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Premiere for MAN ’ s logging trucks at Elmia Wood ’ s new exhibition area
LOGGING & BIOMASS NEWS
The German truck manufacturer MAN sees Europe ’ s forestry sector as an increasingly important market . That ’ s why the company is exhibiting at the world-leading forestry fair Elmia Wood 2017 in the new Load & Transport area , which brings together everything to do with logistics en route from the forest to the industrial consumers . “ Our focus is on better economy for timber hauliers ,” explains John- David Schnackenberg , manager of the forestry segment at MAN .
GPS-controlled transmission and upgraded engines MAN will present two improved engines . They are the D26 , which now meets the toughest European environmental demands , and the D38 , a 15-litre six-cylinder inline with 640 HP and 3,000 Nm torque . The upgrade has given both models an additional 20 HP each .
The trucks come with either manual or automatic transmission , the MAN TipMatic ® TX . The design aims to reduce the haulier ’ s costs The biggest model from MAN in a logging truck version to be exhibited at Elmia Wood 2017
New area at the fair Elmia Wood 7 – 10 June 2017 is the premiere of the Load & Transport exhibition area , which focuses on the construction and maintenance of forest roads , the transport of forest raw materials , and timber handling at terminals and woodyards .
MAN is presenting its innovations there with the aim of increasing its share of the timber and forestry truck market in the Nordic region , Germany , France , the former Eastern Europe and Russia . And the message is the same everywhere : more efficient vehicles mean more money left over for the haulier .
The MAN TGS looks like an ordinary logging truck but has hydrostatic drive on the front wheels and a tag axle with steerable wheels
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Innovations on show While this is the first time MAN is exhibiting at the fair , the brand is not unknown in the Nordic forests . Back home in Germany the trucks are a common sight . And now the company has decided to focus more on this segment . “ The big news at the fair will be improved powertrains ,” Schnackenberg reveals . “ One product we ’ re exhibiting is an engine that meets the very latest environmental demands , Euro 6 C .”
MAN is bringing three or four vehicles to Elmia Wood . Another one will be on show at the stand of crane manufacturer Epsilon . There are three models : the heavy trucks TGS and TGX , and the new family member TGE , a van in the 3.5 to 5 tonne category . It is built on a Volkswagen Crafter , which was chosen as Van of the Year 2017 , but in a more professional execution with more applications . and improve the work environment . One of the innovations is GPScontrolled transmission . “ The trucks know in advance that a slope is coming and switch to the correct gear for optimal engine speed ,” Schnackenberg says , as an example of the benefits of GPScontrolled transmission . Real-wheel or all-axle drive At Elmia Wood MAN is also exhibiting a three-axle truck with HydroDrive ® and a controllable tag axle . MAN introduced HydroDrive ten years ago and other brands have recently followed . It involves hydrostatic front-wheel drive , which can be selected as required at speeds up to 28 km / h . Normally the drive is on one wheel pair , which gives optimal fuel economy , but when accessibility requires , the front-wheel drive and rearwheel steering can be brought into play . Another innovation is that HydroDrive can be offered in combination with automatic transmission .
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