N othing places greater demands on a truck's total performance than day-in, day-out work in the construction industry.
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In this environment, reliability, versatility and total dynamic performance are the qualities that really count. Vehicle productivity must be judged in the longer term, where wholelife costs and overall durability become the operators' key criteria.
Whatever the application, Mercedes-Benz tipper chassis are purpose-designed to meet and surpass all the demands that will be made on them.
With frames made from the best high-tensile steel.
Double drive, hub reduction tandem axles that have been proven in environments as diverse as the frozen Siberian gasfields to tropical African forests. Providing rugged, ground covering ability over any terrain with outstanding traction, articulation and Mounted high for maximum ground clearance, Mercedes tipper cabs are cabs that drivers find comfortable and quiet to work in. with controls that are simple to operate and surfaces that are easy to clean. Our 6x4 chassis are available with 272 or 245 bhp power outputs and in three wheelbases, making them ideal for any tipper, mixer or haulage application. Features like a direct drive pto from the rear of the engine and an uncluttered chassis layout make the fitting and operation of ancillary equipment such as cranes and grabs easy.
And for operators demanding the highest productivity factors, the recently introduced 3234 combines the lowest-ever unladen weight for a Mercedes-Benz 8x4, (providing a payload potential of well over 20 tonnes) matched with a highest-ever 340 bhp powerplant.
From rigids below 7.5 tonnes right up to Special Types heavy haulage tractors, each and every Mercedes-Benz truck provides practi.cal, reliable, economic and totally costeffective solutions to tipper operators of every size and diversity.
Mercedes-Benz first and foremost your constructive vehicle choice.