Ashok Leyland 3525-8x4 RMC

January 22, 2021: Ashok Leyland’s 3525 RMC caters to the top-end construction and infrastructure projects. The 3525 RMC is 12-tyre, 4 axle truck, 8x4 tipper with 9 and 10 CuM of capacity RMC mixer to carry bulk concrete to execute large and critical projects. 

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Engine & GearBox: The truck gets Ashok Leyland’s A-series engine that produces massive 250hp of power at a peak torque of a whopping 99 Nm at 1200-1800 rpm. The engine is tuned to a 9-speed gearbox.

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Suspensions: The front suspension is semi-elliptic multi-leaf and parabolic spring. The rear suspension is bogie or non-reactive type. 

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Clutch: You get 380mm dia single dry plate, ceramic clutch with diaphragm cover assembly, air-assisted hydraulic booster.

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Axles: The rear axle is fully floating, hypoid differential 

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Brakes: The brakes are full air dual line brakes with ABS in drum type.

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Frame: The chassis is built in high strength steel with improved design dimensions. The size is 275 X 75 X 7/8 mm in bolted construction.

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Cabin: The mixer mostly deployed in critical and tough construction sites, and to take care of driver comfort you get N-type day cabin. 

Ashok Leyland 3525 RMC Tyre: There are multiple tyre options to choose from like the 295/90R20 | 295/95D20 | 11x20 16PR | 11R20 16PR.

Overview

Ashok Leyland brings the 3525 8x4 RMC truck transit mixer for heavy-duty construction and infrastructure projects. This special application is based on the 35,000 kg gross weight tipper that has 4 axles and 12-tyre configuration. 

As part of Ashok Leyland's completely new AVTR based modular range of medium and heavy truck range, the 3525 RMC is equipped with modern and high-performance characteristics including superior fuel efficiency, lower maintenance cost, and highly reliable aggregates that allow you to execute critical projects on time and efficiently. The 3525 RMC comes with the same performance characteristics of Ashok Leyland HCV range of trucks- reliability, superior performance and greater ownership experience. Read to know more on this workhorse. 

Exterior

This front facia of this huge truck is quite similar to Ashok Leyland’s other HCV trucks. The only major visual change on the 3525 RMC is the giant mixer attached at the back. The 3520 RMC comes with an N-type day cabin with AC an option.

The 3525 RMC is available in9 and 10 CuM RMC mixer sizes. The wheelbase is 5350 mm and The durability of carrying a heavy load is taken care by the high strength steel material used in the chassis frame, which comes in the dimension of 275x75x7/8 mm in bolted construction type. The rear axle is fully-floating, hypoid differential. The fuel tank size is 220L, the tyre sizes are 295/90R20, 295/95D20, 11x20PR and 11x20 16 PR.

Interior

The 3525 RMC comes with the N cabin that has a tiltable suspended cab with dampers for highest ride comfort, crash test compliant as per Indian truck code. Also reclining seats for higher driver comfort suspended driver seat as an option. Anti-roll bar in the front, superior overhead, rear and glove box storage space. A full metal front facia & Metal bumper and music system with AC & HVAC comes as an option. 

The 3525 RMC gets the common new digital driver-assist mounted on the dashboard with all the vital vehicle information to the driver during the trip and even at stationary. This dashboard helps to effectively control and run the truck at its full potential, thus saving fuel and getting better performance. Some of the notable features are a gear shift advisory system, for instant fuel economy display, an indicator for distance to empty, present gear display, DEF gauge, engine hours, air pressure gauge, etc.

Performance

This massive 35T tipper truck that is deployed for large scale and sensitive construction and infrastructure projects gets Ashok Leyland in-house A, CRS with iGen-6 technology BS6 engine, which now comes in 250 HP of power with a whopping torque figure of 900 Nm. The engine is tuned to a 6-speed synchromesh manual gearbox, and there are two more options to choose from. 

Likewise, complementing the powertrain, high-quality aggregates such as the 380 mm dia, single dry plate, ceramic clutch with an air-assisted hydraulic booster. Semi-elliptic multi-leaf with an option of parabolic springs front suspension, NRS and bogie type rear suspension. The brakes offer better control with full air duel line one with ABS and auto exhaust, drum-type ones. 

Safety

Like the rest of HCV truck range, Ashok Leyland has provided all the necessary elements of safety in 3525 RMC. Like the truck, the front facia is all-metal to protect from frontal impact, double head-lamp and LED tail-lamp for better visibility. The braking of this has improved substantially to control the truck efficiently. The truck also comes with another safety feature, which is an anti-roll bar to improve safety at high speed and tall loads. The truck is also fitted with reverse parking assistance with accident hazard audio warning, and even a single driver can handle this massive truck easily with all the necessary features.

Verdict

The 3525 RMC is a strong product in its category offered by Ashok Leyland. Based on the AVTR based modular platform with two mixer bodies option, this giant special truck is made for your speedier product executions. Ashok Leyland offers this 35T RMC mixer for longer projects needs with a combination of stronger, high power engine, superior aggregates and overall greater built quality. This transit mixer segment is highly competitive with almost all the truck makers eyeing a growing market, yet, Ashok Leyland 3525RMC makes a positive impression blending performance and overall efficiency.