone in them yet?

 

[BoatNonce]

Please tell me you have a Trans Am as well.

 

[.GAZ.]

Love the FH Volvo's. The i-shift is an utterly brilliant gearbox! Best 2 boxes I've used were Eaton twin splitter and MAN comfort shift.

 

[497adam]

Love the FH Volvo's. The i-shift is an utterly brilliant gearbox! Best 2 boxes I've used were Eaton twin splitter and MAN comfort shift.

The eaton twin splitter as the constant mesh one?

 

[dannyb]

Awesome love the new FH.

We've just got 30 new Volvos in but they're 'only' 460's... tbh it's plenty for our work.

Still take them over the Scanias, had some in on hire and it was f**king awful. Automatic gearbox but with an actual clutch pedal. WTF defeats the point. The box was dumb as when moving too, not a patch on I Shift, although nothing I've driven has been.

You might work same as me we just got loads of 460's there fine till we backload pop then they struggle a bit up the hills

Actually I just read your profile seems we work together, Small world lol

 

[Owen92]

The FH4's seem so much bigger when you jump in them compared to the FH Classics.
Have you gone Euro 5 or Euro 6?

 

[Dan@SJM]

I like the opti cruise with a clutch, saves giving yourself whiplash when you hitch upto a loaded trailer.

The utterly worst box has to be the old 06 plate Daf 95 I'd driven. They made it better when it was a 57 plate, then some how made it worse again. Come up to a roundabout, go to pull away, the c**t is still in 10th. Then takes 4/5 seconds to decide to select 3rd. And the bloody company I worked for thought it was a good idea to disable manual mode. c***s!

 

[Martin.]

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

What do you do for a living?

 

[Waitey]

What do you do for a living?

I run a research dept for a livestock genetics company. As well as running all the technical side of my parents business.

 

[Mr R.]

Oh so you don't own them truck's, you just work for the company?

My dad is/was a class 1 lorry driver but had to give it up to look after my mun.
I used to love going out in the lorry in my school holidays when I was a kid.

 

[dannyb]

Seen your motors on the road, Always look smart

 

[philmots]

delete

 

[philmots]

You might work same as me we just got loads of 460's there fine till we backload pop then they struggle a bit up the hills

Actually I just read your profile seems we work together, Small world lol

10mph up Pool Bank lol

 

[couzens]

Lorrys are awesome. I'm in the fortunate position to be able to drive one without a licence. Must be something else driving them on public roads. Looks very nice!

 

[daydotz]

Was a fan till someone fitted the mesh

@philmots do sainsburys have a mixed fleet ive only ever seen volvo's ?

 

[.GAZ.]

The eaton twin splitter as the constant mesh one?

Yes dude!

 

[philmots]

Was a fan till someone fitted the mesh

@philmots do sainsburys have a mixed fleet ive only ever seen volvo's ?

Depends on the depot.. It's either Volvo or Merc. We run Volvo, over in Manc' they have Mercs! I was quite happy about it as the old Axors were dire, but they've the brand new ones now that look pretty awesome, they must be an improvement.

 

[dannyb]

Depends on the depot.. It's either Volvo or Merc. We run Volvo, over in Manc' they have Mercs! I was quite happy about it as the old Axors were dire, but they've the brand new ones now that look pretty awesome, they must be an improvement.

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

 

[danzman1991]

I know all of the truck things

 

[Thrust-Rated]

I'd love a go driving a truck one day

 

[BoatNonce]

Can I borrow a couple of those engines for the boat? Ta.

 

[Skibob]

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

 

[497adam]

Yes dude!

they still fitted to any trucks sold in UK?

 

[497adam]

I know one who use them properly loved em

 

[Coby.]

No idea about lorries but this is one of the set ups from my Fathers old company that he sold a few years back.

 

[dannyb]

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

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?

 

[Ash.]

That dose look cool you750 but I think I'd rather one if the scania s. I hoping to do my HGV next year a d I am aiming to get a r500 or r620

 

[172-sport]

Wish my work would by some new wagons. This is what I'm stuck with most of the time.

 

[Waitey]

No idea about lorries but this is one of the set ups from my Fathers old company that he sold a few years back.

Thats one of our old boxes!

 

[daydotz]

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

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