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Dustcart for the new Elite
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Robin Meaes dons his donkey jacket to try out Dennis Eagle's latest chassis cab and finds life as a binman can be surprisingly pleasant...
Unveiled at this year's CIWM show in June, the Elite 2 chassis cab from Denn's Eagle is an update of the lirm's Elite range which has been around since the early 1990s. Aimed at the refuse collection sector.Elite 2 comes in 4x2,6x2 and 6x4 axle configurations, with midlift and rear-steer options on 6x2 models.Two chassis widths are available — the standard 2.5m and a 2.2m narrow track version. Standard cab configuration caters for the driver plus three others; a crew cab configuration allows for a driver plus four or five.
Power comes from Cummins' ISBe 250 and 275hp six-cylinder. Euro-3 engines via automatic Allison transmission. Standard A spec includesABS, electric windows and mirrors and an electronic instrument panel. Dennis' Standard B spec includes driver's air suspension seat with headrest, air conditioning and a radio-cassette player. We drove a 6x2 mid-lift narrow track chassis, fitted with a Phoenix 2 body, around Thruxton Race Circuit recently and were impressed by a number of features, not least the natty new styling and excellent visibility from the driver's seat. The 250hp Cummins pulled well and handling was generally very good. The automated five-speed Allison box performed extremely well, keeping us almost constantly in the 1.200-2,100rpm green band.
The larger 275hp engine,which we tried next on a 6x4 standard width chassis with a 6-speed Allison auto box, made fife even easier, as did the addition of an axle-mounted Telma Focal electro-magnetic retarder, which was able to reduce vehicle speed to a crawl without the service brakes being troubled. Putting both into action simultaneously., meanwhile. resulted in some surprisingly short stopping distances.