Scania 420 vs 360

Parts for all trucks are readily available here in kenya, though i did not know about their (113) weak differential issue any remedy for that?
All do not have retarder i guess i have to rely heavily on the exhaust brake.
What kind of truck would be good for a gvw of 56 ton, that is besides the available choices.
Thank you.

 

My goodness are they that bad on the 113 scania

 

the highest hp available is 420hp

 

yes 56 ton is metric.
I will be pulling a draw bar trailer with 3 axles, so a total of 7 axles for 56

 

i would agree 100% but it will affect my payload that is the main worry, its been bothering how to balance between truck strength and penalizing the payload

 

Actually its 56 ton
i would agree, truck specing, is really tricky especially if you are looking at longevity.
I was thinking may be adjusting diff ratio would help

 

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The current diff ratio on the truck am seeking to purchase is 3.42, the torque is at 1660 and 360 hp
the fuel tank is 300 litres but since i will be doing short haul am not bothered about it.(400km)
i would be ok with a fuel consumption of 2.2km per litre when fully laden, but i do not know if that is achievable basically in mpg terms that is 5.3 mpg