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On Demand Front-Wheel Dr
You can add front-wheel drive to a straight truck with this replacement front axle drive system. The steerable hydraulic drive axle offers all-wheel drive on demand.
"We are getting a very favorable reaction from sugar beet producers and custom forage harvesters," says Darren Foster, Tuthill Drive Systems. "Feedl
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On Demand Front-Wheel Dr TRUCKS Accessories You can add front-wheel drive to a straight truck with this replacement front axle drive system The steerable hydraulic drive axle offers all-wheel drive on demand We are getting a very favorable reaction from sugar beet producers and custom forage harvesters says Darren Foster Tuthill Drive Systems Feedlots like putting it on grinder/mixer feed trucks and fertilizer dealers are putting it on floater trucks Dairy haulers tell us it lets them pick up milk no matter what the weather The EZ Trac axle is rated for up to 20 000 lbs and can go on trucks as low as 10 000 lbs It s a standard heavy-duty Class 5 6 7 or 8-style axle with brake ratings to match Foster notes that lots of OEM s don t offer front-wheel drive on heavy-duty straight trucks and those who do offer it at the end of the line not as a regular line installation Foster says the EZ Trac is better than an OEM mechanical 4-WD because the drive units are on the wheel hubs so it has less physical impact on the front end It weighs less than a mechanical front-wheel drive which equates to an estimated 10 percent fuel savings has a lower center of gravity and maintains ride quality and turning radius says Foster It also maintains ground clearance and automatically disengages above 20 mph re-engaging when rear wheels lose traction It works like 4-WD off-road but feels like 2-WD on the road The EZ Trac axle assembly includes wheel speed sensors and drive units control system and a pto-powered hydraulic system Speed sensors are also installed on the rear drive An on/off control is installed in the cab We have installation centers across the U S and Canada says Foster We sell through them Price for the unit varies but Foster suggests a fully installed unit will run from $30 000 to $35 000 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tuthill Drive Systems P O Box 600 Brookston Ind 47923 ph 219 279-2801; DFoster@tuthill com; www tuthill com
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