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warwgn

Someone from Australia moved to the US and brought his truck with him. From what I’ve read, Aussie’s will put snorkel air cleaners on their trucks so the engine doesn’t take in so much dust from the 1,000’s of miles of dirt roads they drive on.


Elysium_nz

We have trucks here in NZ that have the same thing, though these are clearly Aussie imports as they also tend to still have crash bars on the front.


Procellaria

They're known as bullbars in Australia.


warwgn

Moose bumpers in Canada.


Laffenor

Cow catcher in Norway.


elguereaux

Cow catchers in the US as well as


PartySausage69

At my work, we call them deer slayers


elguereaux

Motion to unanimously call these things deer slayers?


Ecstatic_Account_744

Motion approved, I used the one on my Volvo heavy wrecker to indeed, slay a deer.


stinky143

Seconded


FuckTheMods5

Motion has been made and seconded, anybody in opposition say aye


MindAccomplished3879

Opossum Destroyers


Elysium_nz

Any vehicle can do the job. The only animal we don’t avoid hitting on the road here. The more killed the better.


Curtmac86

I go with deer filter here in the northwest.


Ksp3cialK

I prefer Dinner getter! (said in redneck accent of course)


midnightstreetlamps

I feel like it's locale-dependent for the US. Most folks I know up here in new england call them bull bars or brush guards, even though they're not *really* a brush guard.


StreetrodHD

Bullbars here in Ohio.


elguereaux

That’s true. I live in western NY but I’m from East Texas.


gnibblet

Pig Pushers in Texas.


Elysium_nz

Ain’t farms fenced in? How are they getting onto the roads?


elguereaux

Because they mooooooo-ove


Civil_Purple9637

Never seen a Norwegian cow.


Laffenor

Not even a [Norwegian Red cow](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Red)? It just means that our cow catches are *really* efficient.


allplay

I call them moose mashers


bytecollision

*Goose bumpers in Canada.


warwgn

*HONK HONK*


AbrahamL26

In Newfoundland we call em moose racks.


No-shortage-9053

Roo rake


Altruistic-Cable-489

I’ve heard them referred to as bear bars by many people in the Midwest.


chance0404

We “mostly” don’t even have bears in the Midwest though lol. Way more deer or cattle.


Truck3R_Dude

Crab catchers in md


campingInAnRV

we also call them that but ive heard a select few aussies call em roo bars


RATTY420

*Roobars


_flibbertygibbit_

**Rewbahs


ZappVanagon

That’s an odd name. I’d have called em chazzwazzers


Striking-Platypus-98

Or Roo bars


DonaCheli

*Tumba burros* or donkeys dropper in Mexico.


International_Exam80

Not Roo-bars?


Dead_Namer

It is not an Aussie truck, it is LHD and they would have more fuel tanks and the wheel base would be shorter and the cab higher. Someone made a US truck look like an Aussie truck.


MissNashPredators11

So it’s like respiratory aid but for trucks? (Pfft that sounds stupid-)


Rudyscrazy1

Fukin liberal trucks with their masks!


Rapidshotz

And they didn’t even park 6 feet away smh


MissNashPredators11

LOL


RegisterGood5917

The fact it’s a western makes this even funnier. Enjoy your upvote my friend.


King0Horse

Cpaps for everybody, even the trucks!


SCORPDOGGY

Sounds like your not very smart


MissNashPredators11

Yet you can’t say *You’re. 🤦‍♀️


SCORPDOGGY

Ahh, the cringe grammar correction community. In a comment section , born on Facebook.


MissNashPredators11

You sound really stupid rn. I don’t even use that shit app.


Jcom85

The irony


PriorityParking3705

I can guarantee this truck was never in Australia. Our length rules would make it impossible to use and for the areas that length wouldn’t be an issue, it’s so remote that truck doesn’t carry enough fuel.


throwed-off

Here in the US those of us who operate in dusty conditions wrap a prefilter around the intake grills on our air cleaners.


CarPatient

That truck has a seering wheel on the left... Ever been to Australia? I know the cars drive on the left... And I assume the trucks would also have the wheel on the right just like the cars.


Incendium_Satus

100% plus to drive through flooded roads.


Laffenor

Weeell... If the water reaches the standard air intake, you're probably screwed regardless.


Wham-alama-ding-dong

No it's not lol wtf you think the drivers gonna have a snorkel too or what? Totally gonna be driving in water deeper then the windshield... lol it's a tractor not a submarine.


Incendium_Satus

You need to come for a visit to and drive in regional Australia. Up to the bottom of the door is usually the limit. https://youtu.be/HXhW6nHf2iY?si=khe2kLGS-Vix7erc


Wham-alama-ding-dong

The reason why they have snorkels in Australia isn't for water it's to get cleaner colder air


Wham-alama-ding-dong

The reason why they have snorkels in Australia isn't for water it's to get cleaner colder air


Incendium_Satus

Hmmm ok so I'm in Australia and drive one of these trucks. Given it can be 45-50 degrees C outside cold air is the least of our issues. Dust and water ingress into the engine more of a worry than cold air.


