75 SCAN IA

22nd September 1972, Page 131

22nd September 1972

Page 131

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Saab-Scania AB, C lo Saab-Scania (Great Britain) Ltd, Heathrow House, Bath Road, Cranford, Middx.

Four Scanias are at Earls Court this year. Two versions of the LB 80, a two-axle rigid and a two-axle tractive unit, are on view and have the same uprated Scania DS8 engine. This engine is 7.8-litre six-cylinder turbocharged design and is now certificated to BS AU 141a: 1971 at 192 bhp at 2400 rpm and 477 lb ft torque at 1500 rpm and is therefore sufficient to power articulated or drawbar models up to 32 tons gcw. Both LB 80s are fitted with a Scania GS750 10-speed gearbox and a Scania R640 rear axle.

The four-wheeler rigid has 161t 5in. wheelbase and is fitted with a 22ft Bonallack platform body, and the 10ft Oin. wheelbase artic unit has a York Big D fifth-wheel.

Next model in the Scania range is from the 110 series — an LB 110 HS 34. This is a two-axle 11ft Oin. tractive wheelbase unit with sleeper cab suitable for operation up to 48 tons gcw where legally permissible. In the UK this model is popular at 32 tons gcw.

The engine of this model is the turbocharged 11.0-litre six-cylinder diesel which is certificated to BS AU 141a: 1971 at 250 bhp 2200 rpm and 723 lb ft at 1400 rpm. This model is fitted with the Scania GR 860 10-speed range-change gearbox which was introduced at the Geneva show earlier this year. The rear axle is the Scania model R 751 hypoid design. A York Big D fifth-wheel is fitted.

The largest Scania is the 140 and this range is represented on the stand by the model LBT 140 S 34, a 6x 4 tractive unit which can operate at up to 70 tons gcw. Wheelbase is lift Oin. The 140's V8 turbocharged engine is one of the most powerful available in Europe and has been certificated to BS AU 141a: 1971 at 335 bhp at 2300 rpm and 912 lb ft torque at 1500 rpm. The 10-speed GR 860 transmission is used in conjunction with Scania double-drive axles RB651 /R651. The model on show has a sleeper cab and left-hand steering for Continental operation, and a Crane Fruehauf fifth-wheel. The all-steel cab is built to strict Swedish safety standards, and superbly furnished and trimmed providing excellent driver comfort.

The cabs of 80, 110 and 140 models all tilt by means of an hydraulic system for access to the power units.