FAO Dublin Fire; Dennis v Scania

kub

It looks like the trusty old Dennis appliances are been replaced with Scania's. How do they compare to the Dennis machines?

dfbemt

Dennis is a fire engine, Scania is a truck.

High, bouncy, feels like it is pushing you forward.

Dennis anyday with the Sabre being the best ever to drive.

Worst ever were the 88 Volvo FL6's. Slowest trucks we ever had but the Merc ET's were also brutal.

wreckless

only ever drove the volvos myself. as our co. like many other had been for good few years buying ex-uk machines. our ET is a 94 volvo. low, fast and great to drive. the new volvo is not as low but certainly wider, higher and longer, automatic but a beast of an engine.

see a lot of scania`s around the counties but never drove any. by jeez they are high!!!

kub

I wonder as well though, the way that appliances are parked up most of the time. Then a call comes in, the engine is started and fairly soon after the max torque is applied.

This surely can't be good long term for an engine, can it?

Also am I imagining things or is there more Dennis appliances in restoration compared to other appliances or is it just because they were more popular in their time?

Cookie_Monster

kub wrote: »

I wonder as well though, the way that appliances are parked up most of the time. Then a call comes in, the engine is started and fairly soon after the max torque is applied.

This surely can't be good long term for an engine, can it?

I imagine it's not but the fact they see such little relative use, are stored indoors and probably the best maintained vehicles in the country would counteracts that for a long time.

starviewadams

Saw a Scania DFB engine in town yesterday and they are massively tall compared to the old Dennis ones,looks really odd.

Was in London a few months back and the LFB Mercedes engines look really small,think the Dennis ones were just right!

999/112

A little older now, but can they move, supercharged engine,:D & auto transmission.
Hard to beat when all is considered!