VERY stuck Volvo!

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sixbennetts
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VERY stuck Volvo!

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Ok, who's da U-boat commander?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckDpCXSsu9E&feature=

And I don't EVEN wanna KNOW what they have planned for this poor Volvo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak1AGah5 ... ata_player
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sixbennetts wrote:And I don't EVEN wanna KNOW what they have planned for this poor Volvo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak1AGah5 ... ata_player
I had seen Pinzgauers fitted with low-profile wheels on the german forum (I searched again and only found broken links...), the purpose was to lower the overall height in order to allow the trucks to fit on a train (some European railway companies have so-called "auto-train" connections, mostly on North-South lines during summer), saving the owners the trouble of long highway travel. Could be the same here...
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I'd have thought a kinetic rescue from ten tons of whatever tractor that is wil certainly pull the dents out of the body work, if not lengthen the wheelbase....
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GenevaPinz wrote:
sixbennetts wrote:And I don't EVEN wanna KNOW what they have planned for this poor Volvo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak1AGah5 ... ata_player
I had seen Pinzgauers fitted with low-profile wheels on the german forum (I searched again and only found broken links...), the purpose was to lower the overall height in order to allow the trucks to fit on a train (some European railway companies have so-called "auto-train" connections, mostly on North-South lines during summer), saving the owners the trouble of long highway travel. Could be the same here...
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Shibby, the homies on the hill would love to get their hands on my truck and do that. Rims would 24k true spoke spinners though.
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And I thought the rust in Volvos was due to road salt.
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That Tractor is a Kirovets.....the very small version K701 there are a few round here in Poland, quite rare now but impressive machines nonetheless. Your should see its big brother.
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Q wrote: I had seen Pinzgauers fitted with low-profile wheels on the german forum (I searched again and only found broken links...), the purpose was to lower the overall height in order to allow the trucks to fit on a train (some European railway companies have so-called "auto-train" connections, mostly on North-South lines during summer), saving the owners the trouble of long highway travel. Could be the same here...
Are those "wheels" supplied by the carrier, or does the owner need to supply their own?
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GenevaPinz
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berger wrote:
Q wrote:Are those "wheels" supplied by the carrier, or does the owner need to supply their own?
Home-made wheels that the Pinz owners brought along with them. The carrier just checks that all vehicles clear the max dimensions...
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Does anyone know these guys with the small wheels?

I'm very interested to know how they made them and what they used, since I need the same for my C303.

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I am pretty sure that the pinzgauers with the little wheels are personal vehicles of the guys at "Gut" automotive in switzerland. You can see their sticker on the door...

Here is a link...

http://www.gut-automobile.ch
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Thank you, that was very observant of you.
Damn, I should have thought of that myself. :)

I'll contact them and see what it gives.

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Haf-e wrote:I am pretty sure that the pinzgauers with the little wheels are personal vehicles of the guys at "Gut" automotive in switzerland. You can see their sticker on the door...

Here is a link...

http://www.gut-automobile.ch
Never thought about this... but with the Zurich licence plates (starting with "ZH"), this is indeed very likely, as Gut is based in Canton Zurich.
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