What a credit that Lady is to Volvo, That is what is lacking in a lot of Companies, Thanks for sharing your visit to Volvo, very enjoyable and informative.
The tour guide was awesome! She really knew her stuff and was very pleasant to be around. Most guides just act like robots after doing hundreds of tours......
The lady was so knowledgeable, need more like her, so great for Chris to have some time off, if anyone deserves it , it’s Chris, he brings happiness to so many of us , let’s give it a rest about his gf/wife, ! It’s his life outside of work! I think everyone is on the wrong track,
Thank you for sharing your trip to the museum. Great to see how the company survived and evolved to become what it is today while still keeping close touch to its roots.
Thank you for taking us along with you and I really enjoyed the genuine enthusiasm of the Lady that was escorting you through the museum. She is very Knowledgeable about the history. She likes running the steam engine!
Back in the 70's, the one thing that I remember about Volvo Cars was that they had stainless steel exhaust systems on them. My Opel Manta exhaust system rusted out, and I am in Texas.
This 'backwards' construction is the best. All bucket weight is on the big tyres (with snow chains you get enormous grip) and it really turns on a dime around center point. You can follow curb in 90⁰ corners with your snowplow. Love it! ❤ And best of all is that you don't even have room for your grandkids along as passengers in cab. Haha!
Remember the earlier model at 13:02. Probably used a very early one. With 5 reverse and 1 forward gears. Took a long time crossing a road. Causing lots of cars waiting.
2 thoughts.. 1. Diesel Creek is got to be eating his heart out.. this place is right up his alley moreso that cable excavator.. that baby has been taken care of... 2 Seems like a really nice vacation for both you and Mikey (and Jenna.. ) I know you love the old hardware (just looking at your Cat collection).. so seeing some of this... we've come a long ways.
Soooo..... Is anyone else screaming "CLIMB IN THE SEAT/CAB OF EVERYTHING!!!!".... after she said you can climb in ALL our exhibits... or is that just me...?
Thank you for this great video 👍 Åkerman was manufactured in the small town of Eslöv in southern Sweden, I live just outside for many years. My grandfather was an excavator operator and had an Åkerman when he participated in the construction of the Öland Bridge, which connects the island of Öland with the mainland. This was the late 60s. I have been told how it happened when they changed buckets with the "big sledgehammer", it was blood, sweat and raw strength in those days. Greetings from Sweden
I have a 1987 Volvo BM Valmet tractor, the last model range of tractors influenced by Volvo BM. Let me explain a bit about how things happened. If anyone have any questions or feedback, feel free to reply. Volvo BM decided to focus on construction equipment and went into a merger with their Finnish competitor, Valmet. This was in 1979. This merger was made clear by making a model range together. This was the Volvo BM Valmet 05-series. Volvo BM supplied things like the cabs and transmissions for these tractors. Valmet made the other parts. This made the tractors have the best of both worlds. These tractors kept the red color from Volvo BM as well. This tractor series was released in 1982 and remained in production until 1991. This means that Volvo BM tractors were really manufactured until the 90’s. These are tractors that are still actively being used on farms today. My grandfather bought a new one in 1987. It still works great on our farm with 12 000 hours on it. The tractors were rebranded Valmet in 1987, but continued using the Volvo BM design and parts until 1991. Parts like the cabin identification plates, all cabin parts and so on, says Volvo BM on them. Many parts are also common between the construction equipment and these tractors. This complicates parts accessibility for the Volvo BM Valmet, as it varies who can supply the parts. Valmet continued as a tractor brand until the late 1990’s. After further ownership change, they were forced to change name. In the early 2000’s they changed name to Valtra (litterally meaning VALmet TRActor). In the late 2000’s they were bought by AGCO. As you might now, AGCO is the big american company that also owns Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger, GSI and so on. Valtra tractors are still being made to this day, in Finland. Now, much more technologically advanced. Many parts are shared between MF and Valtra. For instance, the engines are made in Finland. Valtra also trace their history back to Volvo BM if you read their history page. This is the modern day successor of the Volvo BM tractors.
