Curry Supply Rolls Out Two New Lube Trucks at ConExpo/Con-AGG 2002 Show

Wed March 27, 2002
Aggregate Equipment Guide

Curry Supply, located in Curryville, PA, unveiled two new trucks at the McLellan booth G130 at ConExpo/Con-AGG 2002.

The Ford F-650 is Curry’s newest mini-lube truck, which is designed for light field service preventative maintenance. The Ford-650 sports a 3126 Caterpillar 210-hp (156.5 kW) engine and features a 12-ft. enclosed body with access to product reels from the curbside of the vehicle. Other features include:

• Interior and exterior halogen lighting;

• Waste oil recovery system with suction;

• Discharge and neutral product tanks;

• Hydraulic driven air compressor with 30 gal. (113.5 L) air receiver tank; and

• Ample storage space for filters, tools and miscellaneous items.

Curry Supply also showcased its Mack CV 713 Granite 2000 super-lube truck. This unit is engineered for on/off road extreme field service, such as road, mine and quarry applications. Some of the CV713’s features include:

• Two-compartment fuel tank (2,000 gal. [7,570 L] for fuel and 250 gal. [946 L] for waste oil);

• Hydraulic driven system with enclosed reel compartment; and

• Underbody aluminum diamond plate storage boxes.

Curry Supply Company has been family-owned and operated since 1932 and also is a dealer of used construction equipment, dump trucks, and cab and chassis.

For more information, call 800/345-2829 or visit www.currysupply.com.

This story also appears on Construction Equipment Guide.

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