Heres a tip, it is not an automatic. It's an automated manual and you can select gears yourself sequentually up and down or you can just sit there doing nothing and complaining about your inabillity to use the truck correctly.
It´s not even a "european style truck". I´m european and pretty much all new trucks are equiped with an automatic transmission. Some Scanias have the option for an automated manual but it´s not the standard anymore.
@@rgboss1337 automated transmissions are standard on Scania, namely the Opticruise, you can however opt for an automatic transmissions which is an Allison transmission.
@@AlexKall Sadly these automated transmissions have allowed a lot of unqualified drivers to be on our highways. In the good old days a standard 13 speed would weed out the incompetents who are really not interested in driving, but just need a job. In my 49 years of driving I have seen a real drop in driver skills. Automatics have dummed down the industry and even made it less safe than previous. I am so disgusted with what I see that I will not drive automated trans trucks. Right now my Peterbilt has a Twin Turbo Cat and an 18 speed. Now that's driving!
I drove an FH14 540hp, for 10 years, I really enjoyed the driving, and the automated box. Got used to lower rpm and torque band. Reset engine brakes , I found they were excellent.
Place I used to work had a 18 speed ultrashift in a Pete. Absolutely hated the auto. Want to back into a driveway from the middle of the highway? Ding ding... not right now. Want to merge into a roundabout? Sure a second or two after you put your foot on the throttle. Want to cross a highway from a stop sign in a curve with limited visibility? Prepare for it to take way longer than it should. I could bang off 5 gears in the time it went through 2
@@juliogonzo2718 The Ultrashift is a pile of Eaton crap that simply takes a standard 18 speed manual, removes the top plate where the shifter goes and slaps in an X-Y computer controlled air actuated shifter. I drove the the early iterations back in 2005, they sucked, and the later ones I drove also sucked. The Volvo IShift is built from the ground up to be an automated manual trans mission. Have put a few million on a combination of IShifts, Ultrashifts, and the Detroit DT12, the IShift was the only ones that worked correctly all the time, backing, accelerating, and snow driving.
@guyintenn I hated iShift as a tow truck operator. You aren't supposed to move those 1" without pulling the drive shaft or the axles. Of course the axles have cones under the nuts just to be difficult
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought for one horrific moment that you'd got rid of the Pete. What a relief to find out that wasnt the case. Dont ever get rid of your Pete. It's such a damn cool truck and very much worth keeping for the long haul :) No pun :)
Passed your home Sunday and noticed your Pete and units in the yard you must be happy to have it back had many great meals in the old house in the early 70s great videos
A real Euro cabover is where it's at. And the different power modes (Eco, Normal, Power) really just holds the gears for different amounts depending on the mode. Some of the automatics in trucks really don't like coming to a crawl, and then getting going again. So they will be in a higher gear, not properly anticipating that low speed.
@Glasseh Though there's a long way from a US Volvo to an EU Volvo... or at least there was. Not sure how heavy the upgrades have been on the new 25 VNL
Not wishing to sound too critical, but it might have been a huge help for you to have someone show you what the truck is all about. I'm in OZ, an ex truckie, and modern "Euro" trucks have it all over the older style you might be used to. Also modern cab-overs are the way to go, they are so far ahead of everything else these days.......
I began my career with brand new cab over trucks when I started in 1974. I do not want to go back to that, thank you very much. Cabovers were used because of length restrictions. We don't have these in North America anymore thank goodness. In cramped Europe they use cabovers because of tight quarters. It's not because they are better. Just pray you don't hit something, because your legs are 2 feet from the front. Just because something is new, does NOT mean it is better.
@@SternDrive While I appreciate your sentiment about trucks from years gone bye, clearly you haven't driven a modern [ especially European ] truck. They are quite sensational to drive and a world away from the seventies, however I do appreciate in how the rules in the States have influenced your choice of trucks. The actual truck in the video is also a completely different class and style from what you may be referring to. Safe travels.
@@SternDrive The American Trucks are most one ore two generations behind from the technic part. Also because of the small cabin space, there is much more thinking of space use. There are only four things American style are better. Much more room behind the driver Seat. More style on older trucks. Better access to the engine compartment and also on older Trucks it is easier to repair by self.
Hold on to your Pete as long as you can because slowly but surely that type of driving -has been, is presently and is the future of trucking. Be cool Be safe!
Just remember that the so called 'automatic' is actually a manual gearbox controlled by pneumatics and a computer. So you can operate it like a manual by the switch under the steering wheel. And there is a lot more to a European style truck than just a Volvo Engine and that gearbox but glad you got a feel for how we do thing on our side of the Pond.
Still no wave 😂😂😂 to them now you’re like a new kid on the block on that little Volvo, they don’t know that you own a long hood 😂 be safe out there driver!
Ohh I thought you drove a cabover when I saw the title! Thanks for the video Matt. It was fun to watch you experiencing an aero truck. At least your right hand and left foot got some rest. 😅
D13TC is a state of the art engine. The top level engine can produce 456 HP and 1859 lb/ft of torque in US starting from 900 rpm up to 1300, This engine seems to be cut in power and torque in US because of the emission restriction I guess as torque curve shows a sudden drop after 1600rpm. Same engine in Europe can go up to 500HP with around 1950 lb/ft of torque. very good engine in fact.
It hte US it has been severely crippled by the ecology, the regular D13 without turbocompound is much more dynamic, transmissions drops gears much earlier, it's slowing much less going uphill.
@@danishpuma because guess what when you put engineers to the task of making a 700+ hp truck engine comply with Euro5 or Euro6 they actually figure something out. Scania has such a good aftertreatment system they claim in the future they will completely delete the problematic EGR system from their engines because their aftertreatment system is so good now that they dont need EGR anymore to reduce the emissions sufficiently. It seems like in North America they just detune the engine slap some SCR+DPC they found for cheap in China together but who cares its not our problem when the truck leaves the factory. Then they call that an EPA compliant emissions system and send it out the door. Also the EPA is just completely mental with their standards like EU regulations are laid out are a lot more pro manufacturer I feel.
@@danishpuma EU regs are harder actually. US trucks would only qualify for Euro 5 and not Euro 6, which is why Australia and NZ still allow Euro 5 stuff to be sold. It's kind of funny to look online and see that someone got a brand new S cab Scania with the old 620hp lol.
@@stuntvistall new Kenworth and Mack in Aus are available with Euro 6 engines Mack are already using the MP11/780hp (Volvo engine) in the Superliner and Titan
The small mirror is intended to be adjusted so that you can see the rear of your trailer when you turn, and you can of course adjust this from inside the car, electrically.
@@theolderigetthewrongbitget4746 Why would you want to see 1/3 vehicle in your mirror? Are you going to run into yourself? You just squandered a third of your mirror! Why do that to yourself? You were taught wrong. You should see no truck in any mirror. Road traffic only. If you want to see the nice paint and chrome, just turn your head a bit. Now go back to looking at traffic. You want to maximize your field of view. Not minimize it.
