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  1. Thor's Hammer

    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    I'm looking to buy pretty much the same truck, but with a single triaxle trailer and rearmount crane. And 'only' 440hp.
  2. Thor's Hammer

    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    Amen :) Still can't get over how low your federal GVW's are. my last Grapple truck was 70K# with a 44k# payload. Volvo is the bestest. Here is my favourite Volvo, running at 198K GVW :) <iframe width="960" height="720" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oCv0YRkRXjI" frameborder="0"...
  3. Thor's Hammer

    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    Odd. I've driven a lot of sprinters, and the last thing I'd have said about them is underpowered. I got a ticket in one once, moving house. 90+mph.
  4. Thor's Hammer

    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    Good purchase IMO. I cannot get over how crummy your loaders look though, I had a barko just like that on a tub grinder and it was awful. I guess I'm spoilt by having all these Forestry loader manufacturers in Europe to choose from. I'm currently looking at buying another grab truck, 6x4 like...
  5. Thor's Hammer

    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    Merc truck engines are generally a bit low on Torque compared to Volvo / Scania / Cummins over here, but tend to be bomb proof. I've had quite a few of their smaller units. The only trucks fitted with CATs used to be Fodens, usually, C12 440hp units. General feeling was that they were powerful...
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    Thoughts on Sterling trucks? And barko loader's?

    What's wrong with Mercedes engines? They have a bad rep over there?
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