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The current Ivan Trakker -a facelifted version is imminent has much to commend it at 26 tonnes GVW. even if the intended application of our test vehicle, with what appeared to be an aggregate body on a nuckaway chassis, wasn't immediately apparent.
First impressions were strong, with a spacious cab, commanding driving position and good all-round vision. On the road a slick and fast 75 gearbox with a light shift load and precise gate ensured that best se was made of the torquey, high-revving Euro-4/SCR Cursor engine.
A well positioned gear lever and range-change on the button' assisted in propelling the Trakker up the steep and winding northerly iill on the A429 Fossebridge section of our test route in fifth, without ecourse to a tricky down-change across the range.
The Activ (sic) day cab is light and airy, brightened by red seat fabric and light grey plastic trim; time will tell how this stands up to dusty construction sites. There were sufficient trays, bins, and cup-holders for day working.
The high-set cab allows excellent ground clearance (with a chassis height of 1,100mm) which means a four-step climb up and down for the driver. Iveco's Achilles heel seems to be low-quality materials and a lack of attention to interior details. So while the basic design with its low engine hump is functional, the manufacture fails to dolt (or the driver) justice. The seat arms -especially the nearside cut into the occupant; other testers also complained of a sharp edge to the steering wheel. Faint rattles and hums from the trim also featured from time to time: not something to engender confidence in a new truck.
More significantly, the unprogressive brakes shake the transmission through to the gearlever when braking with an empty body. To an extent this is a feature with all tippers, which tend to run empty or loaded to the gunnels, but the Iveco was worse than some of its peers.
The extremely well finished PPG alloy body had an automatic tailgate, operable from the cab with a wander lead; the Dawbarn sideto-side body sheet was also electrically actuated.
The high cab and chassis seemed to cause more body roll on corners than other trucks in this class, and while its parabolic steel suspension copes, the Iveco is nowhere near as stiff as the M-B Axor or Volvo FE, Its steering required fairly frequent correction, with early signs of understeer and a tendency to feel spongy on
some corners. ■••••
The exhaust brake wasn't greatly effective but helped slow the fully laden vehicle on steep descents once the revs hit 2,500 rpm. Down-changes had to be made early on hill climbs, but in return the 330hp Cursor performed very well.
The 10.2-tonne kerb weight gave a payload just under the 16-tonne-sector benchmark, but Iveco's competitive pricing may offset this.
Despite detail faults, the Trakker is a powerful truck, on top of the job, simple to drive and easily able to cope with off-road work.