Where Eagle dares
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SEDDON ATKINSON is adding the Rolls-Royce Eagle 320 turbocharged diesel to its range of engines for the 400Series 4x2 tractive units.
The new model, available only in sleeper cab form, is designated T38 R 320 with a design gcw of 38 tons in the UK In Eire and export markets it is rated at 45 tons gcw without modification.
With the Eagle 320 sixcylinder engine, rated at 232kW (311bhp) at 2100 rpm producing a maximum torque of 1180Nm (870Ibft) at 1300rpm net installed, the tractive unit has a kerb weight, including 80 gallons of fuel, water, oil, spare wheel and carrier, of 6.39 tons.
A Fuller RT-9513 13-speed, air-operated range-change gearbox is fitted driving to a Rockwell R180 rear axle with a ratio of 3.7 to 1.
Crawler gear with a ratio of • 12.50 to 1 is said to give a gradeability of 1 in 5.15 while, in eighth gear direct, maximum road speed is 113km /h (70mph).
With an overall length of 5.37m (17ft 7.6in) it has a wheelbase of 3.12m (10ft 3in); 13-ton rear suspension and 12R-22.5 tyres are fitted as standard.