Buying a SCANIA R730 from Finland, Such a BEAST!

[@ChuckNorriz1122]

If I’m not mistaken the SCANIA content seems to be having a positive international impact on the subs. 1M is not far off. Well done!

[@AmisCorolla]

Those guys unite more peoples than any politician.

[@franktimmerman9642]

Now Bruce needs to meet Martijn Kuipers in the Netherlands and Trucker Tim in the UK and 1M subs is done 😊

[@hyttiismo]

I found this channel because of scania im from finland ! Greeting

[@phodough7201]

and Queen of the euro heavy haul , Angelica Larson @@franktimmerman9642

[@ChuckNorriz1122]

@@franktimmerman9642Could you imagine a colab with Trucker Tim and Bruce featuring Shaun Lambardo? That would be brilliant content!

[@dixonqwerty]

Dang those finnish dudes sure knows how to be mechanics!! Really professional and efficient. Glad to have Finland as our neighbours!! Greetings from Ruotsi boys! Kiitos!

[@formatique_arschloch]

Thanks, greetings from Finland. Glad to have you as our best friends.

[@AlexKall]

Agreed, the made short work of that and they certainly show that they know their way around engines!

[@yugimotobutjacked3231]

The fins and engines have a special connection, watch them rally sometime@@AlexKall

[@AlexKall]

@@yugimotobutjacked3231 Oh yes, I know all about Fins rallying :)

[@yugimotobutjacked3231]

An amazing people, at the risk of being rude it seems alot of the professional fins just come across autistic which I prefer. Right to the point, no playing around with feelings ya feel@@AlexKall

[@Patrik_007]

As a Swede working with Fins.. so glad you get to experience that. They can seem quiet and shy but they really are super nice and quite chatty once they know you :) Also they are super professional! Started watching your channel with the Scania retrieval from Canada.. just love this and can’t wait to see what you’ll be up to once you’re back in the states! For me it’s also your down to earth attitude that makes it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@PayneDiCay]

There is a urban myth about the finns that tells about two men sitting home drinking, just drinking . no talking. After several hours one guy says to the other guy: Have you seen Kimmi lately? NO! , replys the other guy. Are you here to drink or talk??

[@xSCHEF]

Typical north European what you are describing! Although Fins are a little more shy than normal, Germans, Danes and Dutch people are similar!

[@LordOfSweden]

Fins are some of the best, always supernice. Agree they are a bit more calm than us Swedes. We're a bit more hyper.

[@snakeplissken1754]

These guys are actually amazing. Seems like you found the right people to give you a helping hand on your scania journey. Btw, get a custom badge for your scania that says 950R.

[@markusylitalo8376]

He have to put a 1***R badge. The badge indicates engine horsepower. That hp was from the wheels. The drive train sucks quite amount of horsepower. So my blind guess would be about 1100hp.

[@snakeplissken1754]

@@markusylitalo8376 Well given that the previous 730 ended up as 705 at the wheels i would rather say he is roughly at 1000 flat. So how about a Y1000 badge... Y as in ylivoimala, as a little homage and they certainly played quite a big role to make those numbers happen.

[@LyfovRyan51]

In a country (New Zealand) where tandem drive dominates, all that horse power driving one axle would command respect.

[@J.R.in_WV]

@@snakeplissken1754 I’d say you’re right on the money….a lot of people wayyy overestimate parasitic loss to the wheel on a chassis dyno when trying to figure up flywheel HP/TQ numbers. They make the dyno pulls with the manual transmission in direct / 1:1 gear so the only loss you have through the transmission is the few hp it takes to turn the countershafts and sling oil around with no load on them besides the resistance of the oil. The single drive axle saves a few HP over a tandem drive setup too, and the torque number being 3350nm at the wheel with the 730hp tune (rated for 3,500NM at the flywheel) that made 705hp at the wheels backs up your numbers, both measurements are within a few decimals of 4% below the rated flywheel hp/tq numbers. If we take 950hp at the wheel to be 96% of the flywheel hp, accounting for the ~4% parasitic loss through the trans and rear diff, the number for flywheel hp comes out to just under 990….for me that’s close enough to 1,000 to claim that number and not feel like a liar. Those guys definitely do know what they’re doing for sure…the engine still sounded plenty healthy and had a nice, smooth idle to it but they managed to increase the HP by 36% over stock.

[@ilaril]

@@J.R.in_WV ~985hp would be what I calculated, if the loss from original was ~3.5%. It actually surprised me how little the parasitic loss actually is! Not that it matters, just interesting.

[@Andpet2003]

an old Thor Tenden Transport truck, that paintjob is unmissable, love that you see the NLF(Norges Lastebileier-forbund) badges on the back. cool that the engine goes to the US.

[@GAIS414]

I bet you've learned a lot from these guys. You will definitely be the foremost expert on Scania trucks in the US. The experience and everything you get to learn in Sweden and Finland is absolutely invaluable. Well done!

