According to the latest statistics from the Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in August 2021, the heavy-duty truck market is expected to sell 56,000 vehicles of various types, down 27% from the previous month and 57% year-on-year, and sales are down by 74,000 vehicles from the same period last year.
The August sales data shows that Sinotruk has once again ranked first in monthly sales, which shows that Sinotruk’s commercial vehicles are still very popular! But how about its medium truck?
Let’s take a look at this 18 ton Sinotruk Howo G5X medium-duty fuel tanker truck!
This car uses Sinotruk Howo G5X semi-high roof 2250 wide-body row and semi-cab with four-point suspension;
The standard equipment includes a central control lock, electric glass, remote control key, high-end leather seat, color screen instrument, multi-function steering wheel, air brake, original air conditioner, LED daytime running light, and driving recorder.
It is equipped with Weichai’s 220-horsepower National VI diesel engine with superpower, matched with an eight-speed gearbox;
It adopts a wheelbase of 4m7, a rear axle of 8 tons, a beam of 250, a tubeless tire of 275/80R22.5, etc.;
Although the appearance is still the same, the configuration is still quite luxurious.
The vehicle is 8.4 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and 3.25 meters high. The total mass is 18 tons, the curb weight is 8.7 tons, the rated load is 9.17 tons, the tank size is 5.6 meters long, and the long axis is 2.2 meters;
The short axis is 1.56 meters, the effective volume of the tank is 15 cubic meters, and the transport medium is foam-killing fluid. The thickness of the tank is made in accordance with international standards, and the standard configuration is a single warehouse, with a thickness of 16mm of polyethylene plastic lining, which can resist corrosion.
A corrugated anti-wave board is made every 2 meters inside the tank. When the tank is fully loaded, the brake can reduce the impact of the tank on the car body, play a role in safety protection, and fully automatic and seamless welding.
The top of the tank is equipped with a hoarding, checkered board walkway, a double-door tool box, stainless steel barrel tube, and two 8KG fire extinguisher barrel racks.
The special device is equipped with 1 built-in main valve, 1 pipe mouth with acid tray, 1 DN80 full plastic ball valve self-discharge port on the left and right sides of the auxiliary beam of the tank body, 2 8KG fire extinguishers, and the rest are standard.
The side and rear guards are made of carbon steel made of Q235B; the side and rear guards are connected by bolts, the cross-sectional size of the rearguard is 90×130 (mm), and the ground clearance of the rearguard is 470mm;
Install a driving recorder with satellite positioning function, and the ABS system model is XH-KQ4S4M-E01.
The function of this Sinotruk Howo G5X medium-duty fuel tanker truck is relatively simple. There is no special pump installed, only the function of self-flow;
In the later period, if the customer needs it, it can be made with a carbon steel tank or stainless steel tank according to the liquid to be transported, or you can choose to install a special pump.
In the 18-ton fuel tanker, the tank volume of this car is quite large, which is a good choice!