I think he started in 1939 😁

I remember first reading about Svempas and his tow truck built on a Terrängbil 40 (TGB ¤0), civilian designation Scania SBAT 111S, back in, well, eh, before ... Ah, didn't know that Scania bought the rights to Svempas in 2021.

@@ulvsbane Gotta love the attitude too. Dirty old man talking about "We had three couples getting married and driving off in this here truck, and one of them stopped off and had a little fun in it..." There's a guy who's done it all and knows it, and isn't afraid of what some sillmjölke is gonna think...

Come to the states sometime, take a ride in a 15 year old freightliner, you'll see why he's so amazed.

@@josift1283 the videos ive seen of american trucks, even the new ones look like they are from the 80-s but with digital cluster.

@@aiwoor and they sound like that as well. Don't get me wrong, sound is amazing, but I can't imagine how insane that could be driving such truck for 8 hours straight every day. They have bigger sleeper, classic look - better mileage in the long run and that's it. Evrything else is lightyears ahead on EU trucks.

Sounds like whoever "customized" the trucks did a shitty job. What sorts of break downs are happening?

@@52Ford Sorry for the late reply, Bud. Peterbilt themselves customized everything, though its wasnt like a total rebuild or anything. Most of the flaws were cosmetic. Ripples in paint, door panels peeling, and whatever veneer they used on the new dashes was extremely fragile. The only thing we found that wouldnt scratch it was a feather duster. Paper towels, rags, microfiber, screen cleaning clothes, EVERYTHING would scratch them. We also have alot of ubolts breaking on the air tanks and just the whole quality control of the trucks was very bad. As for the break downs, jesus, where to even start. First and foremost, Peterbilt decided to tie along of their sensors and systems in together. So one sensor going out, takes out several along the chain and kills the truck or makes run like absolute crap. This has been the biggest PITA! But We have had nonstop issues with DEF regens. We have had nonstop issues with injectors. We had lost turbos. We are having interiors falling apart. At this moment, we have so many trucks down, that we are using almost all of our old spare trucks. I drove a 25 year old pete yesterday that must have been specced for a little person, I could hardly fit in it. it had one of the old push button starters and an 18 speed. The truck ran flawless and pulled harder than any of our newer trucks do and everything worked on it, with no fuss. Our bosses are seriously thinking about selling the new trucks and finding and rebuilding old trucks and using those instead. We bought the new ones for fuel economy, but we have lost so much money in down time in the year that we have had them, that whatever money they would have saved is lost.

​@@christopher9626why not buy Volvo? Im not sure if the ones built for the American market are built with the same specs and quality though.

@@tjalvehund82 We live in a farming community and The owner of the company grew up driving peterbilts since he was a kid. There's no way He would buy volvos. Image in a very big thing around here. But there is the maintenance issues. Everyone around here knows how to work on Peterbilts and Kenworths, but there isnt a single Volvo in the valley. I have driven Volvos in my career and I thoroughly enjoyed them. I think they are one of the most driver centric trucks made in the states

@@christopher9626 I see. Thank you for the reply!

See, i don't really understand that part. Are Scania, Mercedes or Volvo really that different? I guess it would be interesting if he made a video where showed the differences from a new American truck.

@idiocracy9530 never was a great fan of Mercedes but I do love a Volvo FH. I'd just like to see more Euro truck content from an American perspective.

@@idiocracy9530 Mercedes know their stuff, gotta hand it to 'em. But imho one has to conclude they're more focused toward the car market. My experience is they have some of, if not the best, motor blocks and cranks. But given what else I know, I would not be surprised if I could do some tolerancing on a couple of stripped-down units, and Scania would likely hold up very close. Like comparing a 2JZ vs. a good Barra, perhaps. And I wouldn't be surprised if then next, the Swe motor maybe only performed similarly, but straight beat the Kraut for design points, service access and/or lower part number. Then there's the rest of the "accoutrements." As Bruce points out, there's Swedish quality and general thoughtfulness throughout the whole thing. Yeah, you can change the power pack on a Merc real fast too, because everyone knows these things are workhorses, and we all know how to "do" cabovers these days. But the extra attention to creature comfort for both driver and mechanic? Me, I chalk it up to the weather and conditions up here; With our winters, you would like to be able to just drive as much and as safely as possible, fix things quickly, and have your cab be a nice place to be...

Rescued??? Guy plans to chop off rear of that nice truck and put some shitty american rear,he even calls it project "half breed".

@Z4N7 he's going to piss off a lot of us Europeans when he does that.....

I have to agree. Hope Bruce re considers that bone-head idea. Raping a SCANIA is a BIG 'no-no'!!!

@@Z4N7 you know Bruce is a Troll right? I hope he's just saying that to rile up the haters. lol

The ones in the shop, except for the topless T-Scania, are all brand new, headed out to customers.

Idiotic not to use coe's You see better, Easier to work on and above all you can have a longer trailer instead for a long good since i guess you also have restrictions on how long truck and trailer can be.

@@graffzonSee what better?

​@graffzon You see more without the nose in the way. It's because of the length limits we need to use shorter trucks/cab overs.