Nice video! I'm doing training now on a standard freightliner with sleeper.. doing the MTO roadtest in 2 weeks. Appreciate your commentary! You seem very calm. FyI if you want more wave backs you gotta wave when they're 100m further out. They probably see you at the last moment and by the time they wave back youre gone.
I drive a long nose Pete with a Twin Turbo Cat and an 18 speed. In low range in sand and mud I split all ten gears! Love that truck. But a Cascadia is a better truck...as long as it's got an 18 speed real transmission!
There's a guy in Ajax who has a black Volvo with a sleeper on it and every time I see it's always looking nice and clean and full Chrome, he must like it because he's on his second one.
The nice thing is you can have each gear individually programmed as to when you want it to shift. You can also decide to not use 1st gear and program it out. There is a lot you can have that auto shifter programmed to your drive habits.
In most of these new trucks you DON'T floor it. Once you get used to them they are just as fast - if not faster - off the mark with the same load. But it is definitely a different style of driving!
My theory is that the injectors are not calibrated for the camshaft. When you go hard, the injectors open and close at a specific timing, but since they aren't calibrated, they stay open. This dumps too much fuel into the combustion chamber. That causes them to hydro lock, which forces the injectors to be forced out.
When I am Europe on business, all I see for the large Class 8 style tractors are cab overs, with mostly a single rear axle pulling trailers with 3 rear axles with a single wheel on each end of the axle. The sleeper cabs I have gotten a close look at are so much smaller than the North American Trucks. I think the EU trucks have a bit more HP. I did see one Serious looking Truck In Dessau. It was a cabover with dual rear axles with dual wheels. It was pulling a van with dual rear axles each with dual wheels and the rear axles would also turn. I am sure to help with turning on the narrow streets. It was cool looking. But not as cool as a 359 Pecker built or a classic looking Kenworthless with an Aerodyne top.
Rear axles on EU Trucks, all you can imagin you´ll get. One rear, two rear with one ore both drive, one drive and one help turn, and with all that, you´ll get one as a lift axle ^^ Trailer also, with one for light fright, two ore three axles one as lift, one as turn... just tell them what you need, you´ll get it. And yes, EU trucks are around 800hp mostly with a V8 so the engine is compact and fits under the cabin. Truck and Trailer are not alowed to be over 18,75m / 61,52 feet and a max weight of 40t / 88185 lbs. And then there are "long trucks" with up to 25,25m / 82,84 feet and a max weight of 44t / 97000lbs. And then we have 12 to 24T box trucks with trailers. Mountet boxes or swithable boxes and these boxes bring there own landin gear, so you dont need a crane. All that stuff just because of our narrow streets and tight curves
The high HP Scanias and Volvos are the really serious trucks here, most common logging trucks in Scandinavia where at least in Finland they are allowed to gross 76 tons which is like 160,000 lbs. The Volvos have a 16L i6 with 500-750hp and Scania has their V8 with a similar displacement and also around 700hp. All can be build with both manual and automatic transmissions. Those trucks can move mountains. But since most trucks on the road here are no fucks given fleetrunners meant to make money they are not nearly as cool as those machines.
@@andrebeutel2485 You are a little off with the hp. EU trucks range from about 400 to 750. Most single rear axle tractors have about 400. Volvo does a straight 6 with 730 hp, and Scania a V8 with 750 hp. The company I was driving for had two tractors (730/750) with 3 rear axles for pulling heavy loads. When they are fully loaded they weigh about 230.000 lb or 109 ton and needs special permits to use the roads.
Just keep in mind that the rental trucks are usualy the most generic specs that are not good at fuel efficiency or power. The d13tc is designed for low rpm operation. The new I Torque cruises at 850rpms at 65mph and gets 22-24L/100km pulling a dryvan at 80k. You also have the torque management turned on hence the slow intersection acceleration. Performance mode is useless, it revs it out, but d13 likes low rpms. Economy is much better for that. Also you can get a Volvo with a 14speed transmission, with 2 crawler gears and a ridiculous amount of pulling power in first 2 gears. I'm a detroit diesel guy, but I have to admit, when you really look into all the stuff Volvo is doing, it's pretty incredible.
I drove an older volvo auto shift and was very surprised at how low the rpm is when it shifted. Was a bit better when jammed to the floor but it got the job done and very impressed with shifting on it. Not very good in the work I do back in the bush.
Not bad!!! LOL Good thing your getting your Pete back soon. Too many computer issues for many that have that automatic transmission including the one I drive now (NO LIKE), also other problems with engine components. Is a pain, and the fumes are bad, stinks, yes, you can say I really don't like the new trucks, guess I'm totally set in my old ways. Be safe! ❤
It’s funny. I run a cascadia day cab. Very similar to the truck your in. I was none too keen on it when I started but it’s grown on me. It has huge blind spots from big mirrors also. Only difference is mine has the 18spd.
USA vs Europe.....the blind spot with the mirror has a lot to do with the fact that there is a nose on it, you sit further back compared to a Euro truck so also less visibility and it is an old cabin considering the mirrors In addition, the engine will undoubtedly also have some adjustments, since it is the USA and has different standards regarding emissions and that also affects the driving. and I already said old mirrors, so also the old version in terms of engine and not the latest and better engines. and that gearbox works perfectly, you have to get used to it and get to know what you can do with it.
You need to consider that this thing has 200hp less than your Pete, it has to be slower. The transmission drops gears at much lower revs because turbocompound brings the max torque down to 900 revs and it's trying to use oall of it. Yes it's using a bit of an engine brake to get the revs down between shifts. Why? Becasuse that dual cluth transmission is so fast that the engine doesn't drop revs quick enough on its own to change the gear.
I drive in Europe, I'm not a passionate truck driver, I just like the job so not that much into trucks neither but when I drove new style scanias (2018+) I was almost certain it was using engine brake while shifting up and that was exactly what I thought! - the shifting was so fast it had to help the engine drop revs to match. now I drive some brand new DAFs that were introduced last year and finally, six years after Scania they seem to do the same thing. In Europe you don't see fully manual gearboxes in trucks no more, the vast majority are automated.
The first click on engine brake lever is (a). Put it on there, then on the left side of the steering wheel is an engine brake button. This button will set the speed you want for engine brake. So, you can limit the speed you're traveling at down hills automatically.
Our company truck is an automatic and that thing shifts 17 times before you get through and intersection. You literally are still in the intersection as the light turns Red even though you were the first when it went Green.
Interesting insight. While I like VNL’s, I don’t relate them to Europe. Its philosophy is completely American. What I like is how Volvo adopted its design language and some technology to the American trucker. BTW if you visit Mexico I’ll be more than glad to let you have a spin in a MAN, Scania, DAF or Mercedes. While not as widespread as US designed conventionals , Scania is now the 4th place in rig sales in Mexico, so you’ll surely spot one if you drive close to the border.
