CIM Donates Second Concrete Mixer

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – announced that Kenworth and Kenworth of Central Florida have once again donated a 2019 Kenworth T880S truck with a Con-Tech Manufacturing bridge-formula rear-discharge BridgeKing mixer for the annual CIM Auction at World of Concrete.

“Con-Tech Manufacturing is happy to announce that we will again be partnering with Kenworth and Kenworth of Central Florida to offer a Kenworth T880S chassis with a Con-Tech Manufacturing BridgeKing Mixer,” said Con-Tech Manufacturing President Dan Welsh. “What a great industry to support and thank you to all of our loyal customers which makes this donation possible. Let’s get ready to bid it up and support our young people in the concrete industry,”

The Kenworth T880S has a set-forward front axle and is equipped as follows:

• PACCAR MX-11 engine rated with a 430 horsepower and 1,650 lb.-ft. diesel engine
• 248-inch wheelbase
• Single-canister, EPA2017 aftertreatment system
• Allison 4700 7-speed automatic transmission
• Meritor MFS20 front axle
• Meritor RT46-170 46K rear axles (4.89 RAR)
• Hendrickson HAULMAAX 46K rear suspension
• Watson-Chalin SL1190SSR 13.5K steerable lift axle
• Arcoa aluminum wheels
• Bridgestone tires
• Vantage-level slate gray interior package
• Robotically-assembled, aluminum cab structure
• Stainless steel sunvisor
• Chrome mirrors and chrome air intake
• Polished options, including bumper, fuel tank, DEF tank

Body specifications:

• Con-Tech Manufacturing BridgeKing mixer
• 11-yard capacity, 3/16-inch steel drum
• ¼-inch fins with 5/16-inch mixing fins
• ZF P7300 planetary transmission
• BridgeKing steerable Hendrickson lift axle
• 5.4-cubic-inch Eaton motor/pump
• Front and rear 0-3,000 psi slump meters
• Fast-charge HP drop wide charge hopper
• Double-acting 2.5-inch diameter chute lift cylinder
• Fully-welded and capped main/foldover/extension chutes
• Three 48-inch extension chutes (rear antler mount)
• In-cab control box with rear mixer controls
• 150-gallon aluminum water tank

Also included:

• Delivery from Las Vegas to anywhere in lower 48 states
• All FET tax paid
• Five-year, 200,000-mile engine and after treatment warranty
• Five-year extended Allison warranty