Fat Truck manufacturer Zeal Motor has added five new models to its lineup of Fat Trucks.
The new models include the 8×8 Hauler, 8×8 Wagon, 2.4 Pickup, 2.8 Pickup and 2.8 Wagon. The new Fat Trucks were unveiled at The Utility Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, in September.
“Our vehicles display impressive capabilities with speeds of up to 25 miles per hour on land and 3 miles per hour on water,” said Amine Khimjee, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Zeal Motor.
“Furthermore, they meet stringent safety requirements, providing a remarkable advantage that only the Fat Truck can deliver. Even at maximum payload, their footprint remains five times less than that of a human walking.”
The compact 2.4 Pickup is an amphibious vehicle, powered by a 3-cylinder Hatz 56 hp engine, with a 905 kg payload, featuring a pioneering design with one hydraulic motor per wheel.
“One of the big features, and we’re the first manufacturer to do this, is each wheel has one hydraulic motor to drive the vehicle,” Khimjee said.
The 2.8 Wagon and Pickup represent the evolution of their predecessors, the 2.8C and 2.8P, delivering an 11 per cent power increase and more than 40 new and enhanced features thanks to a 74 hp Caterpillar C2.2 turbo diesel engine. The updates also include an impact-resistant windshield for heightened safety, an upgraded ergonomic and quieter cab and the introduction of Power Take Off capabilities.
“So, the philosophy around our product is something that is compact, and like a pickup, but where the pickup stops, we continue,” Khimjee said. “They’re fully amphibious, they float. That means that you can walk across a lake, go through mud or snow, climb hills, and go to places that a regular pickup truck will not be able to.”
The 8X8 models, powered by a 173 hp Cummins F3.8 Turbo diesel engine, are purpose-built to excel in demanding terrains, offering the capability to transport up to a 2,267 kg payload or accommodate a crew of up to 16 people.
Zeal Motor was created in 2018 to solve the problem of moving people and materials to hard-to-reach jobsites. The company, based in Cowansville, Quebec, now manufactures seven versions of the Fat Truck across its compact, full-size and 8×8 platforms, to provide solutions for powerline and pipeline work, mining exploration and first responders.
