Unveiled at the 2016 CV Show, the new conversion joins the ‘Engineered to Go’ range and is based on the Crafter chassis cab platform and available with the same safety features, Euro 6 engines and BlueMotion Technology as standard across the Crafter range.
Offering a high payload capacity, the Crafter tipper is available in both single and double cab variants. Benefits include a direct acting five stage underfloor ram to offer a safe, versatile and easy-to-use vehicle, and a flexible load-carrying area.
The new tipper is also available with the option of a robust cage assembly that can be specified with or without sliding sides.
Developed to the latest European design regulations, the new tipper features a high-strength steel platform optimised for torsional rigidity. While the tipper mechanism is designed to provide maintenance-free lifting throughout the vehicle’s life, the new conversion’s bolted construction method offers fast and simple access to the rest of the vehicle.
The robust body features a high yield steel tail-board that keeps loads secure within the tipper bed, with easy-to-use side mounted lock mechanisms offering quick and simple access. Integral load lashing points are spread across the body to ensure that loads are kept safe and under control on the move.
The new tipper also comes with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ three-year, unlimited-mileage warranty, which covers the conversion as well as the vehicle.
Nick Axtell, specialist sales manager at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, commented: “Our new ‘Engineered to Go’ Tipper has been developed in partnership with VFS to deliver a hardworking, safe and flexible specialist load carrier. The new conversion meets all of the same high build quality standards of a factory built vehicle, giving customers the peace of mind that it will get the job done without letting them down.”