I found the truck wirks better when you let off on the accelerator when your expecting the truck to shift, instead of just hammering it down and waiting. Also, those engines have far less power then what your Pete has
can you manually change gears? when I got my new Mack auto dump truck it was quite a learning curve and mack trans. have a + - and it puts the trans. into manual mode. it lets you rev out a gear a little more than the computer thinks you need. Really helps if your heading into soft ground and you can get into manual mode before you get there
As european truck driver... Your engine brake is on the brake pedal in the new generation trucks. Once upon a time on some trucks it was "button" on the floor that we was pressing with the heel. The lever behind the stearing will is for the ratarder brake. That thing swirls the oil in your gear box in direction oposite to the rotation of the gears, and that is how it slows down if it is on too high level. Originally it has the function to hold your speed constant when you are driving downhill. And yes, not a Volvo fan here. Scania is a lot much better and powerful.
Reminds me of the retarder transmissions that were just getting installed into school busses in the mid 90s, when I worked at a school bus company. (Allison MD3060, etc)
The lever controls both engine brake(veb) and retarder (if you have one), and also be used to control trailer brakes. position A for automatic and enables brake blending. 0 is off. 1,2,3 are levels of braking and B makes it shift gear for maximum engine braking. Usually you can just leave the lever in A. And yes might be more of a Volvo fan, I do repair them and never liked working on a Scania as much as on a Volvo. also 770hp is not more power than 780hp.
@@eikuz Well... I drive Scania, i drove Volvo, unfortunately Mercedes and the worst among them all - MAN - and i can tell the difference by the sound when i use the lever on Scania, and i use the pedal to engage the engine brake, also the effect is reeeaaaaallllyyy sensitive. When i'm in the city, i Use the pedal to engage, and the lever for the highway, to make it exact, because i do feel how faster it trigers the retarder.
@@NewDriver-qg5ut older scanias are good at making sound with their exhaust brake but need a retarder for actual braking power since they don't have a compression release brake (jake brake) like Volvo and even man. But the new scanias with the i6 man engine also have a compression release brake. Volvo d16 has 500kw of engine braking power without retarder.
When I saw the title I was hoping for a cabover ! It must make a huge difference to manoeuvrability if you were driving the sort of HGV I learned on. It was an ex-military cabover and the power unit was half the length of your usual truck but the total weight could still be 38 tonnes (max allowed at the time). There must be some advantage of your usual set-up but it would be "fun" here in the UK.
6:40 The lever on which the "drive direction selector" is located also functions as a manual shifter ( I think Scania and VOLVO use a similar design) press down and the box will go down a gear, pull up results in the going up a gear turns back to automated mode after a couple of seconds (about 30s) The lever above that should engage the wear-free/reduced brake if you pull it down like engaging the indicator
atleast in FH and FM the manual shifting is done by buttons on the side of the selector on your seat(if you have that variant) or buttons on the dash(the variant in the video). On FH and FM the right side stalks are wipers and engine/trailer brake controls. The newest FH and FM might have an options for gear selector stalk, Renaults and smaller volvos have had stalk selectors for a while. and i think VNL can have one, but the one in this video has buttons on dash.
@@eikuz Only Truck that had buttons on the dash was a pretty beat IVECO EUROCARGO. The Mercedes Benz Actros on which I made my License had the Telligent Shift mechanism, the selector switch being located at the right-hand side of the drivers seat. Also as a member of the German Trucker crowd I'm not to familiar with the general dash set-up and layout of US trucks, like the 2 break valve buttons stuff, we only have one actuator that takes effect on all breaks connected. Trailer Break valve for when we detach is located on the Trailer itself, quite handy to inform another driver that he has some kind of serious issue.
3:13 That Blindspot is slightly better on a Cab Over as the inner line of the mirror housing and the A-Pillar run almost in true parallel, but It still can swallow a whole aß truck and the car behind it
25:25 that is attributable to user error: having the jake engaged all the time when it is supposed to not for max performance Throttle input overrides the Jake Break temporarily
@@eikuz most trucks I drive will either complain about the engine break being engaged or shut it off when hitting the gas. But I have to say that I'm not too familiar with how Volvo is set up as I mostly drive MAN and on occasion a rather tired DAF (600k + on the distances clock). In my experience having the engine break engaged constantly makes the whole thing more sluggish Also I'm part of the German trucker crowd.
@@HrLBolle yeah, it uses engine brake to slow the engine down for rev matching, and there is also a countershaft brake on the gearbox also that can help with matching shaft speeds since it's not a synchronized gearbox
For those saying not euro style truck, in North America, “euro” is kinda lumped into the same category as “aero”, or modern style May not be justified, however that’s just the way it is over here
Amazing how quiet this truck is. Both the sound and the look of this truck are so less spectacular than your own truck, but it is probable faster than you think because it is so quiet. The modern emissionsystem in this truck takes some of the power from the engine. I presume this is a full automatic, not a robotized manual? All the best for your Pete!
I had to rent a truck when my ecm was being repaired a couple years ago. It was a Pete 587(I think?). Very nice truck and smooth riding, but the auto trans sucked and the throttle was worthless. Man, I got so sick of waiting for the truck to respond when I put my foot down.. It also would jump and jerk when I was hooking up my trailer. No feathering the throttle at all.. It was either go or no go.. It may have been programmed wrong. I vowed never to deal with an auto again if I had a say in the matter... It definitely is nice to have an option though when your truck is down, but I would never, ever buy one.... Hope they get your Pete squared away soon, man...
Trick is with auto trucks is to drive in manual mode when new for the first couple months and hammer shit out of it to loosen it up and get the gearbox to ‘learn’ your driving style and it’ll pull well but it’d never be on par with a manual gearbox
@@callthemall thank you for reply Matt, we've actually been following your channel for a long time and would like to discuss a collaboration. We’ve sent an email to your inbox and look forward to your response.
Mahlzeit Ist echt lustig, dich in so einem modernen Auto zu sehen......so richtig mag das nicht zu dir passen.....😉😉.... Ich bekomme in ein paar Wochen auch einen komplett fabrikneuen Mercedes Actros und "freue" mich schon auf all si kleinen Helferlein, die teilweise unkontrolliert und häufig mit nervigen Geräuschen ins Fahren eingreifen, im schlimmsten Fall völlig unerwartet und man erschrickt sich fürchterlich....🙈🙈🙈 Alles gute für die Reparatur und das dein Auto wieder in Schwung kommt!!! Gruß Matthias
You would think that with the technology used in that volvo tractor there would be driver inputs for tractor trailer tare weight and the freight-weight so that the computer would have real time data for shifting and braking including hills, grades and truck modes performance etc... I guess your counting the hours when you can truck cool again. Good job.
I drive a 2019 Daf Cf and yes these trucks you need to put in manual gear selection, but you also don't just floor the throttle from a stands till a gradual roll on still helps.
About the trouble with the Peterbilt I’d contact Adept Ape to answer your questions. He’s another RUclipsr that was an ex Cat tech. He can maybe solve your problems.
Benji, that is an awesome suggestion get a hold of Josh. I’ve never heard of that before injectors coming loose like that and bolts backing out that doesn’t make any damn sense.👍👍👍
After watching your video about shifting gears, I am thinking that this Euro truck is easier for you to drive. Would the manual transmission in your truck be more durable and offer better fuel economy? I came upon your videos two days ago. Thank you for your excellent videos.
The reason these automatic rigs drive like that is because its basically an manual trans with an automatic shift actuator strapped on aka an automated manual. They shift very slow its like a whole second for a gear change.