[@Grevsnes]

That truck is an old Norwegian workhorse from Tenden Transport in Stryn. They are a proud bunch that take meticulous care of their fleet. You can give them a quick google search and find loads of great images of what it would have looked like when stickered up. Tenden tends to need the bigger engines for pulling heavy loads up and over the Norwegian mountain passes. Their base is close to one of them.

[@LifteroBeats]

I just looked them up, gyat damn they have a lot of trucks!

[@mamankrehub3269]

why would they scrapped that r730? it still looking good from the outside

[@martinpoulsen6564]

​@@mamankrehub3269it's a fleet truck still. Once they reach a certain age/mileage, they get sold on. Not sure how the Norwegians or Tenden do it, but around here it's typically 4-5years/5-600,000miles. Whether change to EV for some routes may have affected these intervals, I'm not sure.

[@eskildloen3771]

​@@martinpoulsen6564yes, pretty expencive fuel in Norway. Also strickt emision laws. For hauling trucks get old pretty fast due to that.

[@knulledokka]

yeah, can even see at 14:46 at video at the top head decal it used to be "Tenden"

[@SassyToll]

These Finland videos are probably the best you have ever made Bruce. Well done, I'm loving the Scania vids 👏

[@RickyTricky3223]

I’m a Peterbilt fan all the way but seeing these Scania trucks and all the technology and improvements they got on them for the yr models that they are even the old ones is amazing I’m starting to like them a lot myself as well just by watching your videos I’m really excited about them you should really look into trying to get scania to try to get their new trucks into the USA I’d like to see those new trucks on the road it would be a game changer for us

[@KingofInterns]

Iam a car guy but somehow this ends up in my feed. Love it. A young, open minded and hard working guy trying something different. This is very heartwarming and positive content. Subscribed!

[@rdallas81]

Ok

[@Eric-gi9kg]

Absolutely Incredible that the owner of this shop reached out to you.. and for you to come over to Finland to see where Scania trucks are assembled. Plus, being able to get an engine shipped back to your shop. EVERYTHING.. that you have shared.. AWESOME. Far as your jet-lag.. Figure out what time it is when you arrive back in the states. Then, either force yourself to sleep early or later to adjust for the time differences. I had to do this many times when I was in the military. It's rough, but in the end, it's worth it. LOVE and RESPECT what you are doing

[@jone8626]

easiest thing for me is to not go to sleep and just stay awake.

[@CorporalCookie]

Yeah, staying awake is easier to force yourself to adjust. That's why depending on which way the timezone change goes, it's easier to adjust one way compared to the other.

[@stefansahlin9476]

I absolutely love your craziness 🤩 Buying a Scania engine in Finland and bring it to the USA?? WOW!! I myself was a truck driver in the 90:s and drove both Volvo, Scania and Mercedes in Sweden and Europe, and the absolute best is the Scania (V8) without competition. At least back then. Looking forward to the next video!

[@formatique_arschloch]

I drove buses and trucks here in Finland, and Scania V8 is the way to go. I like Volvo too, but the Scania V8 is 👍

[@Iaintwoke]

Got to love a Scania 👍👍

[@Johannicus]

I started watching this channel when your Scania story started and I have been hooked ever since. Im not a trucker or especially interested in trucks. But passion keeps me hooked. Always intresting to see people follow their dreams/ideas.

[@magnus67111]

the same for me👍

[@diogorelvas1942]

Same

[@lauraa5386]

Same😂

[@devishakieskiu7235]

What I suggest to yuo as a Sacnia mechanic, is to change the two oil pan gaskets and all the gaskets inside the V, camshaft gasket and so on… plastic diesel lines on top of the engine. And be extremely carefull changing those fuel filter. The XPI injection sistem is very precise and efficient so evry little pieve of debris could potentialy do disasters in the hipressure pump or the injectors. There is a specific scania procedure for the filters make sure to have it and follow it precisely and don’t forget to adjust the valves. Love your content.

[@michaelcliffe562]

Man, I'm really digging this high powered, unique, world spanning content! Bruce left balmy, sunny Florida to go and wrench on these behemoths in sub zero tempratures, and anyone who's gone from tropical tempratures to a proper winter with a heap of jet lag knows what that feels like. Thats dedication!

[@stihl0903]

That will make a great engine for your truck, the 730 V8 is the one to have.Good work Bruce.

[@MrJonken70]

4 sure! Tuo 'mylly' on tosiaan BADASS!!! (That 730 V8 engine is definitely badass!!!) Greetings from a Swedish/Finnish -trucker by the way.

[@Downindeeswampsboyz]

Im enjoying this euro series, its definitely something new, We need to step our game up in America with our trucks, we also need to bring scania to America

[@erraldstyler]

they tried like 40 years ago. You guys wouldnt want to buy a truck from a company made of products from that same company tho.

[@crazydutchbloke]

They did, But you guys didnt want to drive a truck with a new engine. Volvo offerde a Cummings and cat option so they made it in the states, Where Scania only sold 700 units.

[@vihreelinja4743]

Everything made in murica is 50 yo old tech when compared to our euro standards. Land of the free to die on the streets...

[@rolandsuch]

We will have to wait and see how Traton (Volkswagen) plan the future of the Scania brand.

