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FWD Announces New lrqctioneer Line

Clintonville, WisconsinFWD Corporation, heavy-duty truck manufacturer here, today took its first bold step into serving a broader market with the announcement of an all-new truck line.

Designated as the "Tractioneers," the new vehicles are claimed to achieve new performance levels in the on-off highway truck market.

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faccd discs, one set splined to the differential case, the other to the shaft. Hydraulic pressure compresses the discs, locking case to shaft and limiting differential action. The torque on any single shaft is restricted to a lcvel well below shaft capacity.

'l'he systen-r locks instantly, unlocks instantly. By letting the driver make the decision to lock or unlock, the driveline is protected from needless excessive stress and shock when the truck is operating on-highrvay or under other good tractive conditions.

Transfers in 6 x 6 and 4 x 4 models are cquipped with torque-proportioning differentials, available in ratios to meet varying loaclcarrying requirements.

The new FWD "Gittar" axles provide great strength and maximum resistance to load deflections and torque stresses, the atrnouncement said. The ring gear and pinion section of the housing allows better clearance top and bottom and blends with the box section design.

Significont new feqlure of rhe FWD froctioneer line is the driveline system which utilizes driver-controlled oxle ond tronsfer difierentiol Troctionlocks. Elecrricolly-initioted, hydroulicollycctuoled, the locking device engoges gnd disengoges simuhoneously with the Cick of o dqsh swirch (inrer).

Many new operating features are claimed for the line, which, f or the first tinre, includes both rear-drive and nlulti-drive trucks. The most significant of these is a new driveline system which utilizes FWD's driver controlled axle and transfer differential Tractionlocks. In over-the-highway use, or under other good tractive conditions, the system provides free-working differential action throughout the driveline. In tough traction, however, the driver flips a single dash switch, engaging all differential TractionLocks simultaneously, and assuring power to all driving wheels.

The Tractionlocks operate on a simple clutch principle, with alternate steel and fiber-

Al1 new Tractioneers use constant-section, straight-side-bar frames, providing uniform frame strength for front, rear or center nrounting of a wide variety of allied equiplllellt.

The new line boasts a completely restyled cab with five-day ventilation. Cab, fenders, fuel tank and skirting are independently mounted, isolating them frorn the twisting forces of the chassis. The cabs are available in standard, all-steel coup'e and 4-man steel and fiberglass tilt versions.

Al1 Tractioneers offer a wide range of transmissions, auxiliaries and gasolene and diesel engines.

The 4-wheel Tractioneers are offered in GVW ratings starting at 18,000 pounds; the 6-wheelers start at 36,000 pounds GVW.

The addition of a complete line of 6 x 4 trucks puts FWD squarely into the on-off highway segment of the heavy truck market. The company's major activity so far has been largely in the all-wheel-drive rnarket.

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