These European Trucks Are Wild Lets Drive Them!

[@matspatpc]

The reason they don't have the engine in front of the cab is that in most of Europe, the legal length of the vehicle is counted from the front of tractor unit to the very back of the trailer. Which means that if you "waste" 5 feet on having the engine in front of the cab, there will be 5 feet less space to haul stuff in. For the bulky stuff, that makes a difference in how much load one truck will take. So, cabover is by far the most common in all of Europe.

[@mikehunt3222]

Thats interesting to know. I always thought they had cabovers because of the tighter turning radius for the narrow roads and tight spaces they have to maneuver over there.

[@TassyDeval]

And also, the best advantage is being able to maneuver in tighter places without a bonnet

[@mikehunt3222]

@@TassyDeval you wear bonnets when you drive? I thought only women wore those and they went out of style in the 1800’s. Oooohhh, you mean a “hood”. 😂

[@TassyDeval]

@@mikehunt3222 What a dik. No, I didnt mean a hood. Thats what modern day ferals wear on their head. Here is Aus, they are called bonnets.

[@trudiweber7100]

@mikehunt3222 in Europe we call the hood the bonnet 😂😂

[@Sequesterer]

Welcome to Sweden! Pro tip. The top step in the trucks are for taking of the shoes as well. No dirt in the cab ;)

[@Fetguf]

Depends on the truck and the job.

[@robertjohansson1707]

Can confirm. If you're hauling ltl with 50 stops, the shoes stay on.

[@Braun30]

​@@robertjohansson1707buy a brace of Crocs

[@Jonsson474]

Americans don’t even take the shoes off in their own homes or when resting in bed. Athletes foot and nail fungus is a common problem of course. 😉

[@carsnanidiot]

only tards take off shoes. or even wear shoes

[@raycollington4310]

Makes a nice change to see you boys in civilised trucks for a change. You’ll never settle back into your old fashioned stuff after this eye opener!

[@vandewieljeroen]

You mentioned the engine hump. That is a spec issue. The truck drive are spec'ed for the construction industry, they tend to spend less time out on the road. The long haul specs have, all most, flat floors. That changes from different manufacturers

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Watching you & Mike together is priceless and such a good time. That fixed rock truck was amazing, made poor Barney seem so small. This seemed like Disneyland for heavy equipment operators and I hope you had a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing, Chris.

[@TrevorDennis100]

They made the point about how expensive it would be moving it between jobsites. You actually have to dismantle it, but I am not sure how that would work. There's bound to be a video about it.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Oh wow! They do it in one piece, but that's one heck of a trailer. The front wheels are too wide for the trailer so do some trickery so they can put blocks under the frame and jack the trailer up and wheels off the ground. Not by much though. It's another one of those Con Expo videos - no surprise, but very impressive. I wonder who steers the stinger at the 27 minute point? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2eraIWIjrKtn5I

[@njonebale7889]

@@TrevorDennis100it’s a mining truck…made for mine roads…it’s not a off road truck like what Chris uses….the articulated trucks are made for off road conditions and are six wheel drive.

[@dannyvandenakker8773]

Interesting to see how those european trucks caught your attention. I think the main reason for the different looks is the length limit and the much older infrastructure. Cities were not designed for large trucks back in the day. All in all always fun to watch you try out new machines.

[@cathiwim]

You ought to see the ones inSouth Korea!

[@Di3Leberwurst]

And I think there are laws about visibility also. A hood would obstruct your view and is not really allowed because of it.

[@Schachtschabel]

You are aware that in most places in Europe the main infrastructure was build from the 50's onwards when Europe became cardependent. Alltough the innercity may be compact the industrial zones are quite large.

[@allahsnackbar9915]

@@Schachtschabel the roads are still quite small and with no view for things maybe getting bigger in the future in most places lol

[@mady383]

@@Di3Leberwurst Visibility is not the problem. There are no restrictions there. There is also a truck with a hood. Mercedes Benz Zetros. Built for tough terrain

[@terryrogers1025]

Thanks for the tour of the European trucks and the ride alongs, fun and entertaining, thanks for the update and appreciate you taking us along, enjoyed.

