July/August Issue 62 - Flipbook - Page 14
NEWS
JACKSON’S RECOVERY TAKES FLAGSHIP DAF CF 530 8X4
North-west
truck
recovery
specialist, Jackson’s Recovery,
has taken delivery of a new
80-tonne DAF CF 530 eightwheeler.
The new fleet flagship truck joins the
Wigton-based family-run business
17-years after it acquired a thennew DAF CF 85.430 6x2 wrecker
– which remains on frontline daily
operations today.
The new 530bhp DAF CF 8x4
is spec’d with 16-speed manual
transmission which, the company
concedes, is ‘old fashioned but still
ideal for recovery work’. DAF is
one of few manufacturers able to
offer a manual option alongside the
automated TraXon alternative.
The CF 530 is based on DAF’s
proven ‘FAD’ 8x4 axle configuration,
plated at 80-tonnes GTW and
geared with the ideal rear-axle
ratio to provide optimum efficiency
on Jackson’s extensive motorway
work. Further specification includes
a CF sleeper cab with vertical
exhaust discharge, nine-tonne front
axles and 13.0-tonne HR1670T
hub-reduction rear axles on air
suspension.
The CF sleeper cab was selected
to allow greater scope to access
the north-west region’s rural road
network, and to provide faster,
easier entry and exit for the driver.
Striking white paintwork includes
colour coordinated mirror surrounds
and steps, with Alcoa Durabrite
wheels adding the finishing touch.
The new truck was supplied through
local DAF Dealer in Carlisle, Solway
DAF. Chassis specification was
conceived and developed by family
member David Jackson and also
Dan Hayes at Solway DAF. Solway
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also supplied the 53-plate CF 85.430 Service Station in 1978. Today, nine
6x2 with single hub-reduction axle, members of the Jackson family are
now with 250,000 miles on the clock. involved in the business.
The new Recoverer Trident body
from Boniface Engineering includes
Sidewinder XP legs fitted with two
13.0-tonne winches to provide
a stable platform for working in
restricted locations, and specialist
low-height coupling gear from Dutch
equipment provider, VDZ.
Custom-built
stainless
steel
bodywork is designed to integrate
with the cab and give a smooth
finished appearance front to back.
Equipment
boasts
extensive
capability for a wide range of
recovery jobs, including a 45-tonne
boom rating and 33-tonne capacity
under-lift with Maxireach K Boom.
Responsibility for the £350,000
truck falls to 25-year-old Ross
Sinclair and his 30-year-old cousin,
Richard Jackson – both members
of the Jackson family who have
grown the business since acquiring
the locally well-known Blackwood
“We’ve struck-up a fantastic
partnership with DAF Trucks,” said
Ross Sinclair, “and especially with
Solway DAF in Carlisle. We have
three excellent DAF Dealers within
a 20-mile radius which means we’re
extremely well supported.”
“The new CF 530 is a big
investment,” he said, “but, if it’s
as reliable as old 6x2 DAF, it’ll be
good for 20-years. We opted for a
manual ‘box – we know it’s a little
old fashioned but it’s still ideal for
recovery work, and DAF is one of
only very few manufacturers to offer
a manual option.”
“We really like our old 6x2 CF 85.430.
17-years-old and super reliable. It’s
only needed one new turbo and it’s
still on its original engine, clutch and
gearbox, and it’s out there everyday
earning money.”
Source: DAF Trucks
