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under the driver's fingers, rather
than the dash.
When it comes to visibility, a
shorter hood with an aggressive
slope delivers good sightlines to
the front. Low-cut side windows
and lowered mirrors improve your
ability to see all those little things
like Smart Cars and motorcycles
that somehow manage to camp
out in your blind spot. Kenworth's
angled steering gear on the T880
buys you nine degrees of addition-
al wheel cut and an improved turn-
ing radius. The automatic transmis-
sions, an Eaton Ultrashift Plus (in
T880 heavy haul) and an Allison
4500 RDS (in the T880 dump),
shifted efficiently and smoothly,
although we did not get a chance
to drive these trucks under load.
As for the additional specs: a
Paccar in-line, six cylinder MX-13
engine comes standard. I drove the
500 horsepower version but this
engine is offered with nine ratings
from 380 horsepower/1,450 foot
pounds of torque at 1,000 rpm
up to 500 horsepower/1,850 foot
pounds of torque at 1,100 foot
pounds of torque.
At the press ride and drive,
Kenworth announced the Cummins
ISX12G engine is now available for
the T880. The natural gas engine
is spark ignited so you don't need
aftertreatment systems (no urea or
diesel particulate filters).
Recruiting and retaining drivers
is the top issue for truck and fleet
owners today, and serviceability is
certainly an issue for drivers and
the shop. Kenworth addressed that
need in several ways.
The five-piece hood and fender
assemblies are made from a type
of durable plastic called Metton.
The fenders are bolt on and replac-
ing one after it gets damaged can
be done in less than two hours.
You don't have to choose between
time-consuming bodywork and
keeping the truck looking sharp.
Push-to-connect electrical con-
nectors eliminate more tedious
methods of booting up compo-
nents. The electrical and air lines
are centralized on the driver's
side under the hood, which
makes them easy for a mechanic
to access and a driver to check.
A centralized pass-through on
the firewall puts them all in one
place.
Finally the T880 is offered in
122.5-inch and 116.5-inch bum-
per-to-back cab (BBC) configu-
rations. A sleeper option is also
available.
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