[@markbrown6236]

For sure.

[@woodylinder338]

Mike and Chris at the amusement park riding as many rides as they can! I wanna next time, too

[@RB-wl7ct]

Good to see Americans realising the superior quality of efficient, quiet European trucks lol. You should ask to see the VR assisted design processes. All the best, thank you.

[@jdavis4034]

Ohhh my goodness!! That 55-ton rock truck, on my bucket list for sure! WOW, you are sooo lucky to get to run that one! Anywho, as Vickie-Bligh said; "This seemed like Disneyland for heavy equipment operators", I soooo agree!! What a blast running all those things and also the museum was amazing!

[@bloodragefromnorway]

also the best truck drivers in scandinavia for sure gotta be the wood hauler guys! the small and narrow places they go into norway is insane! ive driven cranes for 7 years and ive seen some tight corners

[@videodistro]

Same here in the US. A tree hauler will run you over in the mountains like they are driving a sports car!

[@jimcooney9019]

Mike and Chris at the crime scene. Watching you & Mike together is priceless and such a good time. Very cool

[@ryanthomas985]

Very cool Chris and Volvo did a collaboration he's been basically great advertising for the brand for years❤😊

[@thousandwattflowerpot5419]

they hated him having a Hyundai. See how fast he had the New 350 once he bought the Hyundai. He is a Brand ambassador official or not. He carries a lot of influence.

[@mykalmcb]

Do you know where the Hyundai went? Seems to be MIA. It was hilarious how quickly they found him the Volvo 350. Guys like Chris, Dirt Perfect, and Andrew Camarada have a bunch of loyal viewers and take to hard reviews and recommendations they give. I can't believe that CASE still wants Mike to use their equipment for how often he shuns them. The exception is his new 130 excavator. They may have made a sale on that one.

[@mykalmcb]

Do you know where the Hyundai went? Seems to be MIA. It was hilarious how quickly they found him the Volvo 350. Guys like Chris, Dirt Perfect, and Andrew Camarada have a bunch of loyal viewers and take to hard reviews and recommendations they give. I can't believe that CASE still wants Mike to use their equipment for how often he shuns them. The exception is his new 130 excavator. They may have made a sale on that one.

[@garrygrant2827]

Hi I am a owner driver in Scotland and I drive a scania 770s hp from Scotland down to Europe and I have also driven volvo 750 hp and it was amazing to see both your reactions to these big rigs and electric trucks from Europe. They are very comfortable to drive and are great on long haul and short haul . Yes the trucks with cameras are fairly new on European trucks glad you got to drive these and also the heavy plant excavators an rock trucks . I enjoy watching your channel when you clean out ponds clear trees ect

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

They sure have different equipment over there and their trucks. Road trucks are a lot different than ours over here. More advanced by the looks of it real nice. They all got sleepers in them. They got different rules of the road. I guess nice. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@paulcooper9135]

Awesome little mini series! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@tsparky236]

Barney is gonna be mad Chris? LOL again, thanks for taking us along sir. Real interesting trip for sure. Thank you

[@cathiwim]

Barney has his place.

[@davidroberts8919]

GLAD you guys drove some proper trucks,been driving volvo,s in the Uk since the 70,s lovely

[@philipberry2704]

Loved the video Chris ! I’m sure Mike will have his video post in about 6 months 🤣🤣🤣 Glad to see two friends that work so hard get to take some time off and enjoy life 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@pauldillinger2286]

I like all the machines they have but the trucks are so different and so cool. I like it.Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@francisdelaney2228]

Volvo is definitely happy with LET'S DIG 18!!!

[@briand.3552]

I love these big trucks!! Chris was in the candy store for reals!!!!

[@charleswelch249]

Very cool place to check things out. Best part is you and Mike having fun together instead of working constantly. I like the new articulated truck but they can keep their on road truck 😂. That loader is very capable but the backup beaper would definitely have to be changed for a normal American version. Great video Chris.

