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RobertRyan
Jul 29, 2018Explorer
rjstractor wrote:RobertRyan wrote:noteven wrote:
Kenworth T680 600hp/2050 torques is my idea of a sleeper truck.
You seem to have less horsepower for your Semi's in NA
That's correct, we don't have 200 ton road trains. Heaviest legal unpermitted load in the US is 105,500 lbs. 600hp/2050 torque is more than enough. They run a little heavier in Canada (around 135,000 lbs IIRC), maybe their trucks typically have a little more power, I'm not sure.
Neither do the Europeans, they have 640-750hp engines. They sell those in Africa Australia and Europe.
We just got the MAN 640hp engine. Strangely Roger Penske does the distribution. MAN is now owned by VW Corporation. He also sells the conventional Western Star owned by Mercedes Benz
650hp engines are used for B Triples, Roadtrains 700hp+ They have HGV's in Europe 640-650hp cover them
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