EATON TRUCK Components be Heves that future automatii transmissions may
11th September 1982, Page 14
11th September 1982
Page 14
Page 14, 11th September 1982
— EATON TRUCK Components be Heves that future automatii transmissions may
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be automa ted versions of conventiona mechanical gearboxes in a MOVI to get over the cost and compli cation of current designs a automated transmissions.
Speaking at the Road Haulagc Association's weekenc workshop at Blackpool, Ron Hancock of Eaton said tha. future work by his compam (which manufacturers the Fulle Roadranger series) was concen. trated on reducing the drivel effort required for gear chang. ing.
He predicted that a great dea of attention would be paid to thh feature in the future and sug gested that multi-speeds unit: "would be here for years tc come" in spite of the trend to wards high torque engine: which in theory would perrni gearboxes with fewer ratios.