[@dennis2376]

The hood on the new A40 is very cool. Nice to see Mike again. Thank you Chris, have a great day.

[@gerrycarter4929]

You are two lucky guys getting to drive that cool equipment!

[@albertbusscher4270]

This shows the difference between what you can get in USA to what is now available in Sweden. Greetings from Australia

[@danmcgraw325]

Chris I bet the duck mafia would buy you a new A 40. 😂😂 we know you need 2 of everything. I very much enjoy watching your content thanks for the entertainment.

[@mikehunt3222]

Except for excavators. He’s an excavator hoarder, he needs 4 of those. And don’t forget the 3 bulldozers. 😂

[@keithdunlap2701]

That was pretty awesome Chris, Thanks for sharing your trip with us all !! Hope you had an awesome trip an a Great time !! Great as always, Have a Great Evening, And, On too the next !!

[@CatMeow24-qr7uo]

I live in Germany and we only have these European trucks glad you got to drive one of them.

[@peterkaks4395]

Boys will ever be boys . What a great time away from the woods lads . Nice one !

[@glenjones6980]

Some of us do around 200 nights out a year in the low mounted cab like the one seen on the electric truck. Although they're really intended for local/regional work with the odd night away they fill a niche when it comes to car transporters as the small cab doesn't eat into the cargo space. There's no height limit in the UK but anything above 16' 3" is a real no no and 16 foot is more sensible It's possible to load 7x Ford Transit/Mercedes Sprinter sized vans or 12 cars with the small cab but a larger cab might only manage 5 vans or 8 cars.

[@Denis-tu1pd]

When i was in italy in 1978 the some trucks and trailers the rear axle steered . They for the most part were all cabovers .Denis from SantaRosa Ca

[@hippyman9060]

Man that loader would fill Barney in 2 scoops

[@MrJokkoma]

European logging trucks are a whole other level than the ones in usa.

[@MattiAntsuK]

Seems like you visited the Volvo Demo Center in Eskilstuna, Sweden correct? I live in Torshälla ['tɔʂ(h)ɛla] which is basically a 15 minute walk away from where I live. I got to test drive the big logging Wheel loader "High Lift" and an older A40 articulated Dumper. Back in summer 2022.

[@krille9033]

Lilla Finland 👌

[@AnomadAlaska]

That was fun. I like Scandinavian equipment.

[@NZDIRT]

Here in NZ and alot of other European countries almost exclusively still use Cabovers

[@onlyonewhyphy]

I'm not a trucker. I'm not qualified to drive any trucks. I love watching Americans try out the rest of the world's styles.

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

they really are a different species

[@alwiggy4707]

The biggest advantage with European style trucks is the increased visibility , you can also park right up to a wall and be able to see that you won't be hitting it through the windscreen rather than needing to be guided.

[@robertstibz9506]

In the UK I drove trucks like that but double the size, getting in the cab was like climbing to the 2nd floor of your house. Seat on the left too. I have driven Cat acticulated trucks in the past also, somilar to your truck at home. These haul trucks are fime until the haul road get wet, then very slippy on the clay roads. I was working at mines btw.

[@dankreoger611]

Started driving trucks in 86 and first one was a 73 Freightliner cabover. That Volvo has a lot more room. 😊

[@ronpeacock9939]

the euro trucks appear like the old cabover trucks that used to dot our highways when I was a kid in the 70's/80's. I used to help the neighbor clean his trucks for some spending money.. the cabovers were much higher. The biggest reason I can see them as still popular in europe is the turning radius. Cabovers have a much smaller radius and with older cities built long before today's trucks... a shorter radius can be huge.

[@HughzieTube]

Max length rules will cost you trailer/body capacity with a engine in front of the cab. Cabover gives you full load potential.

[@TomTomGo36]

Most of Europe has a max length of 18m you can haul an 40' container but have no room for a nose without special permits

[@KristoferOlsson]

@@TomTomGo36 Sweden used to have 25.25 m now its 34.5 m. Many countries are changing or talking about it to longer truck and trailers.

