In the next Dakar rally the Mammoet Rallysport team is driving the Ginaf 4×4 rallytrucks with the new DAF Euro-6 grille and headlights. The trucks have Timoney independent air suspension on all four wheels and the power is provided by a Caterpillar C18 engine with 950 Hp! The drivers in both rallytrucks are Pascal de…… Continue Reading
Ginaf has built complete new rallytrucks for the next Dakar rally. The trucks are lighter, lower and they have 4 wheel steering! Ginaf already had independent suspension on all four wheels and the rear axle is also steering. GInaf uses a VSE system for the steering rear axle. The benefit is that the truck is…… Continue Reading
Dutch truckbuilder Ginaf is the producer of heavy construction vehicles with DAF components and their own chassis and heavy Sisu axles. The Dutch company also has the ‘C-Truck’, a vehicle based on Iveco components. With a nine ton front axle and 13 ton rear axles these compact trucks have a high payload. The overall widh…… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago i was invited to drive a Ginaf HD 5380, and that is a 10X6 truck for mining. Ginaf is building about 200 of these 60- and 80 ton trucks for China, and this was the 80 ton version. The test track was in a mine, and here is the video I…… Continue Reading
The former Yougoslavian truck-and bus brand TAM is comming back! On april 27 the Chinese CHTC company together with the Dutch-Austrian company DuraBus took over the remains of the factory and the brand in Maribor, Slovenia. 51% of the shares are in Chinese hands, the rest is for the Dutch-Austrian company. Focus is on elektric…… Continue Reading
Now here is what I would call a smart multi wheeler. This Sisu truck I drove some time ago is a 10X4 when everything is on the ground, but when it lifts 3 axles it is a 4×2! To be able to do that the last driven axle can be swiched off, and that saves…… Continue Reading
Today the Bauma Exhibition in Munich opens, and one of the brands that show their latest products is Ginaf. With the HD series Ginaf is aiming at the mining and heavy construction market. Ginaf is building HD vehicles with up to 90 tons of payload. On display is a HD5380T with a 41m3 body and…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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