[@MichaelTucker]

@@rolandsuchthe 13L driveline is going into the International truck, albeit sans the retarder. Seems like it's a dumbed down solution. I love using the retarder to safely go down steep gradients at speed without having to touch the service brakes.

[@BFT88]

Shoutout to Ylivoimala! Those men are legends!

[@Sefhen]

Nice to see your visit to Oulu region wasn't a short 1-2 day trip, I was surprised to run into you and Ville at that shop today and I was a bit loss for words to what to say so I probably just babbled some random stuff. I hope the winter darkness hasn't freaked you out too much, come back in summer when it's the opposite and it's bright out even in the middle of the night. Also, we have some truck shows in the summer where you can see the show truck scene. Cheers from a future Finnish-Canadian immigrant trucker.

[@HeavyFuel_Junkie]

Wow 730hp SCANIA, great engine 😍 I have a tip, back here in the Netherlands we also have the SCANIA truck factories in the City of Zwolle, right down the corner of this city we have Assen and once a year, in the summer, a whole weekend long, we celebrate the “TRUCKSTAR FESTIVAL” at the TT Circuit Assen, many trucks are coming over from all over Europe to visit this festival and yes there are a lot of SCANIA’s in all kind of ages, liveries and editions with their proud owners/drivers. You can find lots of content of SCANIA Zwolle and the Truckstar Festival Assen on KZbin. I love your content Bruce, keep up the good stuff 🤙🏼

[@dirkmunk8352]

True, 60% of all Scanias are build in Zwolle, and in Meppel there is a Scania parts factory. Parts distribution is also done from the Netherlands.

[@MrPAlberst2]

That is when you know you're working with great meccanics.. They make it look easy!

[@johans7100]

Almost 950hp and 3000 lb/ft torque from just a tune is crazy!

[@Sakhmeov]

That's Scania V8 for you. There's a reason they stuck to 'em. And it's how every bit of good Swedish equipment basically is made; Identify a good key base concept, and then over-engineer the crap out of it. The old Volvo engines were the same deal. Love the individual heads. Such a damn good concept for service purposes. And as Bruce himself notes, things are laid out for simplicity and technician-friendliness.

[@Slammed46]

@@Sakhmeov ohh shit i just noticed that..... so each cylinder has its own head?

[@jone8626]

@@Slammed46 yes, each has it own head.

[@cheapcharlie7]

@@Sakhmeovwhat about Saab? 😂

[@MrRakaukolis]

@@cheapcharlie7 SAAB was purchased by GM. While SCANIA stayed independent. That's what killed the SAAB.

[@JaredPenney77]

Absolutely loving the Scania/Euro truck content. PA milk hauler here, always insanely jealous of our Euro brothers and their nimble cabover trucks, especially when I have to go into metro areas. I would almost kill to have a V8 Scania to operate day in day out, for my purposes it would work better than my 1989 Peterbilt 379 short hood.

[@localsheriff]

Funny that you're driving an '89 conventional, as US made COEs were available into the early 2000s. I figure you'd like to have a new Scania, but even if you could don't expect that your employer would care enough to buy you a high end version. Many seem to think Scania=V8 however those are mostly commonplace in Scandinavia; in mainland Europe they tend to opt for engines of smaller displacement/ hp, which are I6 and even I5!😣 Of Scanias I've driven several; from 260hp I5 to 560hp V8 and IMO they're overrated - the Volvo is a much more comfy and intuitively organised vehicle. Also; while today's Euro trucks may be some 25years ahead of US trucks it hasn't always been like that - compared to your '89 Pete a same year Scania is a fairly primitive thing. And it'd be extremely rare to see an '89 Euro truck of any brand still in daily service

[@JaredPenney77]

@@localsheriff The ‘89 Pete is a long wheelbase with a heavy front axle and 385 front tires. Not great on turning radius… residential side streets where you have to blind side into the dock off the street (Newark NJ, Ironbound district) are not fun at all. We also run pretty heavy, permitted to 105K pounds, so my interest in the Scania in particular is that wonderful V8. Always liked Euro cabovers anyway, but that V8 just makes all the right noises.

[@localsheriff]

I can attest that - even as much I like the Volvo -that the Scania V8's stump pulling properties is indeed second to none. The 560 V8 I drove for 3years hauling agricultural products with a 3axle dog trailer, almost always @ 52 metric tons/114k lbs (then max weight limit) ,oftentimes above, in hilly regions and it could not more than 'cope' meaning a lesser engine would simply be too wimpy. I know of a company that used to pull a 2axle piggy trailer behind a 2axle Scania 94 260hp (road legal weight 37metric tons/ 81K lbs), and experienced complete meltdown of its engine THREE times before realizing this simply was way above the engine's capacity, though still road legal. 385 front tires are the norm on such heavy trucks here too and with a full load , unless you unload/lift the tag axle, these Scanias are heavy to maneuver under low speed also. With all that said I've always felt attracted to US COEs, not so much for their properties but rather their impressive battering ram looks. If you browse how those in the know trick out their Scanias (Danish and Dutch truckers are particularly into that sport) you'll observe they're highly inspired by the looks of those bling classic US rigs @@JaredPenney77

