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A beauty in the eye of the beholder
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To coincide with Tipper 2005
we've checked out a prime
example of a breed we tested back in 2003. Back then it was all lightweight and Swedish — so no change there, then...
By 2003 Daf, Volvo and Scania had sewn up the lightweight tipper market, leaving the rest to rely on muckaway and product loyalty to stay in the running.
What's changed since then is that 'the rest' have changed tack and started to pursue the lightweight market with better suited products.They're still off the pace but the gap is showing signs of closing.
In 2003 the Swedes took half the market between them with Daf running third ahead of Foden. But if you scour the dealers, the auctions and CM'S classified ads, you won't find one later than 2001. So this Product Focus is an exercise in discovering what your 2003 Scania tipper is worth.
Our example is a P114 8x4 construction vehicle with a 339hp engine and day cab. Standard stuff for a road-going tipper dealing with aggregates with its high ground clearance and steel suspension.
The driveline comprises an all-electronic Euro-3 10.6-litre 339hp unit injector DC11 engine with Scania's own eight-speed transmission. Peak torque is 1,600Nm at 1,100-1,300rpm.
The tried and tested single-reduction Scania bogie is ideal for aggregates work: it comes with a two-spring suspension in place of the old four-spring set-up. If you're into heavy muckaway work the hub-reduction axle option with an overdrive box should be more up your street.
The cab is the traditional day cab so there's nowhere behind the seat for a rest. For our test Scania fitted a Rouse Xtralite alloy body complete with Edbro CX15 ram and Dawbam Clearspan sheet. It added 1,899kg to the P114 8x4's commendably light tare of 9,092kg fully fuelled.
Scania's quoted list price of £57,715 for the basic Euro-3 P114.340 8x4 chassis is almost £2,500 less than the price of the Euro-2 model we tested back in June 200(1 The lowdown A lot of operators get hung up on outright economy but the one thing we like to see in a truck is consistency throughout its whole life cycle.There's no point starting off well then gradually tailing off with each new variant. So we're pleased to report that Scania's Euro-3 P113.340 tipper takes over exactly where the old Euro-2 version left off. It delivers decent economy, has a good payload,is a delight to drive and with a price tag almost £2,500 less than its predecessor looks like being even better value for money.
That's not to say that it's perfect. Overall,our impression of the P cab is that it's a 'one size fits all' — inside it feels more like a tractor than a tipper and Scania could certainly have made it more practical. not least in terms of storage and trim. However, while we could bitch about it till the cows come home. anything we say is unlikely to spoil the P113.340's appeal to operators and owner-drivers.
Despite all the talk about what the discerning tipperman wants, you can't argue with registration figures. Forget the myths.. right now what he wants is a Scania. •