kscarbel2 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Transport Engineer / March 3, 2016 Aggregates business Cemex has taken delivery of 11 eight-wheelers fitted with Hyva’s super-light FCA129 tipping cylinders – allowing each vehicle to achieve a full 20-tonne payload. Cemex national fleet engineer Paul Clarke says the business asked Hyva what it could offer over its existing tipping cylinder choice: “We’ve got a firm answer – a weight saving of some 20kg. Not a huge amount perhaps, but who wants to carry around unnecessary deadweight?” The FCA129 weighs 430kg and has been engineered specifically for aggregate operators using 32-tonne 8x4 tippers – it is not a scaled up version from a lighter vehicle category. Key to its light weight is a separate tank and ram design, which allows the non-load bearing oil tank to be made from industrial-grade plastic instead of steel. In addition to the 11 rigids, Cemex has also extended its 200-strong tipper fleet with nine tipping trailers, each fitted with Hyva FC169 tipping cylinders. Photo gallery - http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/cemex-lightens-up-with-hyva-super-light-tipping-cylinders/116301/ Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44507-cemex-lightens-up-with-hyva-super-light-tipping-cylinders/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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