"ZF Ecosplit — It's the best"
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"If every piece of mechanical equipment was as good, we'd have no worries." That is Ron Sinclair's comment on the ZF Ecosplit gearboxes fitted to his company's DAF 3300 trucks.
Based at Evesham, in Worcestershire, Sinclair Transport Limited has been in business for 40 years, developing from a specialist fruit transporter to general haulage on a national scale.
How did he first come to experience ZF Ecosplit gear — boxes?
"Over the years, as the business developed, we tried many different gearboxes until we acquired some vehicles with ZF transmissions," explains Ron Sinclair. The reliability of these units was so good that we specified the 16 speed ZF Ecosplit box when we ordered our first 'X' registered DAF 3300. Now we have 21 similar vehicles in the fleet and are delighted with the reliability, fuel economy and performance of this fine gearbox."
Have the ZF Ecosplit gearboxes proved reliable?
"These vehicles have run millions of miles without a single gearbox problem, and our drivers are very happy with them. They particularly like the remote control selector and the close ratios which give them complete dontrol under any driving condition. There is only one thing I can say about the ZF Ecosplit gearbox — it's the best."
The ZF Ecosplit 16 speed gearbox with splitter is standard equipment for most European commercial vehicle manufacturers for trucks of 32 tonnes and upwards. No wonder drivers — and operators — have nothing but praise for it.