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05/05/2011
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Productivity and efficiency has been boosted by flexibility designed into an unusual new DAF, now in service with Husmann UK.
 The company, which supplies and installs a wide range of recycling equipment from four sites in Germany, has gone for an 8x4 DAF to collect from Hull docks and deliver to the Husmann UK base on Merseyside, and then on to sites across the UK.
By choosing the maximum 6.4m wheelbase day cab option for its DAF CF85 four-axle chassis, the company was able to specify both a large crane mounted behind the cab and an Edbro hooklift system, both fitted by Abba Commercials of St Helens.
Its drawbar configuration also allows more products to be carried, which, says engineering manager Ian Murray, contributes to reducing the time taken for an installation.
"This new DAF has effectively doubled our carrying capacity and greatly increased our productivity," he explains. "Now, using both the truck and trailer, we can collect up to four of our static compactors from the docks in a single lift – two on the truck and two on the trailer."
In its four-axle configuration the DAF provides a stable platform for a roll-on, roll-off system, able to carry high and bulky loads. It also suits the heavy HMF crane that sits behind the cab, with the DAF's 32 tonne gross weight (44 tonnes gtw) allowing ample latitude on payload.
Power comes from the 12.9 litre Paccar MX engine, rated at 410bhp at between 1,500—1,900rpm and delivering 2,000 Nm of torque across a band from 1,000 to 1,410rpm, enabling easy move-offs in all load and road conditions.
The truck was supplied by DAF dealer North West Trucks of Huyton.
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Brian Tinham
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