Western Star Widens Work Truck Range New Class 8 Vocational Truck Designed to Appeal to Construction and Municipal Markets

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Western Star’s new 4700 vocational truck offers a wide range of powertrain and weight rating options to meet the need of applications within the dump, mixer, crane, roll-off, sewer vac and plow segments.

Western Star Widens Work Truck Range New Class 8 vocational truck designed to appeal to construction and municipal markets

By Kyle Kopplin estern Star Truck Sales Inc., and eight body company personnel The standard transmission is an Fort Mill, S.C., has added a came in and talked to our engineers Eaton Fuller manual gearbox offered Wnew vocational option to its about what they wanted to see in a in 9-, 10-, 11-, 13-, 15- and 18-speed line of Class 8 vehicles, which include work truck. The process continued from formats. As an option, both Eaton’s the 4900 and 6900 trucks. The Western there through conference calls, webi- UltraShift Plus or Allison 3000, 3500, Star 4700 truck, first introduced at the nars, e-mail blasts and other methods 4000 and 4500 automatics can be 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, of getting information back and forth selected to best match the application. Ind., is designed to meet the needs of between ourselves and them.” “The transmission choice will ulti- the construction and municipal seg- Due to the wide range of applications mately be based upon the customers’ ments, including dump, mixer, crane, the 4700 truck targets, an extensive wants and needs for the function- roll-off, sewer vac and plow applica- range of powertrain and weight capac- ality and efficiencies desired,” said tions, the company said. ity options are available. According to Silbernagel. “Similarly, the customer “The Western Star 4700 broadens Silbernagel, the standard engine in the will specify the axle rating and suspen- our product lineup to meet the grow- new 4700 is an 8.9 L Cummins ISL sion type they need as well. Whether ing needs of value-minded vocational diesel rated 345 to 380 hp at 1900 their focus is more on stiffness or customers who still demand the same rpm. The company also offers an 8.3 lateral support, we have a multitude of durability, ruggedness and reliability L Cummins ISC engine rated 260 to ratings from 12,000 to 65,000 lb.” from Western Star,” said Mike Jackson, 350 hp at 2000 rpm, as well as a 12.8 L According to Western Star, the general manager, Western Star. Detroit Diesel DD13 engine rated 350 to 4700 truck will be available in two axle “The 4700 is basically a natural 450 hp at 1800 rpm as options. configurations — set back (SB) and extension of our existing product line The engines employ Class 8 stan- set forward (SF). Front axle options that falls more into the mainstream dard cooling systems, which incor- comprise both Meritor and Dana offer- construction and municipal market,” porate a 1300 sq.in. Modine radia- ings in ratings from 12,000 to 23,000 added Dan Silbernagel, product strat- tor for the Cummins ISC and ISL lb., while rear axle choices include egy manager, Western Star. “In devel- engines, along with a 1500 sq.in. Meritor’s single and tandem products oping it, we started with a symposium radiator — also from Modine — for rated 21,000 to 52,000 lb. Front sus- in Portland, Ore., at which 12 dealers the DD13 engine. pensions are provided in taper leaf

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The cab of the 4700 incorporates a standard galvannealed steel frame with bonded windshield and Carling Technologies dash switches, which control myriad functions that are dependent on the truck’s assigned application.

and flat leaf formats, encompassing cab floor that allows for easier access Star for the 4700 and produced by load capacities from 12,000 to 23,000 to the wiring by placing it in one spot no INMAGUSA, located in Castaños, lb. Rear suspension alternatives include matter what dealer, body company or Coahuila, Mexico. The cab is con- Western Star’s AirLiner and TufTrac customer orders the vehicle. structed with galvannealed steel and systems, which are rated 21,000 to Additionally, the 4700 series incorpo- offers a choice of bonded or roped- 52,000 lb., as well as Chalmers 40,000 rates a pass-through on the cab floor, in windshields. All dash switches, to 52,000 lb.-rated and Hendrickson allowing the body builder to attach har- which provide for myriad functions 40,000 to 65,000 lb.-rated suspensions. nesses up into the cab without drilling dependent on the truck’s assigned WABCO’s 4S/4M and 6S/6M anti-lock the cab or cutting the floor mat. This application, are provided by Carling braking systems — with and without reduces the chance that a hole may Technologies, the company said. traction enhancement — are available be drilled in an un-safe location and The Western Star 4700 will be man- on the 4700 trucks. allows all connections to be done in-cab ufactured at the same Portland, Ore., “The wiring system is a standard and out of the environment, which can facility as the company’s 4900 and Western Star point-to-point wiring with- reduce unwanted damage to electrical 6900 trucks. According to Western out multiplexing,” said Silbernagel. “We systems and downtime.” Star, it will be available to order in Q3 also included an in-cab wiring raceway, The truck’s single-channel rail frame of 2011, while delivery is scheduled which is an accessible channel in the is specifically designed by Western for early 2012. dp

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