HGV's

A few...

DAF 225 85.

225 is the engine rating in BHP 85 is the cab type.

Scania:

113 H 420.

Easiest worked out from right to left:

420 is engine rating.

H is chassis rating,(L)ight, (M)edium, (H)eavy - most common are M.

Next number is the series - in this case an old 3 series.

Next number(s) is engine capacity in litres - usually a 9 or 11.

Volvo:

FM12 420

FM is the series. FM being medium sized, FH being higher cabbed ones.

12 is the cab spec - 10 usually being single bunk low head height, 12 being high head height and optional double buunk.

420 is the engine rating in BHP.

Top, thanks!

As I understood it, the Volvo numbering convention doesn't have anything to do with the cab spec - the number refers to the engine's (approximate) capacity in litres.

e.g. FM12 has a ~12 litre engine FH16 has a ~16 litre engine FL7 has a ~7 litre engine

It's going to be a loooong week.

THE LETTERS ARE THE CAB SPEC. FL is the old "wendy house" low cab. FH is the high cab. FM is a FH cab with a higher floor giving it a lower height making it the medium height cab in the range.

Depending on it still being there, the model plate is on the B post on the drivers side.

That's what I meant - I was referring to the actual numbers themselves within the model when I referred to engine size. i.e. 7, 10, 12 etc. I regularly drive a FL10 and a FH16 myself (mind you, bit of a difference between them!)

agreed about the number engine size, haven't a clue about the rest

Why do you have to ruin what was, 2 or 3 posts ago, originally a very helpful response to a perfectly valid question with this sort of agressive wanky bollocks?

Yes, you explained the lettering very well, but you haven't said anything about the numbering. A simple "I don't know" would suffice, if you don't know.

Douglas

Why the f*ck do you have to stick your nose in? Fuck off back to uk.r.d.

If you'd bothered to read my original reply you'd have noticed the words:

"12 is the cab spec - 10 usually being single bunk low head height, 12 being high head height and optional double bunk."

Knob.