Just like the 1997 95 XF and 2002 XF 95, the 2005 XF 105 was merely a further development of the 1987 DAF 95-series with the then brand new F 249 tilt cab (the number refers to its width in cm).
The XF 105 did get a new 12.9 liter inline-six though, marketed as the Paccar MX-13. The engine was unveiled at the 2004 IAA exhibition in Germany.
To this day, it’s the parent company’s largest own diesel engine with 530 hp for the most powerful version. Travel back in time -to the late sixties- and the 11.1 liter Leyland O.680 can be pinpointed as the origin of DAF’s and Paccar’s current big gun.
With its 462 hp MX-13 engine and classic 6×2 drivetrain, this is a representative example of a heavy on-highway cruiser. When things get rougher and tougher, the weapon of choice would be a 6×4 or 8×4 chassis with a more powerful engine.
The DAF is equipped with a cable roll-off system, which is also used to put a container on and off the trailer. A plastic bucket of road salt (strooizout) is also aboard.
The full trailer is a 30-tons, 2001 Floor FLA-10-20 (10,000 kg maximum axle load for each axle). In this line of business -transporting open top containers- the straight truck & full trailer couple rules.
In the low lands, a configuration like this is typically called a vijftigtonner. That’s a fifty-tons straight truck or combination vehicle.
I couldn’t find any information about the hauling company. But given the tarps and the capacity of the tall containers, I’d say the rig’s job is transporting sawdust, wood fibre, wood pellets or comparable loose material. Something that has to stay dry and is not very heavy per cubic meter/yard.
And if the parking spot looks somewhat familiar, then you’ve got a good memory.
As always, Johannes, i am interested in your presentations with explanations of trucks in Europe. I have never gotten trucks out of my mind and heart, having started selling them in 1967. (WHEW! That guy must be an old buzzard!) Why use the name PACCAR? PACCAR, is of course, an American branded company.
PACCAR is the owner of DAF
Thanks, Thomas. What Marcel says, DAF Trucks is a member of the Paccar/PACCAR family since 1996/1997. Prior to the take-over, Paccar never had an in-house engine.
In 1968, DAF introduced the venerable 1160-series (11.6 liter) of diesels/turbodiesels/intercooled turbodiesels, which were fully based on the Leyland O.680 engine I mentioned in the article. That engine evolved and evolved and was finally superseded by a new 12.6 liter 24v engine in 1997, called the DAF XF-series (later on DAF XE).
After that one, the 12.9 liter MX-13 engine, introduced at the end of 2004. I don’t know when these were first used in Kenworths and Peterbilts.
Thanks for sharing Johannes. In the last picture it appears the second container is secured by two chainlink turnbuckles to the chassis. While the first container doesn’t appear to use them. Any idea why they don’t use the airline to actuate a lock mechanism? Thank you for your patience with my greenhorn questions.
The container on the truck is secured by the cable system itself, see close-up picture. Such systems also come with additional, integrated clamps.
The trailer is loaded from its rear side, as you can see the front side of the container (no cargo doors there) is at the back of the trailer. There are stops or clamps at the front (ditto for the truck), see GS Meppel trailer below.
Demonstration of how to put a container on the trailer:
Those are the ugliest 6 wheel trailers ever designed for reversing that axle spacing was abandonned here last century the 460 Dafs seem to be mostly pulling car carriers here light loads that dont require much power being blessed with a lot of 10% or worse twisting
grades mean bigger horse power is needed and 8×4 is the most common configuration and 4 or 5 axle pull trailers Dafs themselves are common and nice trucks to drive, none of the agricultural feel and ride of American trucks
Trailer axle spacing because axle load bonus. The trailer now has three separate axles instead of one separate axle at the front and a tandem at the rear. The trailer’s second axle is liftable.
10 tons axle load is the max for a dead axle on a truck/tractor and on a (semi-)trailer axle.
Thanks for the video.đź‘Ť I would never have been able understand that process without it. More like a dance if you ask me. This is why I find your articles so darn interesting. They’re windows into the world of commercial vehicles that even a lot of motorheads know little about.
Right, and it’s always a pleasure to see a dedicated pro-driver at work!