[@Xv1p3rCr0]

Why dont you import scania ? Especially when you are already using 25+ year truck.... they are about 10 000$ at least ones that are 20+years old

[@thfmlymn4498]

​@@JaredPenney77 In New Zealand, one thing we do great and that's milk tankers. Fonterra has the biggest fleet of over 500, a mixture of Scania P, G and R series and Volvo FM. Average truck does between 200,000-400,000km in a season. They are if the 8x4 twin steer ridged tanker configuration with either 4 or 5 axle tanker "A" configuration trailer. Usually 44-50 metric ton. Even the other dairy companies use Scania or Volvo which ascertains how reliable they are. Fonterra also has some Mercedes Benz Actros trucks too. We have a great selection of Euro, Japanese and American trucks, both COE and conventional.

[@Eric-gi9kg]

These guys are the Hot Rodders for Scania trucks.. FREAK'N AWESOME

[@erhardtfrohlich2345]

Hi Bruce These last videos with the Scania content are absolutely additive .Thanks for educating and entertaining us !

[@HeliosFish]

Love how open minded you are, Bruce. Great job bringing us along for the ride

[@vallinderm]

Buy a spare turbo compressor outlet gasket, my 5 cents :) i have worked at engine development at Scania since ~ 2010. My personal best from a V8 is 1200hp but you gotta understand its rated 730 for a reason. I know you will not operate it commercially so no problem just saying. .. The HP is not without its reason. Good luck! Following the series already.

[@Dreyno]

Yes. Any engine can be pushed to produce more power but the cost to reliability and efficiency makes it sub optimal.

[@NjoyMoney]

The low hp is also to lower emissions

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@NjoyMoney Gotta love 730 hp being called "low hp engine".

[@wyattpearl3086]

I just can’t get enough of this, those trucks and their engineering is just amazing!

[@jasonhovey815]

That shops every guys dream garage. The way things are done over there is amazing makes the way thing are done over here look like the Stone Age

[@christophermgwadira4400]

I can't believe even Semi Causal shop looks ordinary as compared to this shop

[@AlexMartens01]

YES! this will become THE Scania channel! please blow the minds of more american truckers

[@b-trucker7717]

😂blow their minds,they look really nice but nothing to be drooling over,if anything i want the Australian k220 kenworth cabover😁

[@stark3855]

@@b-trucker7717 That's rubbish, don't make me laugh

[@shona5512]

​​@@b-trucker7717Ah yes, those modern trucks that are still 10-15 years behind the Swedish trucks.. Definitely something to drool over..

[@fozzylozzy1131]

​@@shona551210-15 years behind 15 year old Scanias...

[@BiIboSwaggins]

@@b-trucker7717 You sound like you've never driven a truck in your entire life when you have the audacity to suggest that American or Australian trucks have got anything over these trucks.

[@FredrikOlesen]

8:22 JUST THE SOUND OF THAT 730 STOCK IS MORE BADASS THEN THE STRAIGHT PIPED BACK HOME..!!!!😅❤️❤️

[@DVS_Rides]

Its a straight piped one but sure

[@Cars-coffee]

730 sounds terrible when its accelerate! Needs FKM treatment

[@mattiloponen9791]

Now is a very interesting project going on. Nyt on kiinnostava projekti meneillään. 👍👍👍👍

[@Heivang]

Those are some insane numbers on a engine. Jesus fudge. People are gonna get so jealous when you get that thing in your truck.

[@grahamhume8135]

Just a bit of Advice from a long term Scania Owner, make sure and do the Liners, and valve clearances etc, it will save you in the long run. Love the Scania content, although i enjoy seeing your American truck content from here in the UK, its fascinating seeing you finding Scania and doing what you're doing, maybe you will be able to settle the Big debate.......what's better?🤣

[@EspenHo]

Old Tenden truck! It’s a big norwegian company, with fantastic looking trucks! I my self got a same gen 4x2 r580 hooklift, best car i’ve ever driven!

[@thomasnorb4077]

Funny, you went all the way to Finland only to get a Norwegian Scania. It took me seconds to recognize Tenden transport's color.

[@t.w.3]

Yeah, that truck have probably pulled a nice trailer all over western-Norway. Cool to see it getting shipped over to USA.

[@snowghost69]

saw nlf on the back of the truck and instantly new it was tenden. amazing for it to be in finland and see the engine get sent to usa

[@notsure6182]

@@t.w.3 it is funny to read that. the entire land mass of Norway is smaller then California.

[@emilmuhrman]

​@@notsure6182But a length just shy of the west coast of the us.

[@notsure6182]

@@emilmuhrman not too much going on up north I would guess

[@ACCORDriver_NL]

Truly awesome stuff what those people are able to do over there! Big respect to them. And I love those lifts! ❤ Se on mahtava juttu!

[@jackwheeler8814]

I am from Sweden. I love Scania. Look forwared too see what you do later with the engine. Matty Chrismas and a happy new year.

