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I Bought a Cheap Hooklift Truck That Needs a lot of Work

BergstromGarage

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I Just bought a hook-lift truck!
A Volvo FM12 2006 6x2 420hp for 9000USD (90 000:- sek) (25%tax included)
Picked it up from about 5 hour drive south from my home.
Right in time before the winter cover the roads.

This has been a dream for a while for me! lot of work on this one but that´s exactly how i want it:)

The cab is the perfect size, possible to overnight in, and it is not too high to fit in my carport as soon as i have cleared out some space.

20 Comments

@marklee3066 10 months ago

Between you and Mattias B. - When I think of Sweden, I think of hooklift trucks!

@OZ6JO 10 months ago

ask fellow youtuber Matthias Bjornstrom - he has a truck exactly like yours. hooklift and everything.

@ilvaporizzatore 10 months ago

Now you need to build a stone crusher :D

@gekkedirkie 9 months ago

First Bjoernstroem now Bergstrom. I like it

@SA-76234 2 months ago

If they did good truck inspections like that here half the trucks would be off the road.

@sydneyshinshi 10 months ago

You are a brave man driving it home for 5 hrs before you checked the oil.

@SPPhotography89 7 months ago (edited)

Lift the front wheels into the air when you add oil to the power steering, start the machine so that the pump rotates at the same time, and it pushes the air out of the system.
Turn the wheels from right to left, and to the right. Repeat until you feel the instruction soften.

@Erik_Owren 10 months ago

Your gonna need a bigger garage now😊

@robertgoyer2033 6 months ago

So cool watching the scenery as you drive home

@MikeMcAuliffe-g2f 8 months ago

It will be a good truck once sorted.

@hampusisaksson8773 10 months ago

Ett litet tips är att alltid ha ett flak på bilen under vintern, du vill inte ha för mycket snö i växlaren och ramen.

@outnorthprospecting 7 months ago

Riktigt roligt att se någon annan som tar sig an ett fm12 projekt, har precis skaffat mig en själv. 💪

@gheice_modelism 10 months ago

I feel Nordic Andrew Camarata vibes in this channel. And I like it. Following at 16.100 followers!

@DonDomel 9 months ago

looking forward for restoration videos ! Merry Christmas and greetings from Poland !

@christopherleblanc9599 10 months ago

great addition too your fleet, being able too haul for your self when you need things moved , Priceless , ,,, there so many creative containers for these , , flat bed , trash bin / bulk bin, dump truck , bulk tank containers, even seen them as a container camper, love the concept , and you have the double tow wagon set up , for a wagon based hook chassis , imagine hauling stone on the truck with a dump body and the excavator on a wagon chassis, in a dumpster or flat bed , all in one trip , ,,, or as a log hauler with bunk racks , ect, there so many options that can be made or bought, , congrats ,Canada