Scania P 410 (8x4) Premium Tippers Presented At Excon 2015

Scania India is showcasing its P 410 premium range mining tippers - P 410 (8×4) coal body and P 410 (8×4) with an SSAB built rock body - at the on-going International Construction Equipment and Technology Trade Fair – EXCON 2015 in Bengaluru. Early this year, the company sold 200 units of these mining tippers to the BGR group in a single order, largest ever in India so far. These P 410 off-road trucks are designed to meet the toughest demands of the mining and construction sector with rugged built and technology.

Strong modular chassis and durable cabs approved in Swedish impacts tests are the merits of the Scania P 410 range. The trucks offered in India are powered by turbocharged DC 13 engine, a 13-litre 6-cylinder inline diesel unit that pumps out 410 bhp of max power and 2000 Nm of peak torque at 1000-1350 rpm. The engine is BS 3 (equivalent to Euro 3) compliant. The fuel tank capacity is 200 litres.

Notably, the engine is mated to a 14-speed semi-automated gearbox featuring Scania Opticruise technology. It is an automated gear changing system that provides accurate and smooth gear-changing for reduced driver fatigue. The system selects the most appropriate gears for the operating conditions, significantly increasing fuel efficiency and service life of the gearbox. It is still possible to choose manual mode, and change gears manually at any time.

Scania P 410 (8x4) is powered by a turbocharged DC 13-litre 6-cyl inline BS 3 compliant engine

The truck's GVW (gross vehicle weight) rating is 31-tonne, with a payload capacity of 11.6 tonnes. It maximum gradeability is 38 percent and turning radius is 10460 mm. The P 410 also bags cruise control and an optional Idle Shutdown feature that turns-off the engine automatically at long idles, thereby saving fuel from wastage. On safety front, the truck range comes loaded with features such as ABS, Hill hold, in-cab smoke detector and a fire suppression system, emergency steering (2-circuit), all-disc brakes, reverse alarm, programmable speed limit, and 3-point seat belts. The Scania P 410 truck range with compete the likes of the recently launched BharatBenz 3143 heavy-duty tippers, Volvo FMX range, and Tata Prima 3138 tipper range in India. 

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Scania says that the complete tipper weighs significantly lower than any other offerings in the segment, optimising customer productivity. The company is also offering the genuine Scania Lubricants, Fleet Management Services, and a host of financing options to its buyers. With its truck production in India crossing 1000th mark last September, Scania is gradually penetrating into the domestic truck segments.

Scania boasts a healthy product range in India consisting of the R 580 V8 6x4, the G 460 6x4 and the G 410 6x2, apart from the P 410 8x4 mining and coal Tippers. The company is also offering its premium inter-city Metrolink buses of 12, 13.7 and 14.5 m multi-axle configuration.

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