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Mercedes-Benz Arocs Construction
Following time spent in the Scania XT and Iveco X-Way we get behind the the wheel of the the Mercedes-Benz Arocs Were we impressed? Ian Norwell dons his rigger boots and sloshes off through the mud in the construction industry contender
MTOUGH AS ercedes has been in in the the the Fast forward 120 years and the the the ball-busting climb up the the the side of of a a a a a a a a block of of ats with in in it for tipper truck business since Arocs 4151 AK 8x8/4 in in in front of us us at the the velcro on on the the tyres the the the the tipper 1897 when it turned out Gaggenheim test track has upped the game when a a a a its rst ve-tonner Tucked somewhat A 41-tonne GVW chassis all-wheel Choices choices away in in in a a a a a a a a museum now that drive on on an an eight-legger reinforced chassis The Arocs range is is certainly not second an an on on in in in for a a a a a a a a horse-drawn cart with a a a a a a a a a a rear-mounted four frame 510bhp Merc’s PowerShift gearbox ddle to the Actros In heavy haulage land to the and Merc to and - - a a a a a a a a a a frame horsepower two-cylinder 1 060cc engine was where it all started for Gottleib Daimler and the the the icing on the the the cake the the the amazing turbo retarder clutch It had the feeling that it could
it can climb up to to 250 tonnes gross and the chassis layout options for Arocs are more 18 18 CVDriver February 2018