32 tonne trucks or 32 tonners are also known as 8-wheelers, four axle rigids or 8×4 (or 8×2) trucks. The ‘32 tonnes’ relates to the gross vehicle weight (total maximum weight of the truck chassis, body and load). These trucks help to build our country. They are extremely popular in the construction sector – from an 8×4 tipper on road building fitted with an insulated tipping body for Tarmac to an 8×2 truck with a heavyweight truck mounted crane for heavy lifting jobs about the site. Other key sectors include waste and bulk feeds and grain – anything that you need to cram into a bulk truck body! Used 32 Tonne Trucks: If you are interested in narrowing down your search further, you can view the two main types of rigid truck that make up the 32-tonne category.
These trucks only have one drive axle – of the remaining three, one, two or all three of them could be used for steering. The configuration could vary, depending upon the loading requirements of the truck’s duty cycle.
Think beavertail/cheesewedge plant trucks or heavy machinery movers with large cranes. With only one drive axle, it is unlikely that these trucks are suited to off road building site work. That’s the job of an 8×4 32 tonner.
These 32-tonne trucks will be happy on and off building sites, as the additional drive axle provides more grip – albeit at the cost of a degree of manoeuvrability. Most of the 8×4 trucks will have all the wheels on the ground all the time, (no lift axles), although Scania launched a rear lift option for their double drive bogies in 2021.
Saturday 20th April sees these Volvo FMX tippers going under the hammer at Malcolm Harrison's regular sale in Prees, Shropshire. These 2018 trucks with their DVS passenger windows look well cared for and are fitted with Easy Sheet systems. If you can't make the sale, then check the phot lineages where Ruttle Plant Hire have a similar truck for sale - a 2017 FMX410 steel bodied tipper priced at £29,850 Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the…
This week sees a useful-looking 2012 Scania G360 8x2 rear lift crane truck. It's fitted with a Fassi 54 tonne metre crane with a cabin spec body. New tyres throughout shows that this truck is ready to go out to work and can be bought from Plantmaster - check out the details on page 10 of this week's magazine Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is published. Please contact us if you would like to…
There's a 2018 Mercedes 2545 tractor unit on this week's front cover. It has a StreamSpace cab and is heading for the Euro Auctions sale on 25th October where it will be joined by a 2014 Volvo FH540 6x4 heavy haulage tractor unit plus tractor units from MAN, Renault and DAF. The sale is unreserved, so you have the chance to grab a bargain. If you can't wait until the end of the months, CVA have a sale on the 17th October and Malcolm Harrison on the 21st. As usual, all of the auction inventory is listed online at www.truckpages.co.uk…
MV Commercial have an interesting 32 tonne DAF CF400 mixer on this week's front cover. It is a 2016, Euro 6 truck fitted with a 2022 CIFA barrel mixer. Manual transmission and aircon are the truck's key features over and above the new barrel fitment. Check out the full details on the outside back cover of the magazine. Alongside this traditional barrel mixer sits a volumetric version mounted on an 2018 Scania G490 8x4 chassis. Ready to go to work, the Euro 6 truck has a FORS camera system fitted. Quality cement mixers do not come available too frequently, so…
A tidy-looking Mercedes Arocs 3240 8x4 tipper features on this week's front cover. It's a 2021 model with just 141,000 kms and is fitted with a PM on board weigher, auto gearbox and Boweld body. Priced at £62,950 the truck is on sale at Airport Autos - see all the details on their advert on page 13. Click Image to Read Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is published. Please contact us if you would…
