Need some help

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Guil
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Re: Need some help

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Truck is nearly 19 ton empty. That's about 38000lbs.
Legally we are not supposed to be over 32 ton with those amount of axles.
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Ok. That's a lot of weight. So, 340HP seems pretty legit.
Still, when you put your foot down it should have some kick to it.
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Yeah generally it does but it wants another 50 or even 100 at times. The gearbox in Volvo's is by far the best for a bin lorry.
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340hp would be on the lower end of the scale for an 8 wheeler over here. The Hino I drive is 410. Transporting a digger today on our Daf beavertail. She's a 6 wheeler but still putting out 360hp.
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Bin lorries always seem to be underpowered. 8 wheeler hooklifts and skip eaters that we have are 440hp and they are Volvo's too ha
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That's more like it!
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