GITI Tyres BIG Test
      Scania R 620 B6x4NB   Story Colin Smith Photos Gerald Shacklock

GITI Tyres Big Test - Triple Duty

Transporter, tanker or tipper. Innovative design ideas and wide-ranging versatility have the new Earthworx Scania R 620 set-up for triple-duty efficiency.

The 10-week-old 6x4 Scania christened Swede As mainly works as a tractor unit shifting construction machinery around Northland. It’s teamed with a new MTC Equipment 3-axle gooseneck low loader working for the Ruakaka-based Earthworx and Roadtec companies of Hans and Tania Garton.

Earthworx Civil Construction was e...

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