Chris, Great meeting you on our connecting flight back in Newart. First time I’ve ever seen someone wearing a Let’sDig18 shirt…and it’s Chris!! Loved the museum tour. Tim 19:51
Fantastic opportunity to see this and thanks for taking us along. Remember the steam 'tractor' - Dad had our hay threshed into chaff with one of those (geez I'm getting old!). History makes a difference - come a long way in this area.
That's a really Coooool Awesome museum 🙂 If I was able to visit there I would be smiling so greatly, even for days 😀 Thank You Chris for showing the museum 🙂
Wow !! Oh Yeah, This is gonna be good !! Starting with the History of it all... And Man, the Blade on that Dozer was crazy wasn't it !! Looked like it wrapped all the way around it pretty much, and connected overhead there somehow ?? Very cool Chris !! Thanks for sharing Man, Can't wait to see what ya got coming !! Great as always Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next ...
I visited that museum in ca 2005 in conjunction with one of our yearly Volvo Head Safety Officers Conferences. We had dinner in the huge hall. I worked for Volvo within car manufacturing for around 20 years up until I went on pension in 2013. Hope you enjoyed your trip to Sweden Chris.
Hi Chris and Mike you have a very nice host at volvo and My goodness she knows her mechanics yes it's her job but she does it very good, if this video is anything to go by this is going to be a great series of videos, thank you for tacking us with you very very enjoyable.
We like seeing your digs and work stuff, but this was over the top awesome! Loved seeing the history and the museum. LOVE the tour guide! That young lady is not only beautiful, but full of energy and excitement with a passion to teach. One of the better videos lately, you two.
I have driven a Ford 850 that was converted into a farm forklift by mounting the driver's seat backward. The linkages for steering and controls were, well... interesting to say the least.
That History Tour was totally awesome Chris. Really was an enjoyable tour sir to see the different machines of the Volvo Companies. Can only imagine the brainstorming that brought us to where we are today. Thank you sir for bringing us along.
Thank you for the tour, really enjoyed seeing and hearing of the developments made towards the Volvo equipment of today. Again thank you, appreciate you sharing with your subscribers.
Excellent bro and cheers for letting us tag along, ya tour guide is a wealth of knowledge, she sure makes everything so interesting. Safe travels. Ken.
I absolutely LOVE seeing old photos of how things changed and developed. Thank you sooooo much for this video!!!! You have a wonderful tour guide. She really knows her stuff and very easy to listen to. You can tell by how she talks, she absolutely loves her job. She still gets excited talking about the history. Huge, HUGE respect for her!!
Hi, I've been following your channel for a few years now and when I see that you come to Sweden and to my home regions to visit, among other things, the Munktell museum, I actually feel a little proud. I hope you had a great trip and that you had a good experience. Keep up the good work😉
So glad to see so much praise for the guide. I love going to museums and finding someone super enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the contents. Not sure if she's more than just a guide, but she seems sharp.
What an awesome experience. Thank you for taking us along. I hope there is a part 2 with the modern equipment. After seeing this, I now remember seeing Volvo BM equipment when I was younger. I wonder when they dropped the BM name...
That was a very amazing video. You know its so mind blowing how they made those machines back then. So freaking awesome. My favorite was the cable shovel for sure and with that said its so amazing how they build the machines today. I love it.
What a great tour guide, so happy so much knowledge, we have come a long way, but like you said overall it was a pretty short time frame, from digging, to horses, to mechanical power. I look at some of that stuff, then look at your 350, they came a long way in development. But like she said, they took a tractor, built the frame they needed and put a tool on it, genius, thanks for taking us along.
It’s cool to see the history behind this stuff, I have a huge collection of books about tractors and heavy equipment but being able to see that kind of history in person and touch it is very cool