[@spoonvalleyracing]

Threads for the fueling in the engine is M16x1.5. I work on these engines in critical power solutions at Coromatic in Sweden.

[@DaveBaker-vb3jg]

........ mate, this content just keeps getting better and better!........

[@MintMonte87ACSS312]

I often get sad during your videos, usually because of you breaking stuff on purpose lol. Gotta say though, getting into the scania line puts you in a different bracket of trucks than we normally see from our North America based KZbinrs. Could be monumental for your channel in terms of bringing a newer audience. For that I’m happy to support ya. Hope to see a trend start out of what your doing/ some cool builds come to these trucks from your American preferences influencing the build choices. Keep on trucking!

[@alcatraz501]

If you hate watching him break stuff you’d hate to watch what whislindiesel does to his rigs

[@LeperMessiah2]

I can't understand why someone thinks it's funny to see someone destroy things. It's kinda juvenile and pathetic

[@MintMonte87ACSS312]

@@alcatraz501 I’ve watched whistlin. Not really that impressed. He’s somewhat funny sometimes tho.

[@Antonyg2100]

Ive never seen or heard of a SCANIA until I saw your vids, but now I want one!

[@hnorrstrom]

They are quite common in South America and in Europe especially up north. Roughly Scania produces 2/3 of the amounts of trucks Paccar produces in a year as well as busses and engines for boats and construction equipment. The engines have also been used in military vehicles.

[@jonpetter8921]

@@hnorrstrom*Australia, New Zealand, basically around the world except North America.

[@japanesecar1501]

Enjoy the good news! The domestic US makers are basically under the international/"somewhat"Eurocentric umbrella. Paccar, Daimler(Benz), Volvo are responsible for most of the trucks sold. From reddit, mainly for overseas guys: PACCAR is DAF, Peterbilt, Kenworth. Mercedes-Benz is Freightliner, Western Star Volvo is Volvo(US Volvo is former GMC truck division), and Mack, (Volvo owns the trucking division of Renault aswell) Navistar International was a US owned company, under the Traton Group. The group got acquired by VolksWagen in 2020. Most "good old" makes are European owned, and the majority of the trucks sold in the US come from these intermingled companies using traditional badging and pursuing the relevant truck designs, with some of the Euro newness sprinkled in.

[@braveheart6047]

@@jonpetter8921 very common in South Africa as well ✨

[@scottcol23]

I am loving this series Bruce. Keep up the great work man! The folks at Oy Ylivoimala are top notch. You really hooked up with a great group of people.

[@bigbrick4245]

Yo Bruce, keep it goin bud! Loving the Scania stuff! Such a unique opportunity to do what your doin and show the differences between US and Euro trucks. I’m here for it! Be safe comin back to the States!

[@hitdit6106]

Okej det var bara motorn han skulle ha .🤔👍

[@MrDalesen]

​@@hitdit6106 Han kjøpte nylig en annen scania, så denne motoren skal i en scania. (Heldigvis ikke inn i en amerikansk en haha)

[@danielburgin1060]

Bruce your content is far better than before you took a brake from KZbin well done keep up the good work

[@jeffreymorris735]

Crazy hp ! Takes so much more work and money to get cat ,Detroit and Cummins to even 550 or 600 hp ! Scania on another level

[@Celciusify]

It won't last as a commercial truck at that power level. Still needs to get checked over, new valve springs, gaskets etc. It's just fine for shows, but it's rated for 730 for a reason. Scania couldn't get it to stay reliable over that without better parts. Scania is huge into using standard parts between trucks, they only use a single type of brake pad across the entire model range, spanning 20yrs.

[@ontheroadagain4773]

@@Celciusify They obviously get better parts, because the new version of this engine gives 770 hp.

[@petersampson4635]

Always check inside the cab for anything loose and heavy. In case it falls forward and breaks the windscreen when you jack up the cab.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

WOW that sound! That is really a rolling thundercloud!

[@C.M.S.recordingsstudio]

I just came home after a day (13 hours) surviving on the road with my DAF truck 😂 So i needed this craziness to clear my head! I love this shit! Those guys have a great shop and they sure know what they are doing!

[@richardhyde6418]

I drove Scania's and Globetrotters before emigrating to Canada.......The modern KW's, Mack's and Pete's are still 25 years behind in technology and ride quality......Makes me want to import them here.....bonus is only 15 year old for Canada.

[@Rabidus289]

As a Swede whose jaw drops everytime i see an American truck, i'm totally loving this contrast. That it goes both ways hehe.

[@rstormo68]

Quite the story on that truck, an old Norwegian Tenden truck now in Finland and its heart going tuned to the usa..

[@ravrimorev]

Мой папа много на этой модели scania проработал. Остались самые лучшие воспоминания! Сейчас работает на Mercedes , с настольгией вспоминает шведа. Эта машина не для дрифта, а для комфортной работы.

[@masterbeuner8964]

730hp in a truck is no joke man. European trucks are beasts. They look smaller but they are built way heavier than the usa ones.