The company I drive at, in Germany, used to run MB ATEGO for the local delivery before switching to MAN and we quite often had to manual shift the box into the next lower gear for better acceleration
The FM and FH Volvos I have driven can shift about as quickly as a human with a non synchroed transmission, so not that slow unless you're really just cruising.
Thats not a DD13. I drove Freightliners with the DD13 pulling 45,000 pound loads of paper, beer, water, etc in all the US. The mountains were tough but I made it without any problems. Plus I loved the 12 speed automatics. Safe travels.
I do not understand how the transmissions on the USA trucks are bad when the European cabover Volvo transmission are basically the best there is. Scania's Opticruise is dogshit by comparison since it keeps trying to shift too early with a full load, (I know the V8 is a torque monster but lugging it down is just gonna cause issues with the engine in the long run.)
Euro style is more a cab over than a bull nose. Volvo doesn't sell their V trucks in Europe, but instead their F trucks like the FH and FMX. Some people do turn their coe's into bull nose trucks, but that's mainly the Scania crowd as Scania built factory bull nose trucks untill 2005, and a Dutch company called Valstuin has taken to convert long chassis Scania S cab overs into ST Bull nose trucks, with Volvo FH trucks also being done now by them.
I think what kills these new trucks is the automatic trans mixed with the emissions crap choking all the power. I work for the DOT in the states and about 10 years ago we got two Internationals with emissions but they still have a manual and they actually go pretty well but lately I've been driving a new Freightliner SD14 with a DD13 and an auto. When ever I get loaded with just 12 yards of gravel I step on the throttle and get a busy signal, nothing happens. But hauling gravel back and forth I can do laps around the guys with the manuals just because its that little bit quicker and easier to do all those little things.
20:08 Disengage the manual Engine Break and Cruise control should be good to go including engine breaking at least that's how it is with the Trucks i drive in Germany
That is not a euro style truck tho. That is an american style european truck. Probably the biggest pile of shit Volvo has ever made, especially compared to the ones they sell in Europe. Love your stuff!
which school did you go to and/or recommend for AZ training? I'm currently looking into a couple different driving schools around the Kingston area. TTCC and North American are the 2 I know of in the area.
Think the US Volvo's only have D13's, but with far less power than the Euro equivalents. You can get a new D13 in Europe with 540hp and a dual clutch transmission that shifts basically instantly. Or you could option for the D16 with 540-750hp and no DCT, or the D17 with 780hp and no DCT. Most companies would still rather spend a bit more money and get a V8 Scania at that point though. Better on ergonomics and what most drivers prefer, plus their single clutch is faster than Volvo's single clutch. Plus on average Scania's are the cheapest to run as they have the least amount of issues and are good on fuel. Also their 13L 6 cyl is available on the new International stuff since they bought navistar. If they didn't mess with the thing too much it's probably bulletproof as at least the new generation European DC13's have been out for a few years now and from what I've heard from mechanics they've only ever seen minor leaks and stuff on them and they're pretty insane on fuel, but they cruise at 900rpm so they better be lol. Also the mirrors on US stuff is way worse. Euro Volvo's have a gap between the flat and wide angle mirrors so you can see through them and a sizeable gap between the A pillar and mirrors. I have no clue why they changed that at all.
DO NOT complain about the "Euro" truck because it is not one, this insult is built exactly according to US government specifications, in the US, by the US. even if it is a "new vehicle" the truck comes with the interior design from 20 years ago in Europe....! you get exactly what you asked for
In my opinion u need to try an Scania 770 with any trans and the V8 instead of that Volvo with DSG gearbox, and propably not the biggest 730 hp engine. Way to go. Regards from Sweden (the country both Volvo and Scania comes from origanaly).
not even close to euro style yes its eu truck but true euro style is in holland. all the pelmets and stuff how we decorate makes euro style not just the truck
Apart from being cabovers, european trucks are 20 years ahead. The Volvo you got there is a blast from the past.😅 Shame Scanias aren't sold over there. If you spec them right they're great for winter.
Only issues are the fucking Adblue systems, fuck Euro 6 standards, they made all trucks into shitboxes with DPF issues and adblue fuckery in the Nordic countries, they just don't work here.
I like how American trucks have a ketchup and mustard dispenser on the dash.
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Heres a tip, it is not an automatic. It's an automated manual and you can select gears yourself sequentually up and down or you can just sit there doing nothing and complaining about your inabillity to use the truck correctly.
It´s not even a "european style truck". I´m european and pretty much all new trucks are equiped with an automatic transmission. Some Scanias have the option for an automated manual but it´s not the standard anymore.
@@rgboss1337 love this has the motor brake and trailer brake in 1lever
@@rgboss1337 also nearly all european trucks are cabovers
@@rgboss1337 automated transmissions are standard on Scania, namely the Opticruise, you can however opt for an automatic transmissions which is an Allison transmission.
@@AlexKall Sadly these automated transmissions have allowed a lot of unqualified drivers to be on our highways. In the good old days a standard 13 speed would weed out the incompetents who are really not interested in driving, but just need a job. In my 49 years of driving I have seen a real drop in driver skills. Automatics have dummed down the industry and even made it less safe than previous. I am so disgusted with what I see that I will not drive automated trans trucks. Right now my Peterbilt has a Twin Turbo Cat and an 18 speed. Now that's driving!
I drove an FH14 540hp, for 10 years, I really enjoyed the driving, and the automated box.
Got used to lower rpm and torque band.
Reset engine brakes , I found they were excellent.
A 6 cyl Volvo must be driven like a Volvo... It s much more smooth in a lower band--like an V8...An V10 is then the top of all to drive ;-)
I drove one like it for years, nothing like a good automatic in a traffic jam . It was one of the best driving and riding day cab.
Place I used to work had a 18 speed ultrashift in a Pete. Absolutely hated the auto. Want to back into a driveway from the middle of the highway? Ding ding... not right now. Want to merge into a roundabout? Sure a second or two after you put your foot on the throttle. Want to cross a highway from a stop sign in a curve with limited visibility? Prepare for it to take way longer than it should. I could bang off 5 gears in the time it went through 2
@@juliogonzo2718 The Ultrashift is a pile of Eaton crap that simply takes a standard 18 speed manual, removes the top plate where the shifter goes and slaps in an X-Y computer controlled air actuated shifter. I drove the the early iterations back in 2005, they sucked, and the later ones I drove also sucked. The Volvo IShift is built from the ground up to be an automated manual trans mission. Have put a few million on a combination of IShifts, Ultrashifts, and the Detroit DT12, the IShift was the only ones that worked correctly all the time, backing, accelerating, and snow driving.
@guyintenn I hated iShift as a tow truck operator. You aren't supposed to move those 1" without pulling the drive shaft or the axles. Of course the axles have cones under the nuts just to be difficult
IT’S NOT A REAL VOLVO MATT. 🤨🤦🏼♂️ 😁😂👍🏻 Drive a real Volvo built in Sweden, trust me you’ll know the difference.😁👍🏻
Yeah, an F88 . They are a very cool truck.
