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WHAT’S NEW AND NEWS FROM SUPPLIERS USER-FRIENDLY FILTER FLEETGUARD’S OIL AND FUEL FILTERS HAVE POLYMER CASING With a few innovative twists on a familiar template, engineers at FLEETGUARD have redesigned their diesel engine lube and fuel filters. The accent is on user-friendliness, and fewer headaches for the guys in the shop. For one thing, the filter casing’s not metal. It’s a solid black polymer composite and completely recyclable.That’s an advantage because, with no metal parts, the danger of engine damage due to metal shards from the filter itself is gone. It’s also 50 percent lighter.You can drain it and send it to a landfill or crush it and incinerate it. It also won’t dent if you drop it. Furthermore, it’s got a flat bottom. So it won’t tip over, spilling fuel or oil all over the place, and it won’t roll out of reach. The interior chamber of the filter casing is still rounded, but outside? Flat. Stackable. For easy handling. And if you look at the bottom of the casing, you’ll see a little halfinch indentation, into which you can insert a socket wrench for easy removal. And it’s claimed to be a hardy item to boot.The Fleetguard engineers say they drove over the prototypes in their Dodge Rams to test the filter’s physical durability. Fleetguard, a division of Cummins, says these new filters are ready now in a limited line for mid-range engines up to 10 liters. The lineup will be expanded to include both lower and upper ends of the engine spectrum, and the filters will be priced the same as the metal ones they’re replacing. They’re OK with low-sulphur and biodiesel fuels, by the way. Call 800-223-4583 or visit www.fleetguard.com. � <strong>In</strong> <strong>Gear</strong> Online Resources: For more new product items, visit LOCKWOOD’S PRODUCT WATCH on the web at todaystrucking.com MIXER STABILITY MACK OFFERS BENDIX ANTI-ROLLOVER SYSTEM ON MIXERS Mack Trucks now offers a new first-ofits-kind electronic stability system for concrete customers. Called Road Stability Advantage (RSA), it’s made by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. Designed to reduce rollovers, the full electronic stability system is now available for mixer applications on the Granite model. Mack is the first to offer this technology to vocational customers, though it’s been an option on the company’s highway trucks since late last year. “Concrete customer demand for stability protection is strong because mixers, in general, are recognized to have a high center of gravity and carry dynamic loads,” says Steve Ginter, Mack vocational products marketing manager. Mack RSA uses the existing ABS wheel-speed sensors, along with steering, yaw, and lateral acceleration inputs, to deactivate the throttle and selectively apply the brakes in sharp curves, sudden lane changes, or obstacle avoidance maneuvers as necessary, reducing the potential of a rollover. According to Tom Kelly, Mack’s vice president of marketing, the company is “...committed to getting this technology in the hands of mixer and dump customers as soon as possible. We targeted mixers initially per customer MARCH 2006 77
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