Eight-wheeler's special option
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• Leyland Dal's latest and lightest eight-wheeler can now be specified with a special wheel pack option to further increase payload potential.
Single Alcoa aluminium wheels fitted to the front steered axles of the 30.30 save around 34kg per axle, while wide alloy rims with 425/65 R22.5 tubeless tyres for the drive axles give a further weight reduction of 364.4kg.
Typically an aluminium body such as the Weightlifter shown with Hyva tipping gear and a full tank of fuel increases the unladen chassis weight from 8,248kg to give a kerb weight of 9.95 tonnes, allowing a payload comfortably in excess of 20 tonnes at 20.54 tonnes.
The 30.30 is powered by a turbocharged Perkins Eagle engine, rated at 224kW at 1,900rpm with a maximum torque output of 1,400Nm. It drives through a Fuller RTX 11609B nine-speed rangechange box, geared to give a maximum speed of 1051cm/h and a claimed restart gradeability of 1:2.2.