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Fuel-tank options
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THE ENERGY crisis may not be biting at the transport industry quite as hard as first feared, even though companies with bunkering facilities have had supplies held at the level of 12 months ago. Supplies en route are more of a hit-and-miss affair as many more filling stations are catering for cash-only sales.
Surprisingly, the fitment of larger tanks as original equipment has not greatly increased.
DAF uses a single 200-litre .(44-gal) tank on all models, unless two are specified at an additional cost of £262 or a large single 322Iitre (71 gal) at only £132 extra. But demand is still only 5 per cent of all sales.
Volvo fits the formerly optional 405-litre (90-gal) tank to all sleeper-cab units for UK operation, and say that the demand for locking fuel-caps has increased dramatically.
Ford simply fits the tank from the next model in thk range as an alternative unless' two of the standard tanks are used. On the D Series range there are seven Special Vehicle Order options, while in the Transcontinental range a 600-litre (130-gal) unit is the largest available from Ford, and the fuel alone weighs almost 0.5 ton. But it is the 455-litre (100-gal) size that is now becoming popular.
Bedford is to make its SVO 330-litre (73-gal) fuel tank standard for all TM models soon.