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New models from ERF, lveco, Leyland and Seddon Atkinson are the eye-catchers and among the record number of exhibits is a new on-board weighing system.
More exhibits are on display at this ir's Institute of Road Transport Engi!rs display at Solihull this week (closFriday evening) than ever before. All signs arc that their quality, measured their degree of interest for visiting isport engineers, will also be judged :eptionally high.
kmong the vehicle manufacturers, th western neighbours ERF, Iveco, /land and Seddon Atkinson all have v models on display which are likely to -act particular attention.
F.RF's exhibit includes one of its new ;eries 16-tonners which do not go into duction for a month or two. The E6, t is designated, will be offered with a ice of two engines, the 126kW
Ohp), 6 8TA-180 from the all-new, -lington-built, Cummins B-Series .ge, or the 104kW (140hp) Perkins iser 16.354.4.
-she two-axle rigid E-Series is the first lel in the new ERF range to be fitted a short day-cab variant of the ared-up SP 4 cab, which is used only est and sleeper cab form on the st tractive units from Sandbach. tnother new 16-tonner taking the kins Phaser engine is Seddon AtkinI's 2-11, but this one has as standard more powerful, 130kW (173hp), rge-cooled version of the six-litre en:. A non-charge-cooled version is opal.
ieddon Atkinson is out to boost its re of the two-axle rigid sector of the tet with the 2LI which has a more iern cab trim than earlier models but ch also benefits from the chassis and ismission revisions which were introed last year. These include the use of .gaso, hub-reduction drive axle and a nish-built "LF gearbox.
loch of the talk on Iveco's stand at hull is sure to be about the effects of lveco/Ford tie-up, but on the product ter than corporate side, the company's 25-tonne-GCW tractive unit, the .171, is also likely to come under le scrutiny.
'he 135.17 '1' is derived from the 135.17, 13.3 tonnes GVW rigid truck with a larger capacity (bored and stroked), more powerful engine and 12-speed ZF gearbox in place of a six-speed unit.
LOW KERB WEIGHT
The 135.171 is lveco (UK)'s first purpose-built 25-tonne tractive unit. Particularly appealing for operators in this weight band are its low price and low kerb weight.
Leyland Trucks has no stand of its own at Solihull, but nonetheless is well represented with a five-truck display put on by its distributor, PJ Evans Trucks.
The vehicles are a Roadrunner 8.12, Freighter 13.14, Freighter twin-steer, Constructor 24.23 and Cruiser 16.23. Of these, the one likely to attract the most questions is the three-axle Freighter. It is one of 46 vehicles to this specification, plated at 21 tonnes GVW, which are currently being built on-line by Leyland for Birds Eye Walls. Apart from an annual vehicle excise duty saving of £370, the third axle brings benefits in greater payload and better tolerance of poorly distributed loads.
ON-BOARD WEIGHING SYSTEM Engineers looking for a reliable onboard weighing system will find an interesting new product on the Tadchurch stand. Vehicles equipped with Tadchurch rubber suspension on the rear bogie can now be fitted with a newly developed system which is claimed to overcome the problems of inconsistency and short life between calibrations which have been associated with earlier load indicators.
The system bears the name Loadax but it is completely different from the earlier Loadax type of load indicator. The company which made that has been acquired by TRW Transportation Electronics. the British division of the American TRW corporation,
The new Loadax uses thin-film straingauge sensors, a new technology developed for military and aerospace applica
tions. The design of the Tadchurch rubber suspension lends itself to a beam mounting of the strain gauge which should give consistently accurate indications of the actual load being carried by the bogie.
Another suspension supplier with news for the ERIE show is BPW-Marcar of Brentford. The latest, 0-Series, BPW air suspension uses the new design of air bellows which was first displayed at the Frankfurt Show last year.
It is a lightweight suspension, weighing less than 500kg per set when used with BPW's light, square section beam axle, which itself weighs less than 300kg.
The new BPW air bellows are designed for easy assembly and maintenance. The upper ends are roll sealed to the top plates and the lower ends are vulcanised to the base plates to prevent air loss. The manufacturer says that anti-roll bars are not needed with its latest suspension.
Solihull sees the first trade showing of lnterlube's latest XGS and MX vehicle lubrications systems, four new pumps and a new development in time-cycle-control technology.
Its latest XGS multi-line pump has a redesigned internal sealing and breathing arrangement plus a larger, 2kg translucent reservoir and can cater for up to 60 lubrication points.
ELECTRONIC TIMER Interlube's new electronic timer for XGS systems offers a wide selection of time-cycle settings producing complete pump revolutions from 3.75 to 61.25 minutes. A manual override facility allows for system checking.
MX is Interlube's newest soft grease chassis-lubrication device and is aimed specifically at vans and small to mid-range commercial vehicles with up to 12 lube points but without an air supply. It can also be used on forklifts, milk floats and other small electric vehicles.
A typical system costs in the region of 2200 fully installed.
Uniroyal Tyres, which is part of Europe's second largest tyre group, is displaying its latest steer-axle 22.5 tubeless monoply tyre, the R200.
Although basically a truck tyre it is also suited for use with coaches, on either front or rear axles and can be fitted to trailer axles.
There will be a selection of Uniroyal tyres on view including its 17.5 generalpurpose R40 premium tyre and C5 and C50 van tyres.
Lucas Kienzle is displaying a range of products among which its automatic electronic 1318 tachograph will be of particular interest to many road transport engineers.
As well as an automatic switching feature that limits the driver's involvement to moving the mode switch for rest breaks the 1318 has several self-diagnostic elements.
Any malfunction of the speed sensor produces a thick trace while any interruption of the power supply results in an immediate full deflection of the speed stylus.
An advanced feature is the use of a fibre-optic communications port for offloading chosen data to an in-cab computer.
As a major supplier of speed limiters, Lucas Kienzle Instruments has its latest device on display that regulates engine speed as well as road speed.
Davies Magnet is showing a full package of coupling equipment and accessories for vehicles.
The company supplies not just the fifthwheel couplings but mounting plates (in a variety of heights depending on the tractive unit), lead-on ramps and the flexible air and electrical connections.
These may include a pressed-steel '133 coupling or a tougher cast-steel TJ4 model and each can be supplied with an airoperated remote control.
Common to all of its couplings is Davies Magnet's double-jaw arrangement which eliminates wear on the rubbing plate by wholly encircling the trailer kingpin.
Davies couplings range from 10 to 150 tonnes gross with as well as 50mni diameter kingpins or heavy-duty 89inni ones according to weight.
The first drawbar trailer, swap body outfit for the Beecham soft drinks group goes on show on the stand of Ray Smith Demountables of Peterborough. Sister company Ray Smith (Tail Lifts) is showing its latest LPC. low profile cantilever tail lift. The platform of the I.PC lift is only 95mm deep and unlike some cantilever lifts, its platform does not have to tilt when it is at ground level.
MI Full show report next week.