I agree, it is a Kenworth with a Volvo Badge
New Zealand has the best of both American and European specifications combined. This is not even close.
Australia mate, assembling Volvo in QLD to Australia/NZ specs, Kenworth Bayswater Victoria @@joshuahill6153
@@joshuahill6153 Its a daycab rental truck. Do you think its gonna be top spec or something?
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought for one horrific moment that you'd got rid of the Pete.
What a relief to find out that wasnt the case.
Dont ever get rid of your Pete. It's such a damn cool truck and very much worth keeping for the long haul :) No pun :)
Passed your home Sunday and noticed your Pete and units in the yard you must be happy to have it back had many great meals in the old house in the early 70s great videos
Yes, it actually went in on Monday and Tuesday for oil change and a bit of maintenance but she's running like a top!
Salary per week
A real Euro cabover is where it's at.
And the different power modes (Eco, Normal, Power) really just holds the gears for different amounts depending on the mode. Some of the automatics in trucks really don't like coming to a crawl, and then getting going again. So they will be in a higher gear, not properly anticipating that low speed.
@Glasseh Though there's a long way from a US Volvo to an EU Volvo... or at least there was. Not sure how heavy the upgrades have been on the new 25 VNL
As someone who grew up loving Peterbilts, I love your perspective on a more modern truck.
that "no wave back" stuff is hilarious!
Not wishing to sound too critical, but it might have been a huge help for you to have someone show you what the truck is all about. I'm in OZ, an ex truckie, and modern "Euro" trucks have it all over the older style you might be used to. Also modern cab-overs are the way to go, they are so far ahead of everything else these days.......
I began my career with brand new cab over trucks when I started in 1974. I do not want to go back to that, thank you very much. Cabovers were used because of length restrictions. We don't have these in North America anymore thank goodness. In cramped Europe they use cabovers because of tight quarters. It's not because they are better. Just pray you don't hit something, because your legs are 2 feet from the front. Just because something is new, does NOT mean it is better.
@@SternDrive While I appreciate your sentiment about trucks from years gone bye, clearly you haven't driven a modern [ especially European ] truck. They are quite sensational to drive and a world away from the seventies, however I do appreciate in how the rules in the States have influenced your choice of trucks. The actual truck in the video is also a completely different class and style from what you may be referring to. Safe travels.
@@SternDrive The American Trucks are most one ore two generations behind from the technic part. Also because of the small cabin space, there is much more thinking of space use. There are only four things American style are better. Much more room behind the driver Seat. More style on older trucks. Better access to the engine compartment and also on older Trucks it is easier to repair by self.
Hold on to your Pete as long as you can because slowly but surely that type of driving -has been, is presently and is the future of trucking. Be cool Be safe!
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Just remember that the so called 'automatic' is actually a manual gearbox controlled by pneumatics and a computer. So you can operate it like a manual by the switch under the steering wheel.
And there is a lot more to a European style truck than just a Volvo Engine and that gearbox but glad you got a feel for how we do thing on our side of the Pond.
Still no wave 😂😂😂 to them now you’re like a new kid on the block on that little Volvo, they don’t know that you own a long hood 😂 be safe out there driver!
Volvo truck they be like how the new kid on our block 😂
Ohh I thought you drove a cabover when I saw the title! Thanks for the video Matt. It was fun to watch you experiencing an aero truck. At least your right hand and left foot got some rest. 😅
I recommend putting it in performance when merging onto the highway and climbing hills
D13TC is a state of the art engine. The top level engine can produce 456 HP and 1859 lb/ft of torque in US starting from 900 rpm up to 1300, This engine seems to be cut in power and torque in US because of the emission restriction I guess as torque curve shows a sudden drop after 1600rpm. Same engine in Europe can go up to 500HP with around 1950 lb/ft of torque. very good engine in fact.
It hte US it has been severely crippled by the ecology, the regular D13 without turbocompound is much more dynamic, transmissions drops gears much earlier, it's slowing much less going uphill.
No idea why but the EU have just as hard emissions regulations and our Volvos have up to 780 hp 🤷
@@danishpuma because guess what when you put engineers to the task of making a 700+ hp truck engine comply with Euro5 or Euro6 they actually figure something out. Scania has such a good aftertreatment system they claim in the future they will completely delete the problematic EGR system from their engines because their aftertreatment system is so good now that they dont need EGR anymore to reduce the emissions sufficiently.
It seems like in North America they just detune the engine slap some SCR+DPC they found for cheap in China together but who cares its not our problem when the truck leaves the factory. Then they call that an EPA compliant emissions system and send it out the door.
Also the EPA is just completely mental with their standards like EU regulations are laid out are a lot more pro manufacturer I feel.
@@danishpuma EU regs are harder actually. US trucks would only qualify for Euro 5 and not Euro 6, which is why Australia and NZ still allow Euro 5 stuff to be sold. It's kind of funny to look online and see that someone got a brand new S cab Scania with the old 620hp lol.
@@stuntvistall new Kenworth and Mack in Aus are available with Euro 6 engines
Mack are already using the MP11/780hp (Volvo engine) in the Superliner and Titan
The small mirror is intended to be adjusted so that you can see the rear of your trailer when you turn, and you can of course adjust this from inside the car, electrically.
If you have to move your head to see down the truck you have them set-up wrong, 1/3 vehicle 2/3 road in your mirror is what I was taught.
@@theolderigetthewrongbitget4746 Why would you want to see 1/3 vehicle in your mirror? Are you going to run into yourself? You just squandered a third of your mirror! Why do that to yourself? You were taught wrong. You should see no truck in any mirror. Road traffic only. If you want to see the nice paint and chrome, just turn your head a bit. Now go back to looking at traffic. You want to maximize your field of view. Not minimize it.
They're not waving back because they can't see you through the post and Billboard mirrors. 👍🚛
Fun video! If your truck is ever in the shop again you should ask for a flatnose 😂 Would be fun seeing what you think about those
Nice video! I'm doing training now on a standard freightliner with sleeper.. doing the MTO roadtest in 2 weeks. Appreciate your commentary! You seem very calm. FyI if you want more wave backs you gotta wave when they're 100m further out. They probably see you at the last moment and by the time they wave back youre gone.
I went from a 389 Pete to a new Cascadia. It has a 600 with an 18 speed and alotta room. But yea I don’t get as many waves anymore. 😂
I drive a long nose Pete with a Twin Turbo Cat and an 18 speed. In low range in sand and mud I split all ten gears! Love that truck. But a Cascadia is a better truck...as long as it's got an 18 speed real transmission!
There's a guy in Ajax who has a black Volvo with a sleeper on it and every time I see it's always looking nice and clean and full Chrome, he must like it because he's on his second one.
By the way, yeah I'm a girl so I love that you wave ✌👆 to all truckers even if they don't wave back, I think is sweet! 🥰 Don't change!
The nice thing is you can have each gear individually programmed as to when you want it to shift. You can also decide to not use 1st gear and program it out. There is a lot you can have that auto shifter programmed to your drive habits.
In most of these new trucks you DON'T floor it. Once you get used to them they are just as fast - if not faster - off the mark with the same load. But it is definitely a different style of driving!