[@DaB55]

Yeah they look small until you stand next to it. Then you realise... 😮

[@MadEvo606]

@@DaB55 yeah they look smaller, but when there's actually an american and a european truck side by side, the size difference isn't that big anymore

[@donnellykieranj]

They're only small as over here in Europe we are restricted to overall vehicle lengths.

[@DaB55]

@donnellykieranj yep, but in Finland and Sweden 34,5m...

[@donnellykieranj]

@@DaB55 love the combos you guys have in Scandinavia. Here in Ireland and UK we're at 44 to 46 tonnes on 6 axles. Although I've seen a few 4 axle rigid and 3 axle trailer combos on the road here in Ireland. Usually in the construction sector delivering precast concrete and blocks. It'd be nice to see the rest of Europe follow Scandinavia's lead on heavier combo trucks. Way more efficient and more environmentally friendly as less journeys per tonne.

[@richardlibbey8493]

Just like my 2002 Pete with the series 2 auto shift. I loved it. Drove it over a million miles. Was great for the relief of my right hand arthritis.

[@SolarWraith]

This is an outstanding series. Great to see how they do things across the pond...and that shop is top notch.

[@boosteraxledoesstuff2769]

Bruce I cannot express how happy I am that you are having a blast! I am glad that you got to know the European trucking world and I am glad that your being an Ambassador of Scania in the US! Maybe you will inspire other youtube car/truck channels to try to find a old scania to restore and maybe even much greater things in general! Be also to check the MAN, DAF, Mercedes, and Renault trucks to add a finishing touch to your experience, cant wait for the next video Bruce and hope shipping it isnt too much of a hassle 😂

[@Lonewolf8012]

Not to mention the European Volvo Cabovers, the volvo fh16 750 globetrotter xl is IMO a must aswell. :)

[@Biketunerfy]

@@Lonewolf8012 you took the words right out of my mouth. If I was going buy new it would be a Volvo .

[@Ticklestein]

Iveco be like “Am-a I-a joke-a to you-a?!” 🤌🏼

[@joao_goncalves]

Don't forget the Ford's. Would that be a weird experience for Bruce? Ford trucks in Europe? I'd like to see that.

[@martinpoulsen6564]

​@@joao_goncalvesDecades ago they did make a class8, the transcontinental. Build quality was no competition for German and Swedish trucks, though I think it might have had decent power. But a rust bucket indeed.

[@nightnope]

Welcome to finland. i hope you enjoy your stay.

[@mornadu]

Thats the livery of norwegian legendary trucking company "Tenden Transport". Really cool truck

[@JaredJanhsen]

That Scania V8 is an absolute unit indeed. Has a great idle sound.

[@garrygrant2827]

Hi bruce I drive a 770s v8 its 9 month old and it's a lovely truck I work from scotland to Europe. Your drifting with the dump truck was really cool but now you are going to send back to America a fully tuned up 730hp engine and gearbox to put into your other scania this is going to be a very good series of videos . So this 730 hp has been tuned up to 945bhp this is getting real power from scania to make a 730bhp up to 945bhp is awesome absolutely amazing. You are sure enjoying your self in Finland hope you get to be part off and see everything great video bruce

[@einarsteinsson]

I got the opportunity to drive a Scania R730 a few years ago, it was at that time 49 metric tons (a tank full of cement) and these truck are really mind blowing. I went as a second driver with my brother on a round trip of about 900 km ( about 560 miles) and we took shifts on driving, about 1/3 of the trip was over a mountainous region and the truck hardly noticed it, what a torque monster this is. A few months later the company that my brother was driving for got him a brand new R770 but unfortunately I didn't get the chance to test drive it before he changed his job.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Professional crew who know how to handle the big rigs. Hope you feel grateful for their hospitality. The movie is great. Hope to see another one soon. To all of you. Have a merry merry Christmas.

[@EliXerxers4590]

Just a suggestion here, but if you can, buy the front axle and all its links plus mounting points, and the rear axles or just the ring & pinions too so you can to take advantage of its smooth ride & power.

[@davveberg]

Yes! A new video, You are spoiling us Bruce with ”everyday content ” 😂

[@harrysmbdgs]

That looks way too nice to be broken for spares, glad you saved it!

[@martinpoulsen6564]

Did he? Just the engine, isn't it? For the 144 project back home.

[@harrysmbdgs]

@@martinpoulsen6564 I wasn’t sure if it was going back in or being transplanted into something else, I probably shouldn’t comment when I’ve just woken up!

[@trucksnorway]

Think it's going in his 144.

[@martinpoulsen6564]

@@harrysmbdgs That's alright... gotta get to know somehow 😊

[@eemil69]

Love Finland content🇫🇮😎

[@MrVegardhs]

Pretty cool, it looks like this scania probably is actualy a norwegian truck. Tenden is a logistics company based in Stryn Norway - they have a big fleet

[@thedriver133]

And custome to each driver as well , i think its a old Tenden truck .

[@localsheriff]

That's definately a previous Thor Tenden Transport Scania - @ 7.09 we see the ghost script on the box from its previous 'Tenden' lettering

[@coole6825]

No, it's a Swedish truck...

