Apart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet effective livery of the Kuijpers scrap metal recycling company. A clean and cool work truck, I like it!
The DAF is powered by the 12.9 liter MX-13 engine, used across the PACCAR board. Its DIN-hp rating is stated on the left side of the grille. Loven, on the right side, is the name of the dealership.
The letters FAN in the model designation refer to a straight cabover truck with a 6×2*4 drivetrain, which means it has a counter-steering and liftable tag axle.
With the factory 10 tonnes front axle, the truck’s GVWR is 29 tonnes (63,900 lbs). In the Netherlands, that’s as far as you can go with a standard 6×2 or 6×4 truck/tractor chassis.
Now let’s have a look inside the control room.
The current series of heavy DAFs, the XF, XG, and XG+, was introduced in the summer of 2021, with a refresh last year. Pictured is the XF’s standard Hexagon interior.
Optional are Argenta and Natura. For the seats you can opt for fabric, alcantara, or leather. Yes, times have changed drastically in trucking. This also applies to the transmissions, the DAF top models are only available with a ZF TraXon automated manual transmission in Europe.
Back to the great outdoors. Naturally, a 530 hp straight truck comes with a trailer coupling.
The complete Hyva hooklift system with its auxiliary frame is bolted on the DAF’s frame rails.
Also worth showing, some instruments of the local fanfare orchestra, stored underneath the cab floor.
The DAF in its element. A mighty fine picture, I assume it was taken by the driver. The angle is just perfect and the DAF is shining bright against that rather gloomy industrial building in the background.
Kuijpers’ other XF is a 450 hp 4×2 tractor, towing an end dump semi-trailer. Just as clean and cool.
Nice trucks I dont like the ZF AMT, they think and down shift very slowly and erratically, and manual mode isnt actually full manual control, yes DAFs have a brilliant retarder system and downhill control feature but uphill, nope awfull.
I guess you’re referring to the ZF AS Tronic, introduced in 1997. Their latest version of the current TraXon AMT is on a par with Volvo’s I-shift, so I’ve been told.
Beautiful DAF.
The interior of the truck is what I like most. You can take a long and fun trip in that beautiful cab.
These days, even short-distance delivery trucks are quite nice inside. Pictured below the DAF XB, their lightest model.