2018 Volvo FM 8x4 Tipper Lorry, Easy Sheet - KO18 SYC
Volvo trucks are huge favourites with tipper operators. Most of the used Volvo tippers will be 8×4 32 tonne examples, most often the FM models. Volvo have more recently launched their construction range of trucks that is well suited for on and off road tipping work – they call these the FMX – essentially a ruggedised version of the FM chassis cab. You will also find the smaller Volvo tippers – 18 tonners and 26 tonne 6×4 examples, but most will be searching for the 8 wheel Volvo tippers.
Wembley – based Harringtons Builders Plc has added a new Thompsons-bodied tipper to its fleet, resplendent in an attractive all-over sky blue livery. However, it’s the technical specification that makes this truck quite a bit different from the tipper norm. Underneath the latest-spec Thompsons Loadmaster Lite bodywork (which for Harringtons includes a hydraulic AutoLoc tailgate, VWS weighing system, flip-over Shurco sheet, sideguard warning panels, and extra lighting to the side panels and rear posts) there’s a similarly top-flight 460hp Volvo FMX chassis that’s been individually specified for years of hard work. Key here is Harringtons choice of a Volvo heavy…
There's a Euro 6 Volvo FMX tipper on the front cover of this week's Truckpages Magazine that's heading for the Collard Group Fleet Renewal Auction sale organised by Malcolm Harrison on 26th September at Hook in Hampshire. The truck is fitted with Easy Sheet system and camera, whilst the body is fitted with twin underfloor rams. This rugged, automatic FMX410 8x4 tipper looks ready to go to work - avoid the wait for a new one! Click Image to Read Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to…
There are few duty cycles for a truck that are more arduous than a 32-tonne tipping operation. These eight-wheel tipper trucks have to work hard all day over mixed terrain, from building sites to muckaway and roadworks to quarries. It is important therefore that an operator chooses a truck that will stand up to this type of punishment year after year without mechanical failure and perform capably both on- and off-road Nobody wants a truck stuck in the mud or with a damaged sump. Before we consider our view on the best truck for tipper operation, it’s worth mentioning the…
If you are buying an eight wheel tipper that will spend a lot of its time in and out of quarries then you need to be sure that it’s tough enough for the job. Manchester-based O’Gara’s fleet is already 40% Volvo so they are familiar with the brand’s durability. To be doubly sure they have opted for the most rugged on-off road truck available – the FMX with X-High chassis to give the best ground clearance possible. The company has added not one, but four new Volvo FMX 420 8x4 rigid tippers to its fleet. The business – which specialises…
Volvo Trucks have sold an FMX tipper that has been wrapped in a ‘Coronation’ livery by the buyer, Wincanton-based Hopkins Estates. The new Volvo FMX 420 8x4 tipper’s special livery to mark King Charles III’s Coronation was put together by local firm Goodwin Graphics and features a specially-designed logo to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III. Supplied by Russell Woof, Area Sales Manager at Truck and Bus Wales and West, the FMX eight-wheeler will be used for aggregates delivery and muckaway work across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. The FMX is fitted with a Charlton steel tipper body, that comes…