[@MrVegardhs]

@@coole6825 its manufactured in Sweden ofc, but it must have run in Norway under Tenden livery

[@trucksnorway]

The box on the truck is made by Trailerbygg in Sokna Norway.

[@susansullivan9255]

Keep the Scania content going...

[@AmisCorolla]

Those guys unite more peoples than any politician.

[@spracing04]

Wow, great purchase Bruce. Cant wait to see the content on this. - Beware people, there is a scammer replying to our comments pretending to be Bruce Wilson!!

[@AlexKall]

Yeah I wish KZbin would do more to battle that!

[@johnnyhomegrownholmgren9999]

Nothing about other spam profiler that want you to click on a link for a pornosite or dating? It’s a ongoing struggle with that.

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Bruce's ❤️ for all things 🇸🇪, is single handedly increasing the value of every Used V8💫 Scania in Zee Weld!🇸🇪❤️ 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🥰

[@Trevor_J_Neville]

When your shipping the engine home I’d gather up the bits to facelift the 4 series to an R series and take the twin wheel tag axle also to swap out your single wheel tag axle. It will look a real good job Bruce 👌🏻

[@MrJokkoma]

Hands over the oceans as they say. I've been looking in on this channel quite a lot to see the pulling truck, then he bought one Scania but I hadn't expected this journey taking new turns every day. I think it's superfun content, the Fin guys sure fixed what you asked for, lisää voimaa!!

[@robertfranki5477]

Spell it correctly-oceannotocen

[@MrJokkoma]

@@robertfranki5477 My bad sir.

[@Lindeseina]

​@@robertfranki5477 You want to take a crack writing a sentence in Finnish without a translator? We can then judge your spelling? 😂

[@trucksnorway]

Great content Bruce👍 You should take the tag axle and the cradle for the lifting air bag from this truck. So you can run with twin wheels at the tag axle on your 144. Or soon to be a 164😁👍

[@jimdurst]

He should your content to🎉and visit norway( big fan)

[@thedriver133]

Der fikk du en abbonent te get 😊 Sties bil på coveret nice.

[@trucksnorway]

Takk takk 👍👍🙂

[@dratilhelvetedotlol]

Anybody else notice the Tenden logo and the NLF-stickers on the back? Old Norwegian that truck 😁

[@trucksnorway]

THOR TENDEN TRANSPORT, Stryn Norway, 👍👍

[@theunemployedtrucker]

Bruce you HAVE to checkout the T CAB SCANIA AND THE LONGLINE CAB SCANIA if possible before you leave, you have found one of the greatest truck manufacturers in the world , the V8 scanias are dear to thousands of people's hearts and hast to be the ultimate European truck, loving your content 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@chuckgilbert2845]

I'd ship the transmission to so you have another one in stock. Can't wait to see the engine in your truck.

[@nicolindqvist7473]

And dude, I promise you, once I get the money to travel, you're the man I come to visit! And before that I'll check up on what parts you need for your Scanias

[@klyrouxas]

Congrats Bruce. I hope that with the move you are making, scania will finally come back to America. You have seen in particular how much more qualitative and technologically advanced European trucks are.

[@John-vf9py]

I used to drive a Scania 112M (I beieve that was the model), which was one of the best tractors Ive ever driven. Powerful, smooth, quiet and not to mention the air assisted clutch!

[@AlexKall]

Nicely done on the pronunciation there at 26:00 Bruce! They definitely know their way around a truck at Ylivoimala! Really interesting video! Also, that 730 sounds awesome, will be a great addition to your Scania! 🤤

[@richardpickell8062]

Currently, I am not able to pass the DOT physical here in the U.S. Yet once I get my health under control. Scania may be a new word in my vocabulary of trucks. 🤩😍

[@Xv1p3rCr0]

Why arent you able to pass?

[@Sammyadams432]

Scania is a different breed

[@louieystberg]

All we see here i Norway is Scania, so its fun to finally see someone over there also appreciate this fine european craftmanship.

[@PDLM1221]

I’m still amazed how quiet the engine is . Nice smooth also.

[@benspencer9523]

Hi Bruce. Scania trucks are pretty popular down here in Australia. I have driven 3 different ones. Two of them were carting fuel, including a 560 V8. That was the best truck I've ever driven, and the list of mine includes various Macks, Kenworths, Freightliners and Western Star. Down here though, the Road Train task is still dominated by US trucks. Even though the Scania is a big hitter HP wise the American trucks have a larger and better for the conditions cooling system to cope with the frankly horrendous heat encountered in an Aussie summer. The triple road train combos down here are good for 120 tonne in the Northern Territory and the temps will quite often be in the 110 farrenheit range. Cool channel you have here Bruce, and I look forward to watching more in rank at the wharf. Cheers from Australia 🦘

[@c4psswe950]

Keep the sand spriders thats in front of the drive axle, they make all the diffrents in snowy hillclimbing situations

[@sugram-p9p]

On-Spots are the stuff!

