I saw this and immediately thought about the Farthing boys! They would have loved this, and they were even letting people sit in it! :)
The day in Skövde was amazing, and the train ride was so much fun! I had such a good time exploring with Fredrik. He's such an amazing tour guide! Seeing where he did his military service was really fun and interesting too! Puts a new perspective on him! I love learning new things about him all the time!
Also! Today I got my early birthday present from Fredrik's parents. Ann, his mom, took me and bought me 3 new pairs of shoes for the winter! So 3 pairs of warm shoes that won't get wet, since it will start raining ALL the time! 3 pairs of shoes in one day is like a dream come true for me! :)
The Swedish word of the day is "sko" which means "shoe" and is pronounced "skoo". To say "shoes" you change the word to "skor". In Swedish there are a lot of different grammar rules when it comes to singular and plural. Every word has an "en" or "ett" that goes in front of it and that determines how the word changes from singular to plural. It's really difficult because there are no rules, you just have to memorize all those words, and if you don't know it, it messes the whole sentence up! And to Swedes, it sounds really bad if you use the wrong one!
Awesome, they love it!! Ian wants to know: "Is it yike a fork yift?"
ReplyDeleteIt's so sweet that you were thinking about them!
I think Ian is correct, it is yike a forkyift! I wonder what it really is?
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Hey! Just to help you out with the "forkyift!" problem.
ReplyDeleteYes! "Its yike a forkyift."
The Swedish military bought 21 of these, using them for loading/unloading airplanes and big trucks fast. They are also small enough for an airplane to take carry them.
The model is called "P72.10 (P)anoramic."
Since i love helping out. I converted the technical specifications for it, since its in metric.
Weight: 23100 lbs
Overall length: 17.53 ft
Overall width: 7.34. ft
Overall height: 8.00 ft
Cab internal width: 3.26 ft
Ground clearance: 1.56 ft
Rated maximum load: 15840 lbs
Maximum lift height: 31.33 ft
Maximum forward reach: 18.04 ft
Lift height with rated capacity: 19.68 ft
Forward reach with rated capacity: 5.24 ft
Load capacity at maximum lift height: 8800 lbs
Load capacity at maximum forward reach: 4400 lbs
Travel speed (low/high): 9.32/24.85 mph
Engine: Perkins
Power output (kW/HP) 74.5/101
Aspiration: Turbo
Hydraulics: Load Sensing
Sideshift: Yes
Frame Levelling: Yes
Stabilisers: No
"http://www.merlo.co.uk/html/p72_10.html"
There you have the information. English ofc! :)
Would you say, "I am going to buy skor" for shoes?
ReplyDeleteI would say that in the USA, it used to be frowned upon if someone used bad grammar, but it is so common now, it seems we are among the few that notice! I am speaking of native speakers! I admire you for learning a new language.
Fredrik: Thanks for the info on that nifty equipment.
Wow, Fredrik! I'll give Ian those specs and we'll see what he remembers. Cool piece of machinery.
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