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Tester's impression: If any brand on sale today shouts "tipper",
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its Foden. It's fair to say that no other manufacturer can match its ability to supply a tipper built exactly to the customer's specifications.
In fact probably the only thing that two consecutive trucks gong down the Leyland line will have in common is the Daf-scurced cab. About 60% of Fodens come off the line with a Caterpillar engine.
When moving away the first thing that made itself known was the lightness of the assisted single-plate clutch. That alone should save a fair dose of fatigue in a working week.
The performance from the Cat felt strong, and we must admit that on the return to our base we were enjoying the grunt so much we missed the turning.
The test hill at Biunsdon took two full gears, although with a bit more faith and familiarity it might have made it with one split less. Coming back down, the two-position Jake brake was effective once we'd got the gears down and the revs up.
As you'd expect by now, apart from the odd kite logo the Foden's cab interior is a straight clone of its Daf cousin. klot that there's anything wrong with that in fact traditionalists might argue that the surroundings are simply too plush fora tipper. But in terms of dimensions, the extended day cab layout is a fine compromise between giving the driver plenty of working space and not wasting too much potential body length.
Foden has done the best it can to get the weight down by resorting to aluminium for wheels, air tanks and fuel tank, only to add a bit of extra weight with luxury trim, seats and air-con.
The trademark FF21 rubber suspension at the rear saves nearly 300kg compared with the steel alternative; its other benefit, when combined with the parabolic front springs, is an excellent ride.
The PTO and sheeting controls were easy enough to use, but with nonmatching switches marked by sticky labels they seemed a bit of an afterthought. The sheeting switch gives all-or-nothing.