@@jonasthemovieThe nose 😅

We have winter tires here, but most people are too cheap to buy them, all those videos of sliding in snow tho are often first few snowfalls of the year before people by snow tires.

Yes please show us winter tires lol

@@Drew_379 We can't show winter tires to you since we don't have electricity in Finland and Polar bears are roaming in the streets. So, its a no go. Also, I'm running out of ink with my typewriter, so I must stop writing. Cya.

@@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 and still the comment section of those videos are full of Americans saying that there ain't no tires that gives u grip on ice or snow.

@@vedvin817 idk, i have a set of my truck and they work fine.

Svempa is good guy. Some years a ago he let me and my and my family visit Scania Museum on Saturday even it was closed. Thanks for that 🎉

Thanks, I'm not in the trucking business but wish to be one day when I get old enough. @@tcb1017

Indeed he is, and you haven't even seen half of it, although you caught all of the model trucks, and all the pictures on the wall.

Yup Sven is a living legend, everyone knows him as a godfather of Scania.

Saab and Scania were the same company from 1969 until they split in 1995. I think that's when Saab was purchased by GM

@@davidtoups4684 awesome bit of history to learn right there. Explains the similarities. Thank you

Scania is originally from Malmoe, hence why there is a gripen in the symbol which is Malmoes city coat of arms.

Yes. Investing in nice trucks with extra power, more lights etc. helps attract drivers or keep good drivers.

Yeah, Max Hunt did some really crazy stuff bringing his 770 to the States for family holiday tour around the US

I could well be wrong, but l thought it was to protect the side wall from “kerbing”.

Yup, finally, someone has posted. Its ABREU Truck Services and very high percentage of the European trucks there are actually from Canada and the rest are imported by European drivers living in the states. That white & red DAF XF with Georgia plates is owned by a good friend of mine from Long Island NY ( Sebastian ) DAF is also a killer rig with ZF on the floor. Proudly made in Netherlands 👍( or UK, depends on which year)

Instead it flings all the dirty water over the wing mirrors😂

Or to the cars on the next lane? 😅

I used to drive a 4x2 low-rider from the UK across Europe for a company called Ewals (DAF 95 SuperSpace 500 at the time). They carry mainly car/truck panels, so light, but need the higher trailers that can still get under the 13'4 bridges. They were a nightmare getting on/off ferries as they would ground out all the time. We usually used the Channel Tunnel though - faster and didn't damage the trucks. The train actually broke down one night half way through so we all had to get off and wait in the central tunnel between the main train tunnels. I think I was the first (maybe only) person to write some graffiti inside the Channel tunnel :) We used to do insane hours back then - mostly driving with the tachos disconnected.

Since the 6x2 is going to the uk i think it’s equipped with 315/80 and 385/65’s, since they dont have to care about the 4m regulation. The 4x2 is equipped with 315/70 and 385/55 which is pretty normal for a standard height tractor in europe these days, the megas have a lowered chassies/ride height and they are equipped with 295/60 and 385/55 or 355/50 in some cases.

Elmia season would definitely have been preferable

we are lucky to have the cometition between Volvo and Scania. They make eachother better all the time.

Who does the new gen t cab? They stopped in the late 90s in Australia so to see the t cab with the facelift front is amazing too.

Scania has had v8's since 1969. In the 50's they even had a straight 8. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7KSac9827Kbj6c.htmlsi=YBBtkgd-2c907Coa

This is the way it should be done. Continuous improvements. My father worked at Volvo Cars and when Ford owned them, he and his collegue were sent to some Ford plant in the US to help them. He said the state of that factory was atrocious. He's a mechanical engineer and his collegue was in paint, and the quality wasn't there. This little Swedish manufacturer had more knowledge in production of high quality cars than the giant that was Ford. Lots of what Ford made Volvo do after they bought them was sharing their knowledge, and one of the biggest reasons as to why Ford bought Volvo in the first place was to get access to their technology, expertise and their platforms.

Square Millimetre 😉

@@Dreyno in that too😆

The US only allows old trucks in, unless they are built in the US.

Longlines are very rare and still crazy expensive.

@@knowledgeisgood9645 I think they started offering Longline cab in the 4 series which Bruce already has.

Hooker lights??? 🤔 Oh! Do you mean the lights on the side of the trailer? We call those "Chicken lights!" It's because a long time ago, people would steal chickens 🐔 off of the trucks as they stopped at intersections in small towns. So the truck drivers would put lights on the trailers so that they could see the chicken thieves approaching and take evasive action! 🤠 Why do you guys call them "Hooker lights"??? 🤔

@@straybullitt It is actually the red interior lights we call "Hooker lights" and not the sidemarkers

I am told the US only lets old trucks in (15+). To sell new ones Scania would have to build a new factory in the US.

Scania has to open a factory in the US, or only sell trucks that are older than 15 years, if I am correct.

@@knowledgeisgood964525+ in the US, 15+ in Canada.

​@@knowledgeisgood9645, Scania trucks are certified according to UN-ECE, that's required in Europe and large parts of the world. American trucks are certified according to SAE. Without SAE certification, you cannot register a new vehicle.

I think Scania wuold pass SAE certification also if they applied it.@@justcommenting224