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| (...) Hello Anders, Another MASTERPIECE! No other way to describe it better! Great attention to details! I'm actually a truck driver and I could see myself driving this gem...Of course the lego version. My truck has only 425HP with a 13 gears tranny (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) This prototype, if I read the info right, has like half that HP... Denmark is not completely flat by any means, either. Lots of gear jamming there I bet. One thing that I didn't comment on before is the rather (to my view) bizarre axle (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Volvo FH16 with 3 axle Goldhofer step frame trailer, Scale 1:13
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| (...) The weight limits vary greatly, EU standard is 40 tons I think, and I beleive Switzerland (not in EU) has 28 tons, but this is what most trucks look like here in Sweden: (URL) 25,25 meters long (82,8 feet) and 60+ metric tons (138000 lbs) (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| Nice model Olof, I enjoyed the working features and the colour scheme is fantastic, very industrial looking. (...) I think the prototype has 520HP, which is pretty good going. They generally say that 10HP per ton is a good power to weight ratio. (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) Er, read that too fast and transposed the digits! Thanks for the correction. (...) Eh, we're getting there... Thanks for the explanation. (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) I have to clarify this: I did not do the truck, I just responded to the question of European truck standards by giving an example of how trucks usually look in Sweden. Anders Gaasedal in Denmark built the truck. Play well! :-) Olof (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) Sorry about that Anders old chap! Nonetheless, my comments still stand :-) Jennifer (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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