[@videodistro]

It's because of the way they measure truck length. They include the cab. In the US we don't. That's the reason they all use cabovers.

[@TomTomGo36]

@@KristoferOlsson I know here in Germany we have 18m for semi trucks, 21m for Rigid truck with trailer and starting to get the 25,25m "lang LKW" Eurocombi but still max 40/44t on all

[@Car-dash-Ian]

Hi Chris thanks for sharing. I remember being invited to the launch of the FH in 1994 as I used to run Volvo 8x4s at the time and I drove an FL 10 with the Geartronic transmission in it . I remember it being a lovely Truck to drive but very expensive if I remember correctly The cabovers are actually fun to drive some of the places we would be asked to deliver definitely would be near impossible in the American style mid control

[@spokraket4236]

So Chris do you have a crush for Swedish stuff? Volvo, husqvarna, any more equipment? Have you tried any scania trucks?

[@przemekdworzynski8362]

Hi there, generally speaking a very nice thing to see people from a totally different world, where because of some legal barriers and life realities we get totally different trucks. I like your enthusiasm and the way you percieve new things. I'd be totally down to see, touch and drive some american or australian specific machines. Feeling somewhat qualified about it, I'd love to clarify a few things about the video. The sliding axles are pretty uncommon outside of scandinavia. About these dump trucks, basically the axles with steer tires are actually steerable so the tridem config (3 axles at the back) steers the rear axle in the opposite direction helping with the turning radius. It is also liftable. The two steers at the front config witch for years have been the gold standard for heavy construction (the tridem is fairly new and gaining popularity) actually doesn't lift any axles (at least never seen one, maybe someone will correct me). Please don't be afraid to push and pull the steering wheel. I don't know what's the thing about it, but no motoring journalist, even volvo instructors don't speak about it. Everybody gets in and out with the steering wheel being as left before, maybe moves it a bit, but it's the golden standard and have been for years. The neck-tilt (pretty self explainatory, it's the first push as you called it) is fairly new being added somewhere after 2012 and is pneumatic, but the string drived main one have been around in fh an fm cabs since 1993! Pull and push it with a bit more force and check it out. It gives basically 90° of regulation and literally anyone can find his seating position (if youre tall, you're supposed to lift the bed to be able to fully slide the seat). You can fold the wheel to a table, so it doesn't get any bit in the way of geting in and out or moving to the living area or you may put it all the way down if you like a car like position. Brazilians with there quite unsafe driving style (sitting on the floor, with the back up) remove some shafts from the column to get the wheel even lower! (Totally not necessary plus potentially problematic with insurance claims in Europe) I'm pretty sure it's the same column used in American volvo's, but I'd like the word to be spread, because it is great!! Scania only had some similar level of regulation, but it is pneumatically operated so if someone for whatever reason leaves the wheel down and the air goes missing, then it is very hard to move out plus I do not find the button under the wheel as convenient as the pedal in the floor. With nextgen cabs so mercedes with the mp4 actros, daf with the xg, renault with the updated range (something about 2021) have adressed this topic, but still, this is and have been great. The stalks are the thing which are the closest and are touched the most so I agree that they should be well layed out, funcional and have a good feeling to them. Try some generic ones from a paccar, daimler or something else. They are too short, feel like are about to break if you use them, spring back in a very primitive manner, it is easy to idk, turn off your lights in a renault when using the turnsignal or turn on the wipers. Plus they are just not nice to look at. Love volvo for the engineering they put into it and somehow anybody talks about it. They have really human kinematics, they are great weighted, you feel the butter, they have an interesting shape, layout, they have only basic funtionalities on them not to make them bulky or turn on not what you wanted, they are marked in such a way you clearly see it sitting behind the steering wheel, but they don't get into your way, plus the volvo pattern on the auto wipers adjuster. Plus the switches are perfectly set for dancing with the turn signals (a thing that truckers in Europe do to greet others if they ease them on overtaking or just for friends. You put your left-right-left turn signal and with these volvo ones you can really make a dance!) Love it and think it should find more appreciation among others that so much work was put into it! About the hump in the middle, some