The TRM 2000
Page 18
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
VOLUME PRODUCTION of the two-tonne capacity Renault TRM 2000 has now started al the Normandy, factory of Re, nau It Vehicules Industrials.
Of the 12,000 TRM 20005. ordered by the French Army, the first 2,000 such vehicles order& have been fitted with RITA auto matic telecommunications. equipment.
The TRM 2000 has also been adapted to suit overseas markets with the availability of a soft-top cab version and a righthand-drive option.
An indirect injection diesel en, gine of MAN origin is fittec which develops 80kW (108bhp: at 3,000rpm while the gearbox is a five-speed synchromesh unit.
Fully laden, the TRM 2000 is claimed to have a gradeability 01 50 per cent and can cope with water to a depth of 900mn(35in).
The TRM 2000 is featured ir the RVI line up at the Satory ex, hibition, which is the biennia showpiece of the French arma, ments industry.
And the 6x6 Renault TRIV 10,000 is in the final stages of its evaluations by the French Arms and is scheduled for productior in 1984.
Equipped with a 15 tonne lifting capacity crane with ar outreach of 2.5m (8ft 2in), the recovery version will enable en, gineers to undertake field re. pairs to the AMX 30 tank.
As its type number suggest( the TRM 10,000 has a 10-tonne load capacity and is powered la) the Renault MIDS 06.20.45 tur bocharged diesel engine whiclis rated at 198kW (266bhp) foi this application.
The engine now has a capacit) of 9.8 litres (598cuin) followinc an increase in stroke from 130 tc 145mm (5.2 to 5.7in) compare( to the original 06.20.30 engin( range.
The gearbox is the latest 8f nine-speed unit from RVI whict is produced at the "automatic' factory at Boutheon.