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;eddon gets heavy
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I John Dee Transport is the St operator to take delivery factory-built Seddon Atkinn 6x 2 Stratos plated at 65 nnes.
The 6x2 Strata has been oduced at Oldham since the end of May, but the three Stratos sold to John Dee are the first to be plated above 38 tonnes (see Business page 12).
The three John Dee trucks are fitted with Eaton's T513612 Twin Splitter transmission rather than the TS011612 normally fitted in the Stratos. A spokesman for Seddon Atkinson says the "chunkier" transmission is better suited to the heavy haulage work undertaken by the trucks.
John Dees Paul Barker says the Stratos were chosen because they are competitively priced, with the transmission change the only major alteration to the conventional 38 tonne 6 x2 Stratos. "We have operated a 4x2 Stratos for a while and we're very pleased with it," says Barker. "All our Stratos have the big cab which is good when we are using two men for heavy haulage."
The Stratos are fitted with the standard Dayton Walther fifth wheel. John Dee uses the Stratos to pull Broshuis extendable four-axle and fiveaxle, swan neck trailers up to 36.5 metres long, giving an imposed rating of up to 22 tonnes.
John Dee Projects chose a sliding fifth wheel to allow maximum compatibility to enable the trucks to be used on general haulage. This is the reason the company decided to go for the lighter 6 x2 tractor in preference to the traditional heavy hauler configuration.