Rigid Mack tailor made for Britain
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GREEMENT by Renault Trucks id Buses (UK) Ltd to handle lack Trucks sales and service in ritain is not affected by the reently announced Renaultodge link.
Indeed, the first of a new line a x 4 chassis cab — designated IRE 685-RS — has just become railable. This right-hand-drive iodel is the first rigid vehicle jilt by Mack expressly for the K market, and is designed to ieet both British Construction id Use and EEC regulations. Although suitable for most 'ad-going applications, Renault cpects the 6 x 4 to appeal to Dth tipper markets as well as lixer and tanker operators.
Priced at £34,430 it provides ir a body/payload of over 16.5 ins, and built at Mack Trucks' lant in Macungie, Pennsyl)nia, it comprises mostly of inDuse mechanical components eluding engine, gearbox, axles id suspension.
Power comes from a six-inle turbocharged 11-litre EME 67 Mack Maxidyne diesel enne, which has similar charac'ristics to Renault's own axicouple high torque-rise Gross output is given as 31kW (217bhp) at 1,800rpm, hile maximum torque of 150Nm (848 lbft) occurs at 20Orpm.
The TRXL 107 constant-mesh axitdrque gearbox with six forard speeds, including a 14 to 1 awler and five reverse speeds, yes a geared speed of 100km/h 2mph) and a restart gradeabil/ of one in three. The design capacity of the rear bogie is 19.64 tons using camelback leaf springs, a spiral bevel double reduction diff, and interaxle diff lock. Front axle suspension, using semi-elliptical leaf springs with double-acting shock absorbers and anti-roll bar, is rated at 6.4 tons.
The chassis, of bolted construction, gives a clear frame length of 6.17m (20ft 3in) allowing for bodies of up to 6.5m (21ft 4in) to be fitted, but for tipper application the frame may be shortened to 5.41m (lift 9in).
Rockwell cam brakes and a spring-actuated park brake are included in the full air split-circuit braking circuit. Electrical equipment is 24v with insulated return, while fuel tank capacity is 180 litres (40 gallons).
The forward control cab, which tilts to 600, has an allwelded galvanised steel shell.