Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper

April 12, 2021:The 10-tyre multi-axle tipper category is highly important in the Indian truck market. Ashok Leyland now presents its modern and highly productive 2820 tipper for all types of construction, mining and infrastructure projects. Based on the modular AVTR platform, 2820 starts at ₹ 39.55 lakh, ex-showroom New Delhi. You can pick and choose this tipper with your business needs, the configurations, cabin and tipper bodies options. Ashok Leyland has the strength of the tipper with a lot of segment-leading features that further ehnace the overall performance of this tipper.  

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Rivals:  Some of the key rivals tippers in this category includes Tata Signa 2823.K HD 9S, BharatBenz 2823C, BharatBenz 2828C, Mahindra Blazo X 28 Tipper and Eicher Pro 6028T. You can also check out the premium Tata Tippers in the same category, such as the Tata Prima 2825.K/.TK and Tata Prima 2830.K.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Engine & GearBox: The tipper gets Ashok Leyland’s H-series engine that produces 200hp of power at a peak torque of 700 Nm at1200-1800 rpm. The engine is tuned to a 6-speed gearbox.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Suspensions: The front suspension is semi-elliptic multi-leaf, and a parabolic is an option. The rear suspension is bogie or NRS semi-elliptic type.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Axles: The rear axle is fully floating single speed, and the front axle is forged I section with reverse Elliot type.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Brakes: Taking into account the safety and tough operating conditions this tipper gets full air dual line brakes with ABS with ASA. The parking brake is provided on the rear wheels only.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Frame: To allow heavy material lifting and reliability the frame of this massive tipper is 275 X 75 X 8 mm in bolted construction.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Cabin & Tipper Body: The tipper is offered in Cowl, sleeper cabin in economy and premium and value variants. The tipping body comes in 14 m3, 16 m3, 18 m3, 20 m3 sizes.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Tyre: A multiple tyre configuration is available like the 295/90R20, 295/95D20, 11x20 16PR and 11R20 16PR.

Overview

Based on the all-new AVTR platform, the 2820 tipper is Ashok Leyland’s prominent tipper in the high volume 28T gross weight, 10 tyre tipper segment. The company is among the top players in the segment with its legacy tippers; however, the new range is now highly modern and many steps ahead. What is new? Based on the modular platform, a new concept in the Indian CV industry, offering the the customer a choose configure the truck according to his needs. 

You can select the options of axle configuration, loading spans, cabins, suspensions, drivetrains on a single platform based on your budget, and importantly the precise need of the business/applications. The 2820 tipper is not only performance-oriented but also gets a comfortable cabin along with superior powertrain and aggregates. What is also interesting is, Ashok Leyland says this tipper is pocket friendly to maintain and offer competitive TCO. The 2820 tipper is built keeping in mind the Indian customer's needs, duty-cycle, and the overall operating environment. It is based on key characteristics of higher reliability, lower maintenance cost, superior tyre mileage, superior technology, greater driving comfort, and leading performance. We help you find out more about this popular tipper. 

Exterior

The 2820 tipper is identical to the rest of the HCV tipper range of Ashok Leyland as they share the platform and design cues. Yet the new AVTR cabin is elegant and quite appealing with lower noise, vibration and harshness characteristics. The customer has the choice of as much as three cabin options of the cowl, sleeper cabin, value, and premium cabins to suit the application and, importantly, the price point. These cabins are offered in both AC and HVAC options for greater comfort to operate them at ease in extremely challenging operating conditions. 

The tipper gets all-metal front facia for greater safety and also an all-metal bumper for easy repair. For improved visibility, double headlamps mounted on the bumper for wider and long-range visibility. A LED taillight for better visibility in the night. The chassis frame is stronger, reinforced for greater load-bearing capabilities, and reduced cross member variants. The tipper load bodies are available in 14 m3, 16 m3, 18 m3 and 20 m3 options. The Fuel tank comes in two options of 220L or 300L, made in cross-linked polymer and Adblue tank of 48L.

Interior

The 2820 tipper is equipped with a well-built cabin along with plenty of features to help the driver operate it efficiently, stay safe and control it effortlessly. Since the tipper is part of the modular platform, the customer has the freedom the select the cabin and features as affordability and needs. However, Ashok Leyland has a gamut of features available to choose, such as cable gearshift, for shifting gears and reducing efforts, thus reducing fatigue. The larger 21 LPM steering pump for lower steering efforts. An integrated pedal unit for brake and clutch pedal, which are mounted on a single unit, eliminates brake and clutch settings for longer life and durability. 

Likewise, the advanced digital driver assistance to help the driver enhance the performance considerably. It has features such as gear shift advisory system, fuel economy display, trip wise distance and milage, current gear display, etc. The driver can also access the DEF gauge, engine hours, air pressure gauge and overall driver performance score and got driver-friendly tell tales, etc. Essentially, Ashok Leyland has made the 2820 tipper most advanced and a huge jump from the earlier generation of tippers, a sign of Indian trucking making huge strides towards modern and advanced trucks-truly global ones!

Performance

The 2820 tipper targeted at several key constructions, mining, and infrastructure applications, to take on tough duties, it is fitted with the new Ashok Leyland's in-house H series 6-cylinder, CRS with iGen-6 technology BS6 engine, which now produces 200hp of power at 700 Nm of torque and tuned to a 6-speed gearbox. 

The key aggregates to supplement the engine's performance include a 380 mm organic clutch of a single dry plate with an air-assisted hydraulic booster. The front suspension is a semi-elliptic multi-leaf with a parabolic option while the rear suspension is bogie type / NRS semi-elliptic. The brakes are full air dual line with ABS, and the parking brake is on rear wheels only. For better power, the propeller shaft is available in 2 or 3 pieces, the rear axle is fully floating single speed, and the front axle is forged I-section in reverse Elliot type. The chassis frame is 275 X 75 X 8 mm in bolted construction. The gradeability is 28.54% / 43.17%. The 2820 tipper is offered in three cabin options, including enhanced cowl, a sleeper cabin in economy and value, and Premium variants.

Safety

Tippers are mostly deployed to work in tough operating and weather conditions, and hence safety is paramount for the operators. Bot the vehicle and driver protection in some of the time-sensitive operational sites. In the new AVTR platform, Ashok Leyland has incorporated a lot of safety elements. The 2820 tipper is part of the similar DNA; for example, the front facia is all-metal to protect from frontal impact, double headlamp and LED tail-lamp for better visibility. The braking has improved substantially to control the truck efficiently. An anti-roll bar to improve safety at high speed and tall loads. It has reverse parking assistance with accident hazard audio warnings, etc.

Verdict

This all-new 2820 tipper a new promise from Ashok Leyland to its customers. The CV leader has taken a different approach in making the Indian truck market global, offering the benefits of improving technology to its Indian customers. The 2820 tipper has all the performance elements to become a powerful vehicle in any construction or infra project needs; the customer can leverage this tipper's many advantages to enhance his revenues by running it most efficiently. Any customer looking for a tipper in the high-duty category, the 2820 tipper, is the best option available that ticks all the right boxes.