models have high ones (low entry cabs so construction, ditribution) and long haul have little ones (like the FH, scania R), very little ones (DAF XG) and a flat floor (renault T with the high cab, Scania S). Mercedes has actually the biggest choice where you can option a flat floor and a narrower cab, or a wide cab with a big hump, sometimes you see some really weird configs. You basically drive what you get but some people prefer a flat floor (which costs having 4 steps to the cab and sitting very high), some drivers like having a hump stating it helps separate the living area from the footwell and it keeps dust away. Aditionally you have easier entrance with 3 steps. I personally like the volvo one, it feels really cozy for me with the little hump and sitting lower to the ground. Mirror setup is great (maybe except some weather conditions, which get you to clean them more often than others), they don't make no blind spots, they have very little frames and the frame has a hole in the not costruction speced ones. Haven't tried any mirrorless setups yet (first mercedes ones weren't so great people say, but they updated them. The volvo ones are supposed to have infrared lenses also to improve night visibility and good displays so I suppose they are probably some of the better ones (you stated something similar in the video) The volvo cameras are just starting to get shiped to dealerships (they've been presented on 29.01.24 and like three-four weeks since the serial producion start). I do not know the reason, but american volvo's get totally different, not volvo seats so thats also interesting why is that (why would the use different ones). Watcing videos, it looks quite wobbly on them (in any brand of truck), if someone is still reading, may comment on it. As somebody in the comment section stated, the upper step is used to keep shoes from the cab and all trucks except scanias were keeping them dry. There were some ways around that and the jokes about it settled a bit after people started driving the nextgen so I belive they adressed it. As I read on the Internet, Americans aren't quite happy with the safety aid features stating they don't work correctly. So do users of Daf's (so paccar) and some other brands in europe. Never had an issue with them in volvo's. They just work and activate when neccesary. An older one was only beeping when there was a car parked on a bend with the front facing me, but still never braked at it. Driving a bit newer one with supposedly an updated system didn't even hear a beep in that place. It activates only when needed and if it has to then probably you're just not as good of a driver. I'm quite enthusiastic to check the pilot assist cruise control also added with this year update. It is an addon to the already existing i-see cruise control which combines speed, gears and crusing at neutral based of built in topography maps. It also can learn on it self if there is a new road. It knows your location of GPS, the gearbox can measure the incline (although I'm not sure if it is used in this application, for sure it is used for hillhold assist. Somehow they got the topography data out of regularly driving trucks so probably that was how, but still, not sure). Combining that data optimises the inputs to make good fuel economy maintaining high average speed. Probably also available in America but not sure if standard. In Europe it was optional for some time and then they made it standard. If for whatever reason you don't want to have it at the moment put the engine brake in 0 position (not in auto), the same applies for the i-roll when not in cruise control. From july this year speed warnings are mandatory in new trucks and the pilot assist is supposed to take it to another level by combining it with i-see. So when you approach an urban area which you do not see from a bend or a hill, it will predict and gently slow down to comply with the rules providing a more relaxed driving experience. The same goes for exiting. It will get back up to speed. Additionally it is meant to gently steer you in bends. As I seen from the most up to the job journalist (Filip from 40ton.net), he states it works really well and it is easy to override those inputs provided by the pilot assist. Would be interesting to see an experienced driver from the USA actually get a European license and get to know European transport on the roads. Heard about some but never found any youtube channel which would talk about that experience. Of course there are many downsides, some of them are relevant also in the US and some completely different. Well, this turned into a trivia. Was mean't to comment on the video, then took off with praying to volvo and ended with a bit of trucking buisness. Hope someone as interested as I from another part of the world got to know something😜

[@przemekdworzynski8362]

Oh, was curious why so much time was put on excavators etc. but as I checked out your channel it's main focus is about digging, but maybe some more truck oriented folks will come here also!