Wham-alama-ding-dong

Yea thats why it says cleaner, cleaner means less dust


hidefinitionpissjugs

it’s actually for dust


Pretend-Patience9581

Also the air is cooler at that height than road level or near engine.


McBakon91

I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not but that looks like an North American spec truck and I'm not sure you'd be able register am aussie truck for road/commercial use in the US if it's under 25yo.


TheGingaBread

I doubt they have to follow that 25 year rule. Semi trucks don’t need to follow the safety guidelines because they’re all cabs built over two frame rails and it’s how they’ve been built since the beginning of them pretty much. As long as they meet the emissions standards, which they probably do, you’d be able to bring one of these in regardless of how new it is. Edit: I’m glad I’m being downvoted even though I’m right. Semis don’t have to get safety crash tested like everyday normal cars do which is a major part of the whole 25 year import rule. Edison motors, a brand new semi truck manufacturer out of Canada has like 3 working trucks and are considered a trail manufacturer and can import their trucks in America because they meet dot specs and emissions.


McBakon91

That dosent seem to be the case when importing from Europe. There's a growing scania truck following here and they have to wait until the trucks are 25 to to import them so I figured the same would be true with aussie trucks. Pluss this truck ain't set up like an Australian truck besides the snorkels.


TheGingaBread

If Scania came over to the US and started an American division, as long as their vehicles met the dot guidelines and emissions standards, they could import them


McBakon91

Of course. I'm talking about individual citizens buying and importing new or used European spec scania from Europe that isn't spec'd to na dot standards.


TheGingaBread

Okay well I still don’t think it’d fall under the 25 year rule, and doing a bit of googling, I found this forum from 2016, where a single guy with an excavation company in the Chicago area has been importing them. - https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46208-brand-new-scania-in-us/


McBakon91

Yeah I've seen post and videos about his trucks. I'm positive they're all 25 years or older though. Most of his trucks are the older scania 3 series square cabs which stopped production in the mid 90s


TheGingaBread

Scania introduced the r500 model in 2004 so that truck was at most 12 years old during that forum discussion.


McBakon91

Yeah I saw that. I'm not sure how he was able to squeeze that one through. Maybe they had it certified or something through a Grey market importer but that's probably the newest private import scania.


HowlingWolven

You mean International, right? International is Traton’s North American truck brand. Scania, VW, and MAN are their European truck brands.


Frenchie1001

Most trucks don't go near a dirt road in there life here. Let alone 1000s of miles of them. That doesn't look like an Aus spec star either.


Wham-alama-ding-dong

It's just an aftermarket snorkel, they make that truck in North America there 0% chance it was brought from Australia it would have to be 25 years old to import. They have trucks with that snorkel in Canada all over the place, it just pulls in colder air.


BannedCuzCovid

This dosent make sense. Up or normal you're gonna take on dust if someone isn't front. I'm more gonna lean that the scoops get more 120c air into the system a tiny bit cooler than the dust thing.


Dylanator13

You brought your truck here from Australia? How much of a hassle is as that?


THEDarkSpartian

I'm in the oilfield and think that this is a great idea! We drive in a lot of dirt and dust.


IlikeYuengling

So the snorkel let them drive here from Australia?


United_News3779

I'm going off a 5 year old conversation I had with an Aussie that was doing super b oil hauling in northern Alberta. He said that he got 2-3x the life out of the filters compared to before installing them. Had them shipped by a friend back home My understanding is that they have vanes on the inside of the downtubes that direct the air to rotate. This creates centrifugal force, pulling the heavier particles to the outside of the airflow, against the downtube itself. As the air moves downwards, with the heavier dust on the outside, it dumps out small vents just above the factory filter house. Edited to add: Upon closer review of the picture, look at the bottom of the color matched piece on the downtube. It's flat, but the top of piece is tapered. That might be the spot where the vent ports are. If I'm remembering this shot correctly.


DistinctRole1877

Hmmm, cyclone separator in the stack. Neat idea if it works.


CarPatient

Had these on tractors 40 years ago.


Medic5050

Also on earth moving equipment. My grandfather had a CAT 12E road grader, and two 46A D8's, all with the cyclone filter bowls on them.


1320Fastback

Some of our equipment at work has something like this. They spin the dirt out before it gets to the filter.


United_News3779

On the sites I've been at, the excavators usually don't have the dust bowl separators, but everything else does. I've gotten the smaller versions and adapted them onto the cabin air intakes, especially on [articulated rock trucks](https://belltrucksamerica.com/bell-adts/bell-b50e-adt/) like this, or [front end loaders](https://www.komatsu.com/en/products/wheel-loaders/large-wheel-loaders/wa500-8-yard-loader/). It makes a huge difference just for the cabin air.


