New Scania R Series! The truck that runs on pure air - Biglorryblog has a world exclusive!

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At last the truth can be told! Forget all about Scania's new Euro-5 EGR 5-Series Pah...old hat! The truth is those clever Swedes have come up with the ultimate 'Green' truck. And here it is. And naturally this is a Biglorryblog world exclusive. The folks at Sodertalje have invented a top-weight tractor that runs on pure air! Don't believe me? This is its fuel tank. Obviously as soon as Scania's minders saw me taking these SCOOP pictures they tried to stop me but I'm not going to be put off by excessive entertaining, low alcohol beer  and salmon steaks!

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What's more the air-powered Scania doesn't even have an engine! So all the more payload for weight-conscious hauliers...I reckon it's worth a good tonne on the bottom line. Now click through here for another clever device from the Swedish truck maker..

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Yes this clever device dices and chops up any reindeer you happen to run over into bite size chunks just right for the barbie...and for a pie who can tell me what this is and what it does. If you're really smart you might also like to explain to me how it works 'cos I've never figured it out....?

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And here's the mighty air-powered new 5 Series!

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Kristoffer

The device is pressed down between the tires to transfer power from the powered axle to the normally unpowered axle.

MT Ian Tonkin

Brian, have you got any more info on this ai-powered Scania. Does it just use a simple air compressor to turn the wheels.

The devide is called Robson drive. It can be lowered between the two axles and thus connecting the drive axle and unpowered axle together. Just as Kristoffer said. It's a cheaper substitute of real all-wheel drive used on mainly logging trucks.

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