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e’ve just added a new and interesting truck to the DAF Demonstration Fleet and I’ve been trying it out to see how it performs. It’s an unusual 4-axle 32 tonne rigid configuration with three closely spaced axles at the back making up a ‘tridem’ and its model designation is FAQ. This configuration is pretty new but is growing in popularity especially in applications where you have to get into some tight spots. Our FAQ is bodied with a Priden Engineering animal feed body and is designed to go up some narrow country lanes and turn in some pretty small farm yards. In fact it can get into places better suited to a 26 tonne 3-axle rigid and where a conventional 8x4 would struggle. And with a payload in excess of 19 tonnes the FAQ carries over 4 tonnes more than an equivalent 6 wheeler. The FAQ is single drive with three steering axles. This means that when it’s on full lock it should cause minimal damage to the yard surface and scrub to the tyres. And while the FAQ isn’t designed for off-road conditions, weight from the two steering axles in the air-suspended tridem bogie can easily be
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transferred to the drive axle to keep moving in slippery farm yards. And when you’ve tipped you can raise those axles for the run back, saving fuel and tyre wear. The new demonstrator has a 9.0 tonne front axle, which is important to give some loading tolerance as, in the UK, the tridem bogie is limited to 24 tonnes, and with multiple compartments in the Priden body, it’s important to ensure the feed is distributed evenly, especially when part loaded. The traction assist and axle lift switches for both the lifting axles are clearly marked, but it’s important to have clear in your mind which is which, before you set out. It is a CF440 and out on the road the 440 hp MX-11 engine’s 2100 Nm of torque is well on top of the job. The configuration, with those three steered axles and with 2100Nm of torque matched beautifully to the 12 speed AS tronic gearbox, tackles narrow country lanes and steep hills with ease. The chassis really does feel at home in tight places and the CF cab is just right; high enough to see over the hedges and narrow enough to keep between them.
With a payload in excess of 19 tonnes the FAQ carries over 4 tonnes more than an equivalent 6 wheeler
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