SA's five rigid order
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SEDDON ATKINSON has r, ceived orders for five 16-tc rigid versions of the 300-Serif drawbar model — though basc on the drawbar chassis, ti specification differs in sever major areas.
The turbocharged Intern. tional DT-466 engine is fitted place of the turbocharged ar charge-cooled DTi version of t) same engine in the drawb model.
These engines develop 1z and 160kW (194 and 214bh respectively.
The International RA-57 axle retained while the six-spec constant mesh ZF AK6-65 gea box replaces the 12-speed spl ter version of the drawbar cha sis.
According to Seddon Atki son, the general chassis layout the same with the exception the braking system, which simplified in the case of the so chassis.
The 300 16-tonner has a ke. weight of 5.3 tonnes (5 tons cwt) against the 5.4 tonnes tons 6 cwt) of the drawbar cha sis, while the list prices for t) two 300 variants are £19,100 ar £22,630 respectively.