[@mrolsen6987]

Not so much snowy conditions in Florida 😁

[@malchone1]

Great for you to shift on more serious truck topics especially this stuff from Scania. As a truck driver from Europe with permanent residency in Merica I’m glad that someone finally got in European trucks. My American colleagues couldn’t comprehend how much USA built trucks are old fashioned, laud and uncomfortable compared to their European brothers. And kudos for finally pronouncing Scania correctly. Cheers.

[@Rimrock300]

The Euro trucks in case needs large sleepers in the US to be of any bigger interest. Anyway, just studied some videos of the 2024 579 Peterbilt, I would not mind at all haveing such a truck in Europe

[@malchone1]

@@Rimrock300 I agree on sleepers but trust me that US trucks are built much cheaper than European. They put good engine in it and rest is second thought. Reason why new Scania or any other Euro brand would not sell in USA is the price. That Pete that you mentioned is about $180k and new Scania would be more than $250k. And trust me on those Euro roads driving that Pete would get old really fast.Anyway cheers.

[@Rimrock300]

Thanks for the info. By the way, why does the Americans stick to the tandem setup, 6x4 even for tractor trucks that just will be driving on fine roads with no traction issues, while at the same time they are so concerned with keeping weight down? Why not more often use 6x2 and a pusher axle like in Europe, to save weight@@malchone1

[@malchone1]

@@Rimrock300 It is coming down to the weight distribution. While in the Europe most of the load weight is on trailer axles, and there is three of them, in the US most of the trailers are tandem axes so truck also has to carry more weight. That is why most of long haul trucks are 6x4, while local trucks can be 6x2. Also because they are not really concerned about turning radius of truck they are built on longer chassis than EU trucks. Hope that helps. Cheers

[@Xv1p3rCr0]

Which state?

[@Junzka]

Welcome to finland! If you want to drive safe with other cars ( ”normal car) in usa, in winter time. You should pay finnish winter tires to them! 😁😁

[@globby480]

Also Bruce you want to take the gearbox as your one will be under a bit of stress that one in the blue truck is opticruise they don't do a full manual box on the 730 only auto !! But can be converted over to manual with the correct hardware

[@theunknown2142]

Unlike the old style gearbox like in this video the brand new gearbox that is part of the Super driveline is designed for automatic gearshifting only. That is you can't get it as a manual, and with it the manual option will disappear from the Scania trucks. The new gearbox has a lot of new features like all aluminium housing making it ~60kg lighter than the old, first HD gearbox with an overdrive, no conventional reverse gear and instead using the planetary gear for reverse. The 560 you drove on the demo track has this new gearbox.

[@Tabacish]

You sound like you know what you're talking about. Do they still use diam 130 swiss coated liners?

[@tommyduran6785]

Way to go Bruce you are doing a great job with the Scania trucks can't wait to see your new truck back in the USA be careful and get home safe

[@Ticklestein]

26:00 - That’s the most “correctly pronounced with a thick American accent” Scania I could have ever imagined. Nice. Sounds like the way it should be said in America 👌🏻

[@itsoffsideref5849]

This is great content, always had a soft spot for Scania V8’s, that noise is unreal. Lots of them over here in Ireland, I think most Irish truckers aspire to run them. Ned Kelly’s channel is excellent, he loves them!

[@joedaly346]

Bruce You are one lucky man To learn from the best 👌

[@PeDr0.UY131]

But What a Beast, almost 1000 horsepower with just a few magic touches on the ECU?? Wonderful 👏

[@kirkjones9827]

You are lucky. This guy put out a lot of time ( his and shop) and money to show you around and to help you.

[@CarWash811]

OMG! Over 900 hp from the wheels! That's sick! This channel is the first what made me like trucks. My 2004 Saab 9-5 turbo has stage1 tune so I can try to play with "much smaller Scania" LOL.

[@rdallas81]

Your Saab Turbo will eat those trucks. Power to weight ration lives matter.

[@CarWash811]

@@rdallas81 Yep, but in cool factor Scania is way ahead :)

[@Baconsylt]

Yoo Bruce, love to see your trip to Scandinavia. Me myself i'm a truckdriver in Sweden, i drive in the south of Sweden. Scania of course i've got the same model as the one you bought in Finland. You should really stop on by in the summer during the truck meets. Where you can se alot of modified and custom trucks, it's a real big thing over here. Ask me if you need to know anything about the newer Scanias (4 series and up). There's a few really cool options for Scania you never talked about. Cheers or ha de gött as we say in Sweden.

[@Baconsylt]

By the way, are you planing on doing the turbo swap in Finland? And then dyno it?

[@PhilipPress-l8m]

Not sure why KZbin recently put your content on my recommended list, since I'm not looking at trucks, but I do appreciate a young man willing to work hard through adversity, while also being open-minded about learning from people in other countries. Good luck with whatever you're doing. PS, I wish you could bring to the USA the highway rest areas run by the company Autogrill. In Italy, it had a pasta chef station, and on the Spain/France border it served paella. And always good espresso. PSS, if you decide to accept the invitations being extended to visit Europe again and can stay for four weeks, the short-term car lease by Auto Europe at the Paris airport is top notch, and the C5 Aircross 1.5 diesel makes a great tourer.