My theory is that the injectors are not calibrated for the camshaft. When you go hard, the injectors open and close at a specific timing, but since they aren't calibrated, they stay open. This dumps too much fuel into the combustion chamber. That causes them to hydro lock, which forces the injectors to be forced out.
When I am Europe on business, all I see for the large Class 8 style tractors are cab overs, with mostly a single rear axle pulling trailers with 3 rear axles with a single wheel on each end of the axle. The sleeper cabs I have gotten a close look at are so much smaller than the North American Trucks. I think the EU trucks have a bit more HP. I did see one Serious looking Truck In Dessau. It was a cabover with dual rear axles with dual wheels. It was pulling a van with dual rear axles each with dual wheels and the rear axles would also turn. I am sure to help with turning on the narrow streets. It was cool looking. But not as cool as a 359 Pecker built or a classic looking Kenworthless with an Aerodyne top.
Rear axles on EU Trucks, all you can imagin you´ll get. One rear, two rear with one ore both drive, one drive and one help turn, and with all that, you´ll get one as a lift axle ^^
Trailer also, with one for light fright, two ore three axles one as lift, one as turn... just tell them what you need, you´ll get it.
And yes, EU trucks are around 800hp mostly with a V8 so the engine is compact and fits under the cabin. Truck and Trailer are not alowed to be over 18,75m / 61,52 feet and a max weight of 40t / 88185 lbs.
And then there are "long trucks" with up to 25,25m / 82,84 feet and a max weight of 44t / 97000lbs.
And then we have 12 to 24T box trucks with trailers. Mountet boxes or swithable boxes and these boxes bring there own landin gear, so you dont need a crane.
All that stuff just because of our narrow streets and tight curves
@@andrebeutel2485 You Drive in Europe. I think my favorite looking was the Mercedes Actros. There was a super cool looking Iveco I remember.
@@miketuggle9273 No sir, I´m not a truck driver, I´m just into trucks
The high HP Scanias and Volvos are the really serious trucks here, most common logging trucks in Scandinavia where at least in Finland they are allowed to gross 76 tons which is like 160,000 lbs.
The Volvos have a 16L i6 with 500-750hp and Scania has their V8 with a similar displacement and also around 700hp.
All can be build with both manual and automatic transmissions.
Those trucks can move mountains.
But since most trucks on the road here are no fucks given fleetrunners meant to make money they are not nearly as cool as those machines.
@@andrebeutel2485 You are a little off with the hp. EU trucks range from about 400 to 750. Most single rear axle tractors have about 400. Volvo does a straight 6 with 730 hp, and Scania a V8 with 750 hp.
The company I was driving for had two tractors (730/750) with 3 rear axles for pulling heavy loads. When they are fully loaded they weigh about 230.000 lb or 109 ton and needs special permits to use the roads.
Just keep in mind that the rental trucks are usualy the most generic specs that are not good at fuel efficiency or power. The d13tc is designed for low rpm operation. The new I Torque cruises at 850rpms at 65mph and gets 22-24L/100km pulling a dryvan at 80k. You also have the torque management turned on hence the slow intersection acceleration. Performance mode is useless, it revs it out, but d13 likes low rpms. Economy is much better for that. Also you can get a Volvo with a 14speed transmission, with 2 crawler gears and a ridiculous amount of pulling power in first 2 gears. I'm a detroit diesel guy, but I have to admit, when you really look into all the stuff Volvo is doing, it's pretty incredible.
Yep these rentals are generic fleetrunners aka the cheapest they can get.
I drove an older volvo auto shift and was very surprised at how low the rpm is when it shifted. Was a bit better when jammed to the floor but it got the job done and very impressed with shifting on it. Not very good in the work I do back in the bush.
Not bad!!! LOL Good thing your getting your Pete back soon.
Too many computer issues for many that have that automatic transmission including the one I drive now (NO LIKE), also other problems with engine components. Is a pain, and the fumes are bad, stinks, yes, you can say I really don't like the new trucks, guess I'm totally set in my old ways.
Be safe! ❤
It’s funny. I run a cascadia day cab. Very similar to the truck your in. I was none too keen on it when I started but it’s grown on me. It has huge blind spots from big mirrors also. Only difference is mine has the 18spd.
USA vs Europe.....the blind spot with the mirror has a lot to do with the fact that there is a nose on it, you sit further back compared to a Euro truck so also less visibility and it is an old cabin considering the mirrors In addition, the engine will undoubtedly also have some adjustments, since it is the USA and has different standards regarding emissions and that also affects the driving. and I already said old mirrors, so also the old version in terms of engine and not the latest and better engines. and that gearbox works perfectly, you have to get used to it and get to know what you can do with it.
Funny, after last video i was thinking how much easier it would be to do all these turn arounds if you also had a daycab.
You need to consider that this thing has 200hp less than your Pete, it has to be slower. The transmission drops gears at much lower revs because turbocompound brings the max torque down to 900 revs and it's trying to use oall of it. Yes it's using a bit of an engine brake to get the revs down between shifts. Why? Becasuse that dual cluth transmission is so fast that the engine doesn't drop revs quick enough on its own to change the gear.
Who said it was a dual clutch transmission?
@@SternDrive Volvo did. D13 engine is mated with the dual clutch transmission exclusively.
I drive in Europe, I'm not a passionate truck driver, I just like the job so not that much into trucks neither but when I drove new style scanias (2018+) I was almost certain it was using engine brake while shifting up and that was exactly what I thought! - the shifting was so fast it had to help the engine drop revs to match. now I drive some brand new DAFs that were introduced last year and finally, six years after Scania they seem to do the same thing. In Europe you don't see fully manual gearboxes in trucks no more, the vast majority are automated.
The first click on engine brake lever is (a). Put it on there, then on the left side of the steering wheel is an engine brake button. This button will set the speed you want for engine brake. So, you can limit the speed you're traveling at down hills automatically.
Our company truck is an automatic and that thing shifts 17 times before you get through and intersection. You literally are still in the intersection as the light turns Red even though you were the first when it went Green.
I daily one of these they're decent trucks the mirrors are deff a blind spot but they sure are sweet wheb backing
Rocks like to hit the back of the cab so if you’re hearing loud smacks behind you it might just be a rock
Never thought of that but that makes total sense!
I was in front of you on the 401 westbound today going through London, stay safe out there!!
I LOVE VOLVO !!!!!!!
Interesting insight. While I like VNL’s, I don’t relate them to Europe. Its philosophy is completely American. What I like is how Volvo adopted its design language and some technology to the American trucker.
BTW if you visit Mexico I’ll be more than glad to let you have a spin in a MAN, Scania, DAF or Mercedes. While not as widespread as US designed conventionals , Scania is now the 4th place in rig sales in Mexico, so you’ll surely spot one if you drive close to the border.
Did it come with complimentary flip flops?