[@andersblom9152]

I love When you drive the trucks.... like two kids! Volvo delivers good for all of you guys! :)

[@mikesorg6746]

Those on road trucks are awesome! Also seeing the new cabs in the haul trucks is neat.

[@chillywilli]

The camera mirrors are very nice. Mercedes Benz deliver their heavy trucks with camera mirrors for a few years now and DAF also has them on the heavy models. It is a pretty common thing now. Believe it or not but they where developed for better fuel consumption.

[@pe.bo.5038]

This camera mirrors are a nightmare!-Only for OTR traffic they are used and offered.In most pratical situations....they are completly worthless!‼

[@jerrypage4327]

Hauling rocks....and a little bit of " Sailboat Fuel "....Always great videos with you and Mike....See ya on the next one fellas

[@GibsonB4512]

Might mean “metric ton” which converts to 2200 lbs per ton. 1000 kilograms (1 metric ton) weighs 2,200 pounds and is fairly exclusive outside North America

[@MrJokkoma]

Yes that's affirmative

[@Braun30]

Actually 2204 lbs per t. "t" being the symbol for tonne, in the US a metric ton. That 4 pounds can make some difference when selling steel by the tens of thousands of tonnes. There was an easy mnemonic 2204 lbs = 1 t 2240 lbs = 1 LT (long ton) 2000 lbs = 1 st (short ton)

[@grahamhayden9770]

Come to Australia Chris, we've got,'em all! Plus some, Superdogs, B-double, Super-doubles, And don't forget , Road trains, you would just love having a go at them,definitely sorts the men from the boys!!

[@videodistro]

They use cabover trucks because they measurement truck length from front of cab to rear of trailer. When the US went to trailer length only, manufacturers went away from cabover. Ours are more roomy and easier to build and work on because the engine is out front.

[@gtvgranberg]

The, sometimes, giant space between cab and trailer on US trucks, why not put a cargo box there? Or box truck with 5wheel if lenght isnt a problem?

[@OUKRH5]

In Europe many Dumptrucks have a sleeper, because that cab allows you to put more stuff with you, many dumptrucks have a self loading crane at the back, that can be parked if not needed, then you have the Remote, the batteries and the charging set, in storages below the bed area.

[@xuser48]

Or the crane is right behind the cab. They fold completely for storage.

[@OUKRH5]

@@xuser48 That is often the case in my area for "singe Purpose Trucks" that need their crane ALWAYS with them. But many trucks need their cranes not always many comanies have for example 5Trucks but 2Cranes that fit all them for rear mounting.

[@greghoffstadt667]

Like two boys in a toy store 😂😂. The partnership with Volvo has come a long way Chris.

[@gfimadcat]

You should get with Bruce Wilson some time, he's now worshipping at the shrine of Scania I think :D

[@pe.bo.5038]

👎Scania👎🤢🤮

[@Battlenude]

Scania is the front runner of Euopean trucks. But most EU trucks are very good. 20 years ahead of USA on safty and comfort

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Very interesting equipment. A view of things to come. Thanks for sharing.

[@donnamullins2089]

Chris this has been and adventure. Love the trucks and of course all the equipment. Mike is a great instructor I think he had the most fun. I'm old school I want to hear that diesel. Like Donnie's. Man that has a great sound. Thanks again Chris. Safe travels home.

[@ahhadon59]

I was really disappointed that they did not have a trash compactor that you could drive and bid on! Outstanding trip thanks for sharing it was even fun on this end. Safe travels to all!!!

[@Todd.Roberts]

That was a big ole haul truck . I have a nephew that works at the Mack/Volvo truck plant in Greensboro as an engineer.

[@robmatthews7972]

You & Mike really got a great tour of Volvo and their new stuff.

[@kittty2005]

@11:08 this would be a perfect complement to the 350, course you can always lease big bertha on big jobs and keep your driver on his toes with barney . This girl is gorgeous.

[@rockman531]

That is one expensive playground! Great video! Thumbs up to you & Volvo! Jim

[@BerraLJ]

The FH cab i think the top of it is 4m high. quite comfy to drive to. Glad to see my country brought sun and warmth to you :)

[@heatherlane9270]

Good to see the new innovations in heavy equipment, only hope they are durable and maintenance costs are not too high.

