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You're looking at a totally new bogie specifically developed for the toughest of operations—the off-road jobs. It's unique to Ford; Ford designed it, Ford built it. And it has an off-road performance to match " anything else on the market.
Our new bogie is a twin-spring design with the sort of articulation at the rear wheels which gives you traction under almost any conditions. Yet it needs no lubrication, requires little servicing and gives maximum tyre life.
The new twin-spring bogie is available as a 6 x 4 only and is used on Ford DT2214/2417/2418 tandems. Another thing that's long been proved worthwhile to off-road operators is the Ford High Ground Clearance Package Option.
Basically consisting of a 14-inch high ground clearance axle, this is
In the past, this package was restricted to 22and 24-ton tandems. But you can now order it as an option on any D Series truck, tipper or tandem model from Dizio upwards.
In short, it's Ford that can really get you to grips with the problem of off-road operations.