There are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, a cable system or a chain system. All set-ups were present at the sunny, late September show.
The Hoftrans company opted for a chain system on their 2020 Scania R580 V8 6×2 chassis-cab. Plenty of power on tap for sure, but keep in mind that such trucks frequently tow a trailer with another dumpster/container.
The Scania carries a seriously beaten-up container. These guys don’t haul porcelain, you know. At least the cargo doors still close, so carry on.
2023 Scania R500 6×2 with a Hyva hooklift hoist. The combination of yellow and black works really well, this truck stands out wherever it goes.
A 2010 Volvo FH 10×4 with a roll-off system, operating as a vacuum tanker truck.
Above the trailer coupling it says Niet Janken Maar Planken. No Whining Just Floor It. Well, a rhyming slogan certainly sounds better and is more effective.
When it comes to gross weight rating, this is the first prize winner. A 2021, 50 tonnes/110,200 lbs Volvo FMX 10×4 wide spread with a chain system and vacuum tanker body.
For comparison, a heavy-duty, factory 6×2 or 6×4 straight truck (or tractor unit) with an optional 10 tonnes front axle is rated at 29 tonnes/63,900 lbs GVW.
A 2012 Scania R620 V8 6×2. Owner Jansen specializes in recycling paper and cardboard, for which the company has a fleet of heavy vehicles.
This is essentially an enclosed 20ft shipping container, welded on some frame rails to make it suitable for the truck’s cable roll-off system.
The last of the Svenska lastbilar, a 2017 Volvo FH 6×2 with a hooklift hoist.
On a topic-related note, what a joy it is to see a pro at work. Dancing around with his DAF CF 6×2*4 hooklift truck, switching containers in no-time, without leaving the driver’s seat.
Nice hook truck, used to see these guys on a daily basis at the landfill I delivered to not DAFs though Hinos or Isuzus,
No Hook truck for me it was either a Freightshaker 8 wheeler pulling a 10 wheel walking floor trailer or a Volvo doing same or because I was the drive everything guy it could be a Scania or CAT prime mover pulling a walking floor quad trailer thats a 4 axle semi with rear steer axle which is meant to lock straight ahead when you select reverse and often doesnt, nothing was shiny 1st trip after a wash just put the dirt back on the rig even worse in wet weather having to be towed out empty.
Based on what must vacuum tankers are sucking up I would say it takes the first prize for max weight and max grossness.
‘It’s not what is on the outside but what is on the inside’….hahaha, yeah right.
I like the Volvo FH-10. It is a lesson in weight distribution and in preserving the pavement of roads.
Tom, I guess you mean the FH 10×4 (49 tonnes GVWR) and the FMX 10×4 wide spread (50 tonnes GVWR).
The bottom line: a drive axle is max. 11.5 tonnes axle weight, whereas a dead axle is max. 10 tonnes axle weight (the latter also applies to trailer and semi-trailer axles). No matter where their position is, so front axle(s) included, as long as there’s enough axle spacing between them.
Furthermore, the FH has three steering axles (1, 2, and 3), the FMX has four (1, 2, 3, and 5).