I found the truck wirks better when you let off on the accelerator when your expecting the truck to shift, instead of just hammering it down and waiting. Also, those engines have far less power then what your Pete has
can you manually change gears? when I got my new Mack auto dump truck it was quite a learning curve and mack trans. have a + - and it puts the trans. into manual mode. it lets you rev out a gear a little more than the computer thinks you need. Really helps if your heading into soft ground and you can get into manual mode before you get there
As european truck driver... Your engine brake is on the brake pedal in the new generation trucks. Once upon a time on some trucks it was "button" on the floor that we was pressing with the heel. The lever behind the stearing will is for the ratarder brake. That thing swirls the oil in your gear box in direction oposite to the rotation of the gears, and that is how it slows down if it is on too high level. Originally it has the function to hold your speed constant when you are driving downhill. And yes, not a Volvo fan here. Scania is a lot much better and powerful.
Reminds me of the retarder transmissions that were just getting installed into school busses in the mid 90s, when I worked at a school bus company. (Allison MD3060, etc)
@@excavatoree I can't say about that - never drove bus, so i can share info only from trucker's pov. 🙂
The lever controls both engine brake(veb) and retarder (if you have one), and also be used to control trailer brakes. position A for automatic and enables brake blending. 0 is off. 1,2,3 are levels of braking and B makes it shift gear for maximum engine braking. Usually you can just leave the lever in A. And yes might be more of a Volvo fan, I do repair them and never liked working on a Scania as much as on a Volvo. also 770hp is not more power than 780hp.
@@eikuz Well... I drive Scania, i drove Volvo, unfortunately Mercedes and the worst among them all - MAN - and i can tell the difference by the sound when i use the lever on Scania, and i use the pedal to engage the engine brake, also the effect is reeeaaaaallllyyy sensitive. When i'm in the city, i Use the pedal to engage, and the lever for the highway, to make it exact, because i do feel how faster it trigers the retarder.
@@NewDriver-qg5ut older scanias are good at making sound with their exhaust brake but need a retarder for actual braking power since they don't have a compression release brake (jake brake) like Volvo and even man. But the new scanias with the i6 man engine also have a compression release brake. Volvo d16 has 500kw of engine braking power without retarder.
Welcome to 2024 ancient man
When I saw the title I was hoping for a cabover !
It must make a huge difference to manoeuvrability if you were driving the sort of HGV I learned on. It was an ex-military cabover and the power unit was half the length of your usual truck but the total weight could still be 38 tonnes (max allowed at the time). There must be some advantage of your usual set-up but it would be "fun" here in the UK.
Super cool video 👍👏🥰🇨🇿😉
Real American Truck Simulator 😂😂😂
Thats not euro style, still american, cabover is european
He said exactly this at the beginning of the video..
@@dagothur5231 Did not hear it
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The lever on which the "drive direction selector" is located also functions as a manual shifter ( I think Scania and VOLVO use a similar design)
press down and the box will go down a gear, pull up results in the going up a gear turns back to automated mode after a couple of seconds (about 30s)
The lever above that should engage the wear-free/reduced brake if you pull it down like engaging the indicator
atleast in FH and FM the manual shifting is done by buttons on the side of the selector on your seat(if you have that variant) or buttons on the dash(the variant in the video). On FH and FM the right side stalks are wipers and engine/trailer brake controls. The newest FH and FM might have an options for gear selector stalk, Renaults and smaller volvos have had stalk selectors for a while. and i think VNL can have one, but the one in this video has buttons on dash.
@@eikuz
Only Truck that had buttons on the dash was a pretty beat IVECO EUROCARGO.
The Mercedes Benz Actros on which I made my License had the Telligent Shift mechanism, the selector switch being located at the right-hand side of the drivers seat.
Also as a member of the German Trucker crowd I'm not to familiar with the general dash set-up and layout of US trucks, like the 2 break valve buttons stuff, we only have one actuator that takes effect on all breaks connected. Trailer Break valve for when we detach is located on the Trailer itself, quite handy to inform another driver that he has some kind of serious issue.
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That Blindspot is slightly better on a Cab Over as the inner line of the mirror housing and the A-Pillar run almost in true parallel, but It still can swallow a whole aß truck and the car behind it
I'm waving to you from Wales.
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that is attributable to user error: having the jake engaged all the time when it is supposed to not for max performance
Throttle input overrides the Jake Break temporarily
engine brake is used to slow down the engine and gearbox faster, so you get a faster upshift. its normal.
@@eikuz most trucks I drive will either complain about the engine break being engaged or shut it off when hitting the gas.
But I have to say that I'm not too familiar with how Volvo is set up as I mostly drive MAN and on occasion a rather tired DAF (600k + on the distances clock).
In my experience having the engine break engaged constantly makes the whole thing more sluggish
Also I'm part of the German trucker crowd.
@@HrLBolle the engine brake is turned off when hitting accelerator, but even when it's off, the engine brake will be used to make upshifting faster.
@@eikuz like the rev matching aspect?
@@HrLBolle yeah, it uses engine brake to slow the engine down for rev matching, and there is also a countershaft brake on the gearbox also that can help with matching shaft speeds since it's not a synchronized gearbox
For those saying not euro style truck, in North America, “euro” is kinda lumped into the same category as “aero”, or modern style
May not be justified, however that’s just the way it is over here
👋👋👋👋 waving back at ya.
What hp is the rental truck supposed to have? It seems too slow accelerating.
I’m wondering what Your fuel consumption is like on the rental truck. Compared to Your regular truck.
Amazing how quiet this truck is. Both the sound and the look of this truck are so less spectacular than your own truck, but it is probable faster than you think because it is so quiet. The modern emissionsystem in this truck takes some of the power from the engine. I presume this is a full automatic, not a robotized manual? All the best for your Pete!
I had to rent a truck when my ecm was being repaired a couple years ago. It was a Pete 587(I think?). Very nice truck and smooth riding, but the auto trans sucked and the throttle was worthless. Man, I got so sick of waiting for the truck to respond when I put my foot down.. It also would jump and jerk when I was hooking up my trailer. No feathering the throttle at all.. It was either go or no go.. It may have been programmed wrong. I vowed never to deal with an auto again if I had a say in the matter... It definitely is nice to have an option though when your truck is down, but I would never, ever buy one.... Hope they get your Pete squared away soon, man...
Trick is with auto trucks is to drive in manual mode when new for the first couple months and hammer shit out of it to loosen it up and get the gearbox to ‘learn’ your driving style and it’ll pull well but it’d never be on par with a manual gearbox
Thats really interesting experience
can you tell how fuel consumption differs?
I wasn't in it for long but I think it is slightly better than the Pete. Also have to account for the cost of DEF as well though
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Ist echt lustig, dich in so einem modernen Auto zu sehen......so richtig mag das nicht zu dir passen.....😉😉....
Ich bekomme in ein paar Wochen auch einen komplett fabrikneuen Mercedes Actros und "freue" mich schon auf all si kleinen Helferlein, die teilweise unkontrolliert und häufig mit nervigen Geräuschen ins Fahren eingreifen, im schlimmsten Fall völlig unerwartet und man erschrickt sich fürchterlich....🙈🙈🙈
Alles gute für die Reparatur und das dein Auto wieder in Schwung kommt!!!
