Triaxle tractors cut TED
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Si Castle Cement is converting 85 of its ERP tractors to three axles and plating them at 41 tonnes— this will Out its VED bill by more than 1200,000 a year. Sellers and Batty of Peterborough is converting the tractors on line at ERF's Sandbach plant; it is also handling the re-plating and retaxing at 22,590—less than half the old rate.
Air-suspended, mid-lift axles in non and self-steer variations are being fitted at a cost from .£5,550 (ex-VAT) per vehicle.
With an unladen weight of 7,880kg they now offer a 27.5 tonne payload—up by well over two tonnes compared with a 38-tonner. Castle reports only a minimal increase in fuel consumption.
• Esso is also moving up to 41 tonnes with 27 P1141.A6x2/4NA twin-steer Scanias. The company is opting for 340hp rather than the 360hp variants used elsewhere in the fleet; to make up for this they are fitted with Scania's 12-speed GRS900 box using two crawler gears.
The Scanias qualify for the Government's reduced pollution £1,000 VED rebate.