[@davidsmart5914]

I drove the four axle 8 speed tipper with a 25 uk ton payload nowadays cabs are much higher with easy cross cab access, most American tractors would be illegal in Europe due to there long chassis and bonneted engine . Europe has smaller roads and worse in the older towns but good drive for a non tractor/trailor driver with good instructions from Mike🤠😎👍👍👍

[@AlexKall]

Wouldn't be a problem in Sweden length wise but there are probably other issues with regulations.

[@scottburk4083]

Cool trucks! Looks like you had a good time on the trip! Take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

[@daveayerstdavies]

It's not just Europe, the cab-over design is dominant in the entire rest of the world. The long nose truck is almost exclusively an American thing.

[@AlexKall]

And Australia, although that seem to lessen.

[@joebacarella2829]

It`s amazing how advanced the European trucks are compaired to ours, digital cameras for mirrors, I bet once you got the hang of them you could back that beast up on a dime. This is like a kid in a candy store for you guys. Volvo seems to be a world leader in the heavy equipment game and all of the electronics are amazing, nobody ever mentioned prices, I bet that`s scary, thanks for taking us along guys.

[@mickbaker2483]

Hi Chris and Mike we are used to driving cabovers European law has leanth restrictions in some European countries so we can't have what you call conventional trucks volvo scania built conventional trucks but alot of companies use cabovers because there more maneuverable in tight places to reverse into and I don't know if volve told you the cab is like a safty shell if your involved in a accident the cab moves on the mountains to tack the shock out of the accident and if you backend some vehicle in front of you don't have the hot engine coming back into the cab area, but again it's what you are used to driving and I don't know about American trucks we have bigger horse powered truck's the big European truck manufacturers are supplying 240 to nearly 700 bhp as standard, thank you for your video's on your visit to volvo Sweden very interesting to a retired European heavy truck driver and machine operator.

[@videodistro]

It's how they classify truck length. The cabivers are used where the cab is included with the trailer. In the US, it's the trailer length. Conventional trucks are easier to build, work on and drive longhaul.

[@silverlicious2086]

Trucks look like pure luxury. Love the electric truck. Very cool!

[@spencer6764]

Pretty Awesome video Thanks for sharing 👍

[@rhacker3058]

Does It Feel Like The Cab Is Leaning Forward, it Sure Does Look Like It From The Outside??

[@glenjones6980]

Optical illusion largely down to the shape and contours on some of the panels and glass but a lot of the footage is wide angle which doesn't help.

[@jsi11i]

Nooooo I wanted to see him back up with the TimberTruck. Sadge.

[@bloodragefromnorway]

Not sure about the electric volvos, but on the diesel ones, u gotta have the break pushed in while selecting A or R, then after selecting gear u can release the breake then hit the gas and the park break releases. ive driven new volvo and scania, and volvo wins me over with the gearcase and the tilt selection on the steering collum. volvo

[@rabidbigdog]

Chris "I'll take one of each. Thank you."

[@bosshogg3548]

Very cool video 😎

[@hydraulic-hum]

really enjoyed the video, thanks Chris and Mike

[@apocalypto559]

WHy didnt you try the log truck. those are the most fun with the dolly trailers

[@equipment-enthusiast]

That electric dump truck was definitely different! That electric motor would take some getting used to. Loved the 40 ton articulating truck though!

[@ronaldheit196]

Those video mirrors are awesome. Definitely a game changer for drivers as far as not having to climb up and clean them and adjusting they view. I'm sure you guys had a blast on that trip. Europeans take entertaining guests hard seriously. I'd have to be surprised if a couple of hangovers wasn't achieve by you guys on that trip. I know from first hand experience never try to out dtink a European. Woosh, that was a mistake for me in the 70's and 80's. I'm a hard learner in that regard. By the 90's I'd learned my lesson. Especially with Germans beer drinking. Swedes are right there with them.