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You would think that with the technology used in that volvo tractor there would be driver inputs for tractor trailer tare weight and the freight-weight so that the computer would have real time data for shifting and braking including hills, grades and truck modes performance etc... I guess your counting the hours when you can truck cool again. Good job.
I drive a 2019 Daf Cf and yes these trucks you need to put in manual gear selection, but you also don't just floor the throttle from a stands till a gradual roll on still helps.
About the trouble with the Peterbilt I’d contact Adept Ape to answer your questions. He’s another RUclipsr that was an ex Cat tech. He can maybe solve your problems.
Benji, that is an awesome suggestion get a hold of Josh. I’ve never heard of that before injectors coming loose like that and bolts backing out that doesn’t make any damn sense.👍👍👍
Having worked with industrial Cat guys for about 15 years, Josh is the top of his class. Such an incredible wealth of information
Fuel pressure regulation?
After watching your video about shifting gears, I am thinking that this Euro truck is easier for you to drive. Would the manual transmission in your truck be more durable and offer better fuel economy? I came upon your videos two days ago. Thank you for your excellent videos.
What's with all these extra axels on trailers?
Hey bro look on your door should be buttons to move them mirrors
modern trucks like to lug down and dig in, kinda wierd if you're used to keeping the motor spinning
Appeared to go ok in performance mode , Lock that switch in place 🙂, Be interesting to hear what you think about its turning radius reversing ..
The reason these automatic rigs drive like that is because its basically an manual trans with an automatic shift actuator strapped on aka an automated manual. They shift very slow its like a whole second for a gear change.
The company I drive at, in Germany, used to run MB ATEGO for the local delivery before switching to MAN and we quite often had to manual shift the box into the next lower gear for better acceleration
The FM and FH Volvos I have driven can shift about as quickly as a human with a non synchroed transmission, so not that slow unless you're really just cruising.
Lucky Banana was hauling some nasty heavy stuff with an auto trans its just a matter of time before they become really good .
I hate going from coach to day cab, completely screws up my backing I'm used to lol
Getting no wave backs in the Volvo haha.
Do you have your flip flops on..
The cancel light is on the left side of the steering wheel.
I find it really interesting that the interior is quite different to the Euro Volvos, id have expected it to be similar to keep costs down
It's just the old dashboard...
Thats not a DD13. I drove Freightliners with the DD13 pulling 45,000 pound loads of paper, beer, water, etc in all the US. The mountains were tough but I made it without any problems. Plus I loved the 12 speed automatics. Safe travels.
if you think the volvo tranny is bad try one with an eaton auto
Had to move some other company rigid around the factory I work at and the couple Eaton auto trucks sucked more than the manual one's.
I do not understand how the transmissions on the USA trucks are bad when the European cabover Volvo transmission are basically the best there is. Scania's Opticruise is dogshit by comparison since it keeps trying to shift too early with a full load, (I know the V8 is a torque monster but lugging it down is just gonna cause issues with the engine in the long run.)
Euro style is more a cab over than a bull nose.
Volvo doesn't sell their V trucks in Europe, but instead their F trucks like the FH and FMX.
Some people do turn their coe's into bull nose trucks, but that's mainly the Scania crowd as Scania built factory bull nose trucks untill 2005, and a Dutch company called Valstuin has taken to convert long chassis Scania S cab overs into ST Bull nose trucks, with Volvo FH trucks also being done now by them.
I think what kills these new trucks is the automatic trans mixed with the emissions crap choking all the power. I work for the DOT in the states and about 10 years ago we got two Internationals with emissions but they still have a manual and they actually go pretty well but lately I've been driving a new Freightliner SD14 with a DD13 and an auto. When ever I get loaded with just 12 yards of gravel I step on the throttle and get a busy signal, nothing happens. But hauling gravel back and forth I can do laps around the guys with the manuals just because its that little bit quicker and easier to do all those little things.
Yeah my dad has a pre emissions Volvo with a 13 spd manual. Great truck because you get pre emissions drivetrain and the nice interior of a Volvo.
no sport mode 🤔 i got 1 that does end it pulls for days, burns the transmission in the long run under load
The Volvo cruise will not engage unless the vehicle speed is within programmed settings (in Ontario's case 105km/h)
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Disengage the manual Engine Break and Cruise control should be good to go including engine breaking
at least that's how it is with the Trucks i drive in Germany
Would you ever rent a Mack Matt?
That is not a euro style truck tho. That is an american style european truck. Probably the biggest pile of shit Volvo has ever made, especially compared to the ones they sell in Europe. Love your stuff!
which school did you go to and/or recommend for AZ training? I'm currently looking into a couple different driving schools around the Kingston area. TTCC and North American are the 2 I know of in the area.
That was funny whenever you said,” let’s take our boots off and watch a movie “. Lmao!!!
Very cool Matt! Hope you get ole gurl back soon. ✌🏻😎
Think the US Volvo's only have D13's, but with far less power than the Euro equivalents. You can get a new D13 in Europe with 540hp and a dual clutch transmission that shifts basically instantly. Or you could option for the D16 with 540-750hp and no DCT, or the D17 with 780hp and no DCT. Most companies would still rather spend a bit more money and get a V8 Scania at that point though. Better on ergonomics and what most drivers prefer, plus their single clutch is faster than Volvo's single clutch. Plus on average Scania's are the cheapest to run as they have the least amount of issues and are good on fuel. Also their 13L 6 cyl is available on the new International stuff since they bought navistar. If they didn't mess with the thing too much it's probably bulletproof as at least the new generation European DC13's have been out for a few years now and from what I've heard from mechanics they've only ever seen minor leaks and stuff on them and they're pretty insane on fuel, but they cruise at 900rpm so they better be lol.
Also the mirrors on US stuff is way worse. Euro Volvo's have a gap between the flat and wide angle mirrors so you can see through them and a sizeable gap between the A pillar and mirrors. I have no clue why they changed that at all.
DO NOT complain about the "Euro" truck because it is not one, this insult is built exactly according to US government specifications, in the US, by the US. even if it is a "new vehicle" the truck comes with the interior design from 20 years ago in Europe....! you get exactly what you asked for
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In my opinion u need to try an Scania 770 with any trans and the V8 instead of that Volvo with DSG gearbox, and propably not the biggest 730 hp engine. Way to go. Regards from Sweden (the country both Volvo and Scania comes from origanaly).
not even close to euro style yes its eu truck but true euro style is in holland. all the pelmets and stuff how we decorate makes euro style not just the truck
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I switch to manual mode when I use automated manual. I choose gears myself.
what is this volvo 440HP? im sure it must feel very underpowered compared to your 650hp
imagine if this volvo was turned up a bit more, 500hp and maybe a cheeky muffler delete
Next video: how to hang windshield curtains in my rental Volvo + moving to Brampton!
Apart from being cabovers, european trucks are 20 years ahead. The Volvo you got there is a blast from the past.😅
Shame Scanias aren't sold over there. If you spec them right they're great for winter.
Only issues are the fucking Adblue systems, fuck Euro 6 standards, they made all trucks into shitboxes with DPF issues and adblue fuckery in the Nordic countries, they just don't work here.