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FIRST 4x 2 Seddon At n 401 tractive unit fitted a 245kW (328hp) Rolls • 340Li diesel has en I service with Smith Lets of Owston Ferry, Doncaster on 38-tonne operations.
e 3.12m (10.31t) wheel401 is fitted with a Fuller 11609 nine-speed gearand will be used with a le Crane Fruehauf plat trailer to carry steel ghout the UK as well as )ing trailer on local coal ron ore deliveries. It re a previous 265 Eaglered Seddon operated at :onnes gcw.
e charge-cooled 340Li, iced by Perkins Engines wsbury) became an onoption on the 401 in ddon Atkinson has made significant changes to its and 6x2 municipal vehicles for waste collection work.
The ZF S6-36 six-speed synchromesh gearbox replaces the Eaton five-speed unit. A 136 litre (30gal) fuel tank is used in place of a 204 litre (45 gal) tank and air intakes and batteries have been repositioned to make servicing easier.
On the 4x2, an Eaton 18100 drive axle is fitted in place of a Seddon Atkinson RA-57 axle.
At the Institute of Wastes Management Exhibition (CMJune 22) Seddon Atkinson announced its narrow track 4x2 municipal, powered by the Perkins 104kW (140hp) T6.3544 turbocharged diesel.