Tachoblog makes no bones about it, we’re BIG fans of Allison’s fully automatic gearboxes. But did you know (and we didn’t) that they’re just as good for pump units as they are on trucks?
So come take a trip to Mainz in Germany with Tachoblog as we find out more.
Allison has a long heritage in the supply of rugged transmissions for combat, tactical and support missions in both wheeled and tracked vehicles for the armed services. Products favoured by the UK military range from the Allison 2000 Series for light armoured tactical vehicles to the 4000 Series for heavy equipment transporters. On display at DVD 2010 will be the Allison 2500SP as specified on Jackal (pictured above), Coyote, RG-31 Nyala, Cougar vehicles along with. the 3000SP supplied for the Mastiff, Wolfhound and Ridgeback.
A crane! On Tachoblog! Yes, it’s big enough, heavy enough and, most importantly, uses Tachoblog’s favourite fully automatic gearboxes, the Allison Transmission 4500 SP.
Manitowoc, a leading manufacturer of lifting equipment for the construction market has selected the proven technology of fully automatic transmission specialist Allison Transmission for its new Grove GMK6300L. Set to be launched at the 2010 Bauma, the six-axle all-terrain crane with an extended boom offers more power and, thanks to the 4500 SP fully automatic transmission, outstanding manoeuvrability and driver comfort.
So why’s your Renault Kerax perched on a cliff then Tachoblog? Well, this is to illustrate that Allison Transmission will present their new 6620 fully automatic transmission and new transmission features at the Bauma 2010 exhibition.
The introduction of a new engine and automatic transmission has seen a military vehicle that was a success in the 80s and 90s back in front line action.
Tachoblog’s favourite automatic gearbox manufacturer Allison Transmission is helping the city of Barcelona with its firm commitment to a sustainable future.
It’s good to learn that Volvo Trucks listen to Tachoblog. They must have read that we and our friends over at TNN really rate the Allison Transmission fully automatic gearboxes – see Swedish Truck Extravaganza on Tachoblog with a Volvo FH16-660 and FE-230, Scania P380 and R480.
Following on from our reasonably recent post ‘огонь! огонь! – That’s ‘Fire! Fire!’ To You And Me Says Tachoblog’, we can tell you that Germany’s Munich fire brigade have ordered 58 new Mercedes-Benz Atego fire engines with fully automatic Allison transmissions.
If you, like Tachoblog, like your racing games then this is the perfect Christmas present for you.
Want to prove your product is any good? Well why not try a three week, 2,000km trip through Siberia? That’s exactly what Allison Transmission and Intekra Group – the official distributor of DONGFENG heavy-duty trucks in Russia – are doing with a 20-tonne DONGFENG DFL3251AXA (6X6) dump truck.
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