Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper

Ashok Leyland is a leading name when it comes to commercial vehicles in the Indian market and the brand offers a vast portfolio of trucks, tippers, tractors, and trailers for all kinds of applications. The Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper is a heavy-duty 6x4 tipper truck designed to cater to the demands of the construction and mining industries. It boasts high load capacity, rugged and reliable aggregates, and best-in-class productivity.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Powertrain

The truck is powered by an H series BS-VI 6 cylinder with i-Gen6 technology that produces a maximum power of 197 hp at 2400 rpm and a peak torque of 700 Nm at 1200-1900 rpm. It has two transmission options: a 6-speed synchromesh – FGR 9.01:1 or a 9-speed synchromesh – FGR 12.73:1 manual gearbox. It has a 6x4 axle configuration with a Fully floating single-speed rear axle RAR: 6.5:1 and a Forged I section – Reverse Elliot type front axle. 

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Aggregates

The Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper has a Gross Vehicle Weight of 28,000 kgs and comes with multiple body options including cab and chassis, box body, and rock body for various heavy-duty applications. It has a sturdy chassis with bolted construction measuring 275 mm X 75 mm X 8 mm. You can also choose from multiple cabin options and configurations as per your needs. The options include G cowl, M cabins, U cabins, and N cabins. The load body capacity also varies on the load body type and size. 

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Features

Key features of the truck include Full air dual line brakes with ABS and ASA Parking brakes on rear wheels, exhaust brakes for additional safety, a digital instrument cluster, Advanced Digital Driver Assistance (ADDA), and others. 

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Comfort

The truck has a spacious cabin with ample headroom and legroom. The driver's seat is ergonomically designed and can be adjusted for maximum comfort. The cabin features a hydraulic power-assisted steering wheel, optional AC and HVAC, and a music system for a comfortable driving experience.

Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper Rivals

Key rivals of the Ashok Leyland 2820 Tipper include the Tata Prima 3128.K, BharatBenz 2828C, Eicher Pro 8031XM, Tata Signa 2823. K, Mahindra Blazo X 28 Tipper, and others. 

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.