[@Battlenude]

still think you need to clean the camera glass

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

39:55 you should get the road legal cabover as a demo truck - id love the faces of everyone when you show new and shiny compared to the average US longsnout 8x8 , dual steer axle - all axle difflock, synchronized gearbox like a car - or better even automatic transmission - would be a blast if you flaunted that around in the US of A - let me tell you some guys here in europe use R1 profile super singles on some road trucks and use them in agrarculture - so long as its not slimey the Volvo and Scania trucks are really good offroad even with normal tires - but let me tell you a all wheel drive truck with rough profile tires are something else sure they are noisy and rattly with those tires but they go everywhere a tractor can and can cruise at 65mph if you limit the truck to 60km/h you can even have it registered as agrarcultural maschine - like a combine harverster and drive it with a tractor license and way less road tax and insurance cost here in some EU states

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

i once saw a volvo articulated truck with a push blade like the ones on some rollers on the rear so he could dump then spread enough to drive over the piles and dump the next load

[@harkbelial]

I like the blinky beacons on big equipment, good thing that they're there if not you wouldn't be able to see a giant machine roaring past you.

[@GustavLindstroem]

That electric FMX looks very different from my 2017 FMX I drive every day. I like the visibility from the cab of the Volvos...

[@jimbrewer2893]

Stationed in England, saw a lot of Scania, Mann, Volvos etc.

[@robnewell6123]

Toy store on steroids! Amazing high quality equipment, very impressive. Good to see you and Mike sharing the experience.

[@remiewatkins8032]

Awesome video Chris thanks for sharing

[@catman13131313]

great video, love it when you guys get together

[@tedc7714]

Wth my luck, the first thing broken would be the hood raiser. I like KISS.. bells and whistles dont impress me. They dont get you out of a mud hole. A 5 dollar sensor will have you down for a day and a half.

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Like ron peacock states its a question of turning in our city where the 18 m trucks still suply shops. Indeed longer length’s are allowed in the netherlands but only with permits and restrictions to where they can drive. The super long trucks, 2 trailers, are only allowed outside city s and on distrubution area s. Lkw is a german expression for every truck it stands for load work car. At 27;.. this engine is further back so you have more space up front in the cabin.

[@eyeballdude]

FYI: 65 metric tonnes = 143000 lbs

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

That hood is nice so long as the battery isn’t dead or just plain broken

[@cathiwim]

That’snthe first thing i thought too!

[@bgood2010]

It of course has a manual release too.

[@markbrown6236]

@@cathiwim Powered is nice till it breaks.

[@papabearcamaro]

I'm sure it can be opened manually if need be.

[@wayneullman5079]

Outside of getting in and out I love cab over trucks

[@leroyaultmon]

I love it it's a modern-day cab over like a nice old Peterbilt from the 70s

[@LodewijkVrije]

for reference 65 metric tons is 143.300 lbs.

[@tedc7714]

I live about 60 miles from Columbus. Cummins engine. 40 years ago, i was in and out of there for about eight years. The test stand rooms fad bullet proof glsss to look in. Ehngines hammering away 24/7 loaded up. And running. Some blew up, some didnt. All were wired up with sensors. Later torn down and every piece inspected. They had had a cat engine out back in the rain and snow running for a yesr. Trying to tesr it up. My job was compters. Cummins, cat , Mohawk and bf goodrich tire testing. , loved my work. Same deal . They abused tires in cages testing for months on end. GM. Testing cars in michigan. Lost of time and money goes into research into all that stuff. Gtrat job. Nrver home but i never was bored.

[@thatdave86]

Thanks for the tour Chris Bruce Wilson channel has been dabbling with some Volvo trucks .

[@AlexKall]

Bruce has three Scania trucks :)

[@berndtlindstrom830]

Wonderful Volvo commercial Chris. greetings from Sweden.

[@TheHillbillyEngineer]

Now that's an Amusement Park! :)

[@danny88dh]

Ol mr. Chris is droolin😅😅😅 i think barney better beware that A40 is a weapon