Frontline cab for 4-Series by Bryan Jarvis • Scania will
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be showing off its latest factory-built Frontline-cabbed 4-Series municipal truck at next month's Institute of Waste Management exhibition at Torbay.
The new municipal chassis—basically a Topline sleeper section married to a standard P-cab—provides ample seating and standing room for a driver and four crew.
One of the first demonstrators, a P94D 260hp (190kW) 4x2, will be fitted with a Rotopress refuse collection body at Faun's Anglesey factory for a sales tour of potential customers.
Although full-scale production is not due to start until September, Scania has already taken orders for the new model.
The two-axled Frontline municipal cab is expected to cost about the same as the existing model and should weigh no more than a full-spec sleeper unit.
The range provides a choice of 9.0litre DSC9 or 11litre DC engines with power ratings from 220-310hp (156231kW).
A full range of Frontline wheelbases are offered for two, three and four-axled models but for now disc brakes will only be available on 4x2s and 6x2s. Construction-type chassis with double-drive bogies will continue to use Scania drum brakes.
Versions with ultra-low suspensions similar to those supplied last year to Wolverhampton Borough have been placed on hold.