'1TE the very high cost of ally automatic torqueeter transmission
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it is ted as •a worthwhile inlent by many operators avy dump trucks engaged y or wholly on intensive e-road work.
smooth take-up it proreduces stress levels ghout the drive line and changing is independent iver skill. And although nderacy of a torque con. to waste fuel can be to the disadvantage of ised capital outlay full misation is normally d from improved relir, higher operating effir and increased vehicle the typical operator of g vehicles doing com e work for part of their and making shortce deliveries to unmade clutch failures in particuid transmission troubles neral commonly create ost serious maintenance lawn-time problems he D contend with. Clutch after a new vehicle has 3:1 a few hundred miles aen reported by a numtipper operators. But to Ily all hauliers in this • ry the proven merits of que-converter transmis'ith or without automatic I are of academic intenly. It costs too much. they want is a simple which gives a cushioned and has a long life!
ough the availability of ler gear may reduce the ice of clutch and trans n failure and is given priority by a wise Dr when he is purchas:ipper, the most suitable /gearbox combination imited capacity continu:o withstand the kind of which is normal to tipper work. Transmisproblems have been ;ed with a variety of s, in a particular case a wt manager with a long