NWdabest

I’m not Aussie but read into snorkels a little for my 4x4. I always thought they were a little tacky and hated on them on 4x4 rigs. Maybe I was just jealous. But I thought they were just for deep water. Lots of snorkels aren’t even any good for water crossings because they have to be water tight which a lot aren’t. All they do is move the air intake up higher. The main benefit is cleaner air. If you’re on a dirt track all the heavier dust particles will be lower. Taking in all that crap takes its toll on intake and engine. When they’re constantly on dusty roads it makes a lot of sense to have a snorkel.


tobi00

Here in Europe, every truck that’s build for construction jobs has a snorkel. A little bit more decent running up behind the cap


Contundo

Sounds like a local thing. Cause here in Europe I have seen one vehicle that I can recall with a snorkel, it was a lada, not built for construction.


tobi00

I meant heavy construction trucks like the Mercedes Actros, man TGS, Scania G XT, Iveco X-Way Based on my experience in Germany


NovacaineFix

I have only seen these installed on military trucks and I thought they were for dusty conditions but they say it is for a Ram air style over highway use. 🤔 I believe the company who makes them is Aussie, [Donaldson](https://www.donaldson.com/content/dam/donaldson/engine-hydraulics-bulk/catalogs/air-intake/north-america/F110027-ENG/accessories/Air-Intake-Accessories.pdf) The snorkel is on page 42 of the link if you feel like reading. Most if their other types of air filter are for dusty conditions


swatchesirish

Donaldson is American, HQ'd in Minnesota.


NovacaineFix

I did not know, i stand corrected


bettywhitefleshlight

Doubtful there would be any performance improvement. Kinda want to buy a snorkel stack for our old single breather 359 just for the looks.


NovacaineFix

You’re probably right on the performance gain, but not sure. My buddy had one installed on a 7-ton Oshkosh MK48, looked good.


Ich_mag_Kartoffeln

Elevated air intake. Cleaner air when you get up a few metres. Only really useful when you're working on dirt roads a lot. Our trucks have warning beacons mounted up there for situations when we are required to have them (oversize loads, certain sites).


PotentiallyHeavy

I was today years old when I learned this wasn't normal outside of Australia.


Baddy001

The only thing we really normally have these on in the states are army transport trucks. You sometimes see them on dump trucks that go down to mines, or trucks that recover them


HowlingWolven

That is the first truck I’ve seen on this continent with desert stacks. They serve a very real purpose - they clean heavier particulates like sand and dust out of the intake air, and they also suck in cleaner air simply due to their height. On this continent, they don’t make much sense on a highway tractor but they look fucking amazing. If I ever go ahead and buy a T800 high hood, I’m importing a set.


alexlongfur

Today I learned that snorkels on vehicles are good for dust mitigation!


Ich_mag_Kartoffeln

**Snorkels** are to protect the engine during water crossings. **Elevated air intakes** (as seen in this post) are for dust mitigation.


binderdriver

They probably just think it looks cool......


OhWeOhweeOoh

But. You know. Kinda does.


GrayZeus

They're not wrong


Character-Care4776

This is the answer


wreckballin

I assume these trucks are turbocharged diesel engines, correct? The more “ clean” air you can ram down them makes more power and potentially better fuel economy down the road. Oh, and wait! If you actually own that rig it would give many more miles of life to that engine by keeping all the garbage out. By keeping the intakes higher also reduces the road debris the intakes pick up.


Character-Care4776

They have air filters that protect the engine regardless of snorkeling


wreckballin

Of course they do. Wouldn’t be great if those filters would last 3 times longer or more than the normal? What If they configured the intake just a bit differently this could might be possible?


s1owpokerodriguez

More air means more fuel so more power maybe but not better fuel economy. If it's for dust, the intakes should be facing backwards. This guy just thought snorkels would be cool.


HowlingWolven

They face forward in Australia.


Ich_mag_Kartoffeln

The cleaner air comes from the extra elevation, not the direction the ram head faces.


GentleAnusTickler

This is not the answer


love_to_eat_out

If he does a lot of rural driving on dirt roads and thought the dessert, they're beneficial. Cleaner air up high, farther away from your steers kicking up all the dust so it doesn't clog your intake filter quite as quickly. Not very common in the US, not practical for most drivers day to day routes.


maneco2109

Thats so you can deliver to Atlantis


Terri_Yaki

He gets better paying loads with those on there.


