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Allison Transmission to show popular Off-Highway Series models at Bauma 2019


Allison Transmission to show popular Off-Highway Series models at Bauma 2019

It has been reported that Allison Transmission will showcase its products for off-road trucks at Bauma 2019, the world’s major exhibition for construction vehicles.


Heavy-duty gearboxes developed by Allison found application in dump-body trucks, tippers or concrete-mixing vehicles produced by well-known companies (such as Terex, Bell Equipment and Volvo). At Allison’s stand visitors of the exhibition will be able to see a cutaway model of the 4000 Series and examine components of this sophisticated gearbox with the help of the augmented reality technology.




Allison 4000 Series cutaway


Thanks to Continuous Power feature implemented in Allison transmissions, truck drivers can speed up faster, enjoy functional adaptability and enhanced efficiency. In comparison with manual or robotic gearboxes, Allison solutions do not lose power in the process of gear shifting. Trucks are easy to control, to move slowly on loose ground and to maneuver on limited areas. They are more efficient on hills thanks to the 2nd Reverse feature and are more manageable on steep slopes. All Allison products are equipped with special software, which ensures optimization in fuel efficiency and operation characteristics.


According to drivers of concrete mixer trucks, Allison products helped to significantly increase their rate of operation. Construction trucks equipped with Allison solutions are notable for higher rates of durability and lower service charges. Trucks equipped with manual gearboxes frequently have serious issues with clutches, while Allison Automatics are quite reliable and require only well-timed ATF and filter changes.

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Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.