Calling all Scania owners (or would-be buyers) word reaches Biglorryblog that as from May 2009, Alcoa's Dura-Flange wheels are now available as an option on your favourite Swedish in the following sizes: 22.5 x 8.25, 22.5 x 9.00 and 22.5 x 11.75 (135 mm offset). Apparently the Alcoa Dura-Flange wheels has a patented treatment that provides a protective shield to prevent rim wear. "This treatment makes Dura-Flange wheels most appropriate for transport where loads are heavy and prone to shifting, causing tyre walls to rub against the wheel rims.," says Alcoa, adding: "Alcoa Dura-Flange wheels are the only wheels on the market that are protected from this type of wear, giving them at least double the life time of other aluminium wheels and four times the life time of steel wheels under the same conditions." Meanwhile, click through here for more... And the type of trucks best suited to Dura-Flange wheels...
According to Alcoa, "The Dura-Flange wheels are most suitable for Scania trucks in applications such as liquid food transport, local fuel distribution, heavy hauling such as logging and operations under extreme conditions like mining.
By improving wheel durability and wear resistance, Dura-Flange wheels offer enhanced performance and productivity and delay replacement costs for many more kilometers. Along with the protection against rim flange wear, Alcoa Dura-Flange wheels offer all the advantages expected from Alcoa forged aluminium wheels: lightweight, strength, good looks, 100% recyclable and good return on investment."
For more information on Dura-Flange® wheels, BLB suggests you http://www.alcoa.com/alcoawheels/europe/en/duraflange.asp or contact your local Scania dealer.
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