Technical specification

Towing vehicle FH 500 HP 6×2
Medium height chassis with rear air suspension and fixed bogie

Transport operation

• Full auto-traction mass: 60,0 t

Key components

• Chassis height: Medium

• Cabin: FH Globetrotter XL sleeper cab

• Wheelbase: 3 000 mm

• Engine: Diesel engine, 500 hp, 2 500 Nm

• Engine brake: Volvo VEB+

• Rear axle: one drive axle with one reduction gear

  • Axle load: 13 t

  • Full vehicle weight: 60 t

Packages

FH Sleep/Rest package (2 beds)

• Interior white and red (night) lighting with flood on/off and dimmer

• Rear storage compartment in the cab - 154 l (height 300 mm)

• Luxury sleeper control panel at the rear of the cab

• Two bottle holders:

  • one centrally under the instrument panel

  • one attached to a drawer under the bed

• High-performance audio system: RDS radio with CD player, FM/AM antenna

"Visibility Plus visibility package

• Rain sensor for wipers

• Bi-xenon headlights (high intensity discharge)

• High pressure headlamp washers

• Automatic switching between daytime running lamps and dipped-beam headlamps

• Direction indicator lamps

Chassis

• Front suspension: 2 leaf parabolic springs

• Front axle load: 8,0 t

• Rear axle load: 19 t

• Disc brakes with hard discs

• EBS: Electronic braking system (medium package)

Fuel and fluid systems

• Battery box at the end of the frame

• Batteries: 2 × 225 Ah

• The right aluminium D-type diesel tank - 285 l, height 710 mm

  • Useful volume: 97 %

• Left aluminium D-type diesel tank - 620 l, height 710 mm, with two steps

  • Useful volume: 97 %

• AdBlue tank: useful volume 65 l

Discharges and compounds

• Horizontal silencer with rear exhaust

• Anti-slip wedge fasteners

• Trailer electrical connections: 2 × 7-pole (24N + 24S)

• Trailer brake connection (EU standard)

• Mudguards with splash protection on all front wings

• Three-piece rear wings with splash protection (all rear axles)

• LED rear lights

Wheels and tyres

• Steel discs on all axles

• Front axle tyres: 385/55 R22.5, camera-less

• Drive axle tyres: 315/70 R22.5, camera-less

• Auxiliary tyres: 385/55 R22.5, camera-less

• Tyre inflation hose - 18 m

• Tyre pressure sensor

Drive equipment

• I-Shift gearbox control lever

• Manual override available in automatic mode

• Improved I-Shift off-road software

• High air intake duct

• Manual fuel pump

• Engine preheating element

• Cylinder block heater 220 V / 1,5 kW

• Plastic oil sump

Cab interior - driving area

• Steering wheel on the left

• Leather steering wheel

• Mechanically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment

• FH instrument panel, steering wheel surround and door panels in grey-brown

• I-Cruise cruise control with steering wheel control, included I-Roll

• Electronic stability software package

• Lane Keep Warning System

• Fully electrically controlled air conditioning with solar sensor

• Immobilisers

• Built in 7-inch colour information display (800 × 480)

• Electric window lift with automatic up/down on driver's side

Comfort and safety

• Internal side sunblinds on both sides

• Manual textile front sun curtain (roller blind), integrated in the top shelf

• Backup alarm

• Load indicator with display on the instrument panel

• 2 warning triangles

• First aid kit

• Warning lamp

Languages and documentation

• Language of publication: Latvian

• Optional 1st language for driver information: Latvian

• 2. language of choice: Russian

• Driver's Guide: in Latvian and Russian

• Blocknotes

• Vehicle assistance service with voice communication channel

Cabin interior - living area

• Seat upholstery with black striped textile inlay, black plain textile seat top
  and red vinyl side inserts; interior trim in shades of grey

• Driver's seat: comfort, with suspension, seat belt and electric heating

• Passenger seat: comfort, with suspension, seat belt and electric heating

• Black seat belts

• Two armrests for both seats

• Parking engine and cab heater

• Refrigerator 33 l with freezer and partition walls

• 2 flexible reading lamps

• Additional cabin insulation layer

Exterior of the cab

• Improved cab exterior

• Cab colour: "Agra Red", solid colour (7518RED)

• Tinted windows

• Laminated door glass

• Remote central locking

• Manual cab lift pump

• Mechanical front and rear cab suspension

• Electrically adjustable and heated main rear-view mirrors + wide-angle mirrors (both sides)

• External front sun visor (smoked)

• Roof deflector (design dependent on overall vehicle height)

• Long side cab deflector

• V-shaped LED daytime running lights (V-Light)

• White front fog lights

• Roof railing on passenger side

• Sagatave for roof spotlight (max. 280 W)

• Printed on GLOBETROTTER on the roof panel

• One front-mounted one-tone horn (Jericho)

• Front roof accessory bracket

• Left under-cab storage compartment

Installation / Coupling

• Saddle coupling mount on air-operated slider with L-profiles 50 mm

• Saddle coupling height: 175 mm

• Jost JSK 37 fixed cast iron saddle coupling

• Basic saddle coupling maintenance

• Size of shell: 50 mm (2")

• Position of the buffer: 400 mm behind the centre of the first drive axle

• Saddle coupling always in rearmost position

• Mid-rear platform

• Trailer arch work light with white diffuser (H3 / 70 W)

• Trailer detection with LED sensor