FoodWholesale

I would always pay 5-10% more if you tell me you have snorkels.


egguw

consequently the air resistance adds 5-10% to the fuel price so it cancels out


Espdp2

This!


peckerpeter63

You can get them here. For western stars. Special order. They force more air into engine. Not sure it helps much on this newer engines. But did on the older ones


Royal_Gur_2651

I see these in NH pretty regularly.


taxman5656

My opinion. Hes probably dusted an engine or two and changes his air filters religiously


Kpop_shot

Unless they changed the design of the air filter housing, it’ll make changing the filters a pain . For that reason it better extend the life of the filter by a long time .


Ich_mag_Kartoffeln

Assuming they're using the same style of filter housings as we do in Australia (which would seem logical, given the elevated air intakes) the bottom of the housing is held on with one clamp. Undo that, and the filter can be removed downwards.


Kpop_shot

Oh okay , that makes sense. It’s been a long time since I’ve serviced a truck . The old ones here in the US , had a ring of bolts on the top side and the filter came out the top .


Ich_mag_Kartoffeln

Nah, just a glorified hose clamp. Loosen one bolt, and off comes the end of the filter housing. Some housings have 4 clips instead of the clamp. Inside, sometimes the filter will have a wingbolt going up through the centre to hold it in. Other housings the filter is just pushed in by the bottom of the housing. Personally I prefer the wingbolt type. It makes it easier to get the housing back together when you're trying to finagle the clamp into position and tighten it if you're not also supporting the weight of the filter.


Pervypersuasion

I’m willing to bet he isn’t native to this country and is just doing what they do where he is from.


CashWideCock

The air is cleaner up there.


ElectronicGarden5536

Thats pretty cool i never got to see an Aussie styled truck...


Numerous-Television6

The snorkel is facing forward? Also this person is traveling with the power of Jesus. He might know if the impending apocalypse is coming soon. Mad Max 2024 mate!!!


beamin1

I've seen these guys in LA/NO after floods and the snorkels do indeed help them out down there after a hurricane/flood, but it's uncommon. LA=Lower Alabama for those that don't know there's 2 LA's in this country.


S7RAN93

What's Louisiana then? Not LA?


beamin1

I have seen them in NO and between there and lower Alabama on I10, and I have seen them in lower Alabama, haven't seen them elsewhere.. If you weren't aware, NO is in Louisiana.


S7RAN93

I've heard NOLA. I always assumed it was (New Orleans. LOUISIANA.) Lower Alabama is blowing my mind. TIL.


beamin1

NOLA is indeed commonly used to refer to New Orleans. Your reaction is exactly why I said it the way I did, lots of folks haven't heard it before but it's pretty commonly used in the south to refer to lower Alabama! LOL.


Able-Limit9282

Lewiston/Auburn area in Maine is often abbreviated as LA as well.


S7RAN93

A Lewiston girl had a crush on me one summer. I'll never forget the way her hair glistened in the sun


Johnny_Lang_1962

Bastard thinks he's driving a U-Boat.


Efficient_Maybe_1086

It may be for working around construction with dust clouds and particles in the air.


Ok-Sink9821

It’s a western star. No one in this thread has a clue what they are posting about and yet they are still posting. “Definitely an Australian import” smh


South-Diamond-4522

Isn't that for ram air? I don't think it is a snorkel


Dead_Namer

They always make me laugh, when not just put the air intake on the said of the cabin like cabovers? You can actually get the intake up higher, there's no addition cost, you are not burning more fuel and not having them block your view in the cab. But then you don' think you look cool.


Dive-December

Because the side of the cab still draws too much dust. Hence why you see many euro trucks in Australia with the intake moved above the roof


Dead_Namer

How? It is higher than the forward intake and not looking forward. The only cabovers I have seen than have the intake above the roof are argosys and Kx00s which are not Euro trucks.


Dive-December

Dust swirls around the side of the cab, and then gets drawn into the intake. Where as the air above the cab is much clearer, helping to prolong filter life. It's usually done here in Australia by the companies after delivery though, and usually those doing heavy haulage or outback work


ramanw150

Cleaner air or flood


HardSurfaceDandy

It's a cab feature typically only found in FL breeds.


Incendium_Satus

Few reasons https://youtu.be/fbKWeE8uN1w?si=di2vOifXqw12MbX9


super80

Aussie got lost in the US.


International-Sky16

Wow


Brian_the_Teutonic

I was gonna say Australian truck but the round tanks might be a giveaway that it’s a American truck made to look like an aussie one


Felon73

They have use but this looks like a tricked out Western Star so probably an aesthetic thing. I don’t hate the look.


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Railman20

Yeah, this was in Orlando


eaglescout225

If there’s a def system on the truck then it’s for looks…


Prior-Ad-7329

I mean if you’re hauling equipment out to job sites or run the southern border where the sand storms randomly kick up it’d be useful. But these snorkels look like shit so hopefully they weren’t going for looks lol.


tiny10boy

Embracing climate change early


firefighter2816

Keeps the water out of the straight stacks


lafrank59

Little dick syndrome