Eight hundred horsepower? “There’s no need for that in Ireland; it must burn a lot more diesel; surely something will fail on that engine; that’s just silly horsepower” are just some of the comments in response to my enquiries about an Irish Scania R560 that has been tuned to make it the most powerful truck in Ireland or, maybe, in Britain. However, rather than simply nod in agreement at the torrent of negativity, or, dare I say it, begrudgery, which we are so highly proficient at in Ireland, I decided a thorough investigation was called for.
As the truck turned out to be based a matter of miles from my home, it made sense to find out from the operator himself just how he came to operate such a ludicrously powerful machine. Adam Kilmurray, from Mount Lucas, close to Edenderry in the midlands county of Offaly, known for its proliferate of flat bog lands rather than mountainous topography more suited to a high-horsepower machine, is modest about the power output of his 2012 Scania.
An accident
“I didn’t initially set out to achieve that horsepower figure – that sort of happened by accident. As a fan of Greek V8 trucks, I was captivated by the turbo howl they gave off while changing gears. It was this sound I really wanted, as opposed to massive horsepower.”
After casually mentioning this to friend Brian Keogh, of Keogh Commercials based at Grovine, on the outskirts of Kilkenny City, Adam thought no more about that glorious sound as he happily continued to drive his Tipperaryregistered Topline in stock form. But, down in Kilkenny, Brian Keogh had done some homework of his own.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2020 من Truck & Driver.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Well forked Daf
Remember, we like to cover all sorts of different trucks here at T&D – like this impressive new CF rigid complete with Moffett Mounty forklift
King of the hill
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Time Machine 2015-2019
It’s the final part of our series on the history of UK haulage. Let’s look back at those innocent times before that pesky virus turned up
Original and best
There are few trucks which have been customised to the level of the Scania 143, but let’s not forget that the standard product was pretty awesome just as it left the factory, like this rare 420
GOING ALL THE WAY
Simon Rogers got behind the wheel as soon as he was able to, and nearly 30 years later, his company is going from strength to strength, with a striking all-black, top-spec Iveco S-Way 570 the latest addition to the fleet
Abnormal loads
In the distant past, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, truck drivers were a very different breed, made from sterner stuff than us mere mortals
Range change
After a gap of 13 years, Renault trucks have reappeared in the unique colours of MacRitchie Highland Distribution. T&D takes the high road to Inverness to meet owners, Donald and Catriona MacRitchie
Cutting a dash
Freshly showered and munching a healthy egg and cress sarnie in Gloucester North services, Chris has a Foden update
Air we go!
On Saturday 29 May at 6pm, 240 drivers gathered with their trucks at South Mimms Services for a parade to raise vital money for Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance
A Cutt Above
From coal to turf to fencing and loads more, there’s not much the Calcutt fleet hasn’t transported over the years
