Minty tender Its many needs
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YNOLDS Boughton is to .oduce a 5-tonne-gross 4x4 iicle intended to meet both ilian and military requirents.
he RB 44 offers a wide 'ice of wheelbases, engines transmissions to suit the ny types of operation ex:ted to include the ElecAty and Water Boards, iculture, forestry in addi to the general construe industry.
lore exacting specificais cover the fire and miliservices.
1, three-seat walkthrough is mounted on a straight -top chassis which is able accept almost any type of lywork. A larger crew cab sion is offered as an alternre.
irs: units off the produc1 li le will be fitted with a '-compression 3.0 litre V6. 7d petrol engine with a wer output of 74kW Obhp) at 4,750rpm, coupled a four-speed gearbox with os -anging from 6.32 to 1. 'or greater performance the .cl 2.8 litre V6 engine pro2ing 99kW (133bhp) at 00rpm is available and uld normally be used with --,ord C3 automatic gearbox to power a rapidintervention fire vehicle.
The Perkins 4.236 and Bedford 214 petrol, 220 or 330cuin diesels will be available at a later date to meet individual preferences.
Boughton's own transfer box with permanent fourwheel-drive through a PowerLok differential will be fitted as standard, but a two-speed option with the choice of selection of two or fourwheel-drive as an alternative.
A rear-facing power take-off outlet is provided with both boxes.
The chassis, of ladder frame construction, offers a choice of 3.3m (130in), 3.68m (145in) and 3.9m (156in) wheelbases.
Vehicle suspension consists of conventional semielliptic leaf springs fitted with double-acting telescopic shock absorbers, while the steering is of the recirculating ball type.
Large 317mm (12.5in) diameter hydraulic brakes are operated via a dual-servo split system. Such a choice should allow customers to specify these vehicles, the smallest in Boughton's range, to meet individual operational requirements.