Conversion Scania exhibited a 6x2 tractor with a second steer
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and lift axle conversion ahead of the drive axle made by the local importer, Beers.
A factory produced option is said to be in the pipeline and will be available soon. Scania also has a low-height tractive unit for super-volume semitrailer operation which, with air suspension front and rear, meets the 0.95m coupling height.
Existing engines will carry Scania through to the implementation of the 1995 Euro 2 emission standards, but radical changes will be needed to go much beyond that.
An agreement has been signed with Cummins for the joint development of a new fuel system based on Cummins' highpressure unit injector (CM 6-12 Feb) but Scania heads are not compatible.
Neither company was prepared to predict where a new four-valve head would be developed.