MAN TGM and Mercedes Atego Tractor Heads (Asia I guess)

Posted by SuperKaijuGaming2@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 22 comments

Tiny wheels

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MoreThanComrades@reddit

Average American reaction when a truck is a sensible size "How oddly strange is this contraption"

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lRainZz@reddit

Americans can't grasp the concept of "efficient". Everything needs to be oversized to be useful it seems.

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nisbet@reddit

As a European I don’t see a lot of weirdness here 😅

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korfi2go@reddit

Yeah, the only unusual thing is that bright orange paint job.

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fredololololo@reddit

Not weird at all, in Germany most of the garbage trucks have that color.

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fredololololo@reddit

I'm sure it's one. Fresh from the Benz factory and before the rear loader was installed.

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Rc72@reddit

Yup, it even has the orange flashing lights on top of the cabin already installed.

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Those are really common, unexceptional trucks in Europe. The wheels may seem small for US standards, but they help achieve a tight turning radius, which is useful for small streets. As someone has already noted, the first one is clearly intended to be equipped as a garbage truck...

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MRDR1NL@reddit

Nah that first one is not intended as a garbage truck. Just a tractor for roadworks (based on the color). Garbage trucks are not orange in the Netherlands. And you can see it has a fifth wheel (or whatever you call the part that the trailer mounts to).

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ComeBackSquid@reddit

Tiny wheels

Found the tiny frame of reference.

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SuperKaijuGaming2@reddit (OP)

Oh, it's because I searched Tractor head, and I thought it was an Asian term, just realized the EU sign

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Rubik842@reddit

It's got all the lines and grace of a pumpkin on a skateboard.

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SuperKaijuGaming2@reddit (OP)

Wait it actually looks like