kscarbel2 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Transport Engineer / March 18, 2019 DAF Trucks has announced that its LF Sweeper chassis, in partnership with Johnston Sweepers, is now available with ZF’s 12-speed AS Tronic transmission. The new gearbox option comes following demand from Johnston Sweeper’s customers and, says DAF, bridges a gap between the existing manual and fully automatic transmission options from Allison. The wide ratio spread (10.37:1 to 0.81:1) is said to suit both local authorities and contractors, delivering low-speed control and acceptable highway speeds. The AS Tronic option is available on DAF LF with Paccar PX-7 engines at 16 and 18 tonnes GVW. The first two 18-tonne GVW Johnston-bodied vehicles equipped with the AS Tronic option are now in operation with Go Plant and Sweeptech. “We’ve made an already excellent sweeper truck even more appealing to a greater number of customers,” says David Price, municipal sales manager for DAF Trucks. “The AS Tronic is a proven automated manual gearbox, and one with which our customers will be very familiar.” . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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