Ashok Leyland 3118 HD BS-IV

December 30, 2019: Ashok Leyland is known to offer some of the most popular cowl and chassis trailer models in the M&HCV market segment. Among the successful cowl and chassis trailer models from the brand has to be the Ashok Leyland 3118 HD in the Sub 31 Ton segment. This 12 wheeler truck has a maximum permissible GVW of 31000kg and is offered with a loading span of 24 ft and a wheelbase of 5350 mm and a ground clearance of 260mm. You can choose either a Cabin with Box body or a Cabin with Chassis vehicle configuration for the CT 3118 HD while the load body option is a 19 Cu.M Box body. It is offered with an axle configuration of 8X4 where the front axle arrangement is a Forged, I Beam, Reverse Elliot Type setup and the rear is a Fully floating, Single speed RAR: 6.17:1 one. The suspension duties are handled by a Semi-elliptical leaf spring set up for the front while the rear is a V-Rod Bogie suspension.

Powering the Ashok Leyland CT 3118 HD is the company’s BSIV compliant 6 cylinder 5660cc Ashok Leyland H Series 5.7L CRS TCIC diesel engine with iEGR Technology. This engine produces a maximum power output of 180bhp made at 2400rpm while the peak torque rating of 660Nm arrives in the 1200-1900rpm range. The transmission duties are taken care by ZF 9S 1110 9-Speed manual gearbox mated to a 380mm single plate dry-type clutch with clutch booster tech. The top speed is limited to 60kmph and the Ashok Leyland 3118 HD offers a gradeability of 29.5%. the fuel tank capacity is 300 liters.

It is offered with power steering as standard and a 4-way adjustable driver seat while the braking is taken care by air brakes with ABS as standard.