Daf CF85.430 Space Cab Of all the trucks to arrive
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for the CM Lb Test the Oaf CF85.430 was the west and the most eagerly anticipated. right, it was over-specced, but we can -give the folk at Oaf for that as they'd illed out all the stops to get it from )1Iand to our Midlands proving ground at a last minute.
The Space Gab's night heater cerinly kept its occupant warm. It kicked in .veral times during the night to make re the temperature was kept up and ied his socks nicely following the usual RA wash-out. Mind you, this night iater was so new that even Oaf's teemed Richard Kingston was not sure iw 'it worked. It operates via the engine's coolant and feeds through the normal heating system, but our first attempts to use it were confused by the fact that the system had retained enough heat that the heater wasn't needed.
The driver has 1.85m of standing room above the 43cm engine cover, offering plenty of space. The XF-based design incorporates a low floor and compact engine hump, and 14cm has been added to the cab's length. This gives the driver a 71x202cm lower bunk and 1.4m of headroom with the top bunk stowed (if you're a bit taller the top bunk is 3cm longer).
Storage facilities in the Space Cab are impressive, as you would expect, with under-bunk storage compartments and
three lockers over the windscreen giving 0.9m3 of stowage. There's an airtight storage compartment under the bunk which is only accessible from the outside.
Once you've pulled in for the night the curtains (of which there are four) are easily drawn around the windscreen, although turquoise may not be your cup of tea. The bunk and seats are decked out in a more nondescript colour.
There's a fridge tucked away beneath the bunk where it's out of the way but it has room for the essentials. The radio is up in the rafters but once you've bedded down there is an on/off switch on the back wall to curtail the evening entertainment from Orchard FM.