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Gatwick's Scania does '53' proud
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THIS WEEK sees the arrival of the new '53' plate, and one of the more interesting new recruits is this £180,000 Scania.
The R124 GB 8x2 NA420 is the latest addition to the Gatwick Group's fleet, used for specialist haulage of items as diverse as construction plant and aircraft engines. Opticruise automated transmission is fitted, with VDO Dayton TMC sat-nay ensuring prompt arrival.
The Scania's body is a low-profile powered-beavertail flatbed by Webb Truck Equipment of Acton, Suffolk. With the suspension at its lowest setting, the bed is barely 100mm above the top of the rear tyres. In case Hiab's biggest crane, the XS 700 Hi Pro, isn't big enough, it comes with a removable 165X fly jib and winch, extending its reach to 22m. The reverse knuckle design of the fly jib attachment allows easy positioning within buildings.
A 9.0m stabiliser span keeps things steady. while a second radio remote-control unit can be used to place loads out of sight of the first operator.
Despite the 32-tonne GVW, the payload when fully kilted is barely 7.0 tonnes — although another 1.5 tonnes can be obtained by dropping the fly jib, and a VBG 50mm drawbar coupling is fitted so that capacity can be increased with a tandem-axle flatbed trailer.