GINAF contracted with DAF in 1982 to improve sales and service of the trucks, but remained an independent family business. In the following years, GINAF also made adaptations to many DAF chassis and regularly supported the Eindhoven-based company in the development of special models, such as the first DAF FAD 2800 (8x4) and the unique F 2800 MAG with underfloor engine, as well as its successor F 3300 MAG for super-volume transport. To keep pace with the construction industry, GINAF was among the first to introduce a five-axle truck, the F 520, in 1984, which was basically an 8x8 chassis with a fifth, non-driven axle in the center of the vehicle. The 13-ton front axle of this 10x8 chassis was also new. A total weight of 58 tons was now possible.
The F 535 ATI from 1984 was one of the early five-axle trucks from Dutch truck manufacturer GINAF. Three of the five axles were steered.The GINAF F 530 had a total weight of 47 tons. The two rear axles were driven.The photo was taken in Amsterdam in 1998. It shows a GINAF G 5447 five-axle truck with the cab of the DAF 95 from 1987, which the Dutch had developed together with the Spanish company ENASA, whose heavy-duty Pegaso trucks were equipped with.The G 5450 with five axles (10x8) came from the same series. The DAF ATi engine with 430 hp provided the drive.
Another big step forward was the development of the Hydro-Pneumatic-Suspension-System (HPSS) in 1986, which made tipping much safer. Two years later, with the introduction of the F 535 (10x4) model, the Dutch truck manufacturer was the first to achieve the legal maximum weight of 50 tons. When DAF introduced its new 95 cab in 1987, GINAF incorporated it in modified form into the new G Series. Two years after that, GINAF produced the M-series, equipped with DAF's CF cab. GINAF decided not to use DAF's new XF long-haul cab, but simply put the smaller CF cab on its own chassis, since GINAF trucks were not suitable for long distances anyway.
At the IAA 1992, DAF presented its new mid-range cab for the F 65 to F 85 series. The most obvious distinguishing feature was the dynamically shaped thickening in the lower area of the side panels, which was retained until 2021, even though the front design changed several times. In 1998, the model designations were given the suffix CF. The abbreviation stood for Compact Forte. The cab was also used at GINAF, as here on the M3335 S with 6x6 drive. A striking feature of this tipper is the lack of wind deflectors on the front corners of the vehicle, which were only introduced later.The M 3132 S (6x2) shown here, which transported a roll-off body, was also equipped with the CF cab. This GINAF four-axle truck M 4446 TS had 430 hp. The drive worked on all four axles, the rear one was steered.The M 3335 S with 355 hp DAF engine from 1996 had 6x6 drive. The example shown was probably one of the first construction vehicles with an air-conditioned cab.GINAF trucks in long-distance transport were an absolute rarity, as the trucks from Veenendaal were primarily intended for construction sites and other robust applications. The depicted milk tanker with matching trailer bore the type designation M 3132 S, was equipped with a 360 hp DAF engine and had a steered rear axle.M 5350 TS was the type designation of this five-axle GINAF 10x6 chassis with four steered axles, which carried an Italian Omars recovery body with two 20-ton Brevini cranes. The vehicle was originally equipped with a tipper body and was converted at the beginning of the noughties.The GINAF M 3333 S from 1997 with 6x6 drive and matching tandem trailer could transport 31 tons of short timber.
Stronger and safer
An important innovation was the electronic steering system (EVS), which made the rear axle of a tandem unit steerable. It was also capable of carrying four tons more. The heaviest model was equipped with a DAF six-cylinder diesel with 480 hp coupled with a ZF 16-speed transmission. An Allison automatic was available as an option, as was an AS-Tronic AMT transmission.
In 2007, GINAF collaborated with DAF and ZF to develop AS-Tronic Dual Mode, which allowed the vehicle to switch automatically between on-road and off-road modes. In 1996 the front axle load was increased to 11.5 tons. Hence a four-axle chassis was able to reach the maximum gross vehicle weight of 46 tons that was permitted in the Netherlands. However, this led to a drop in demand for five-axle trucks. But even in the new X-series, which was presented at the Bedrijfsauto RAI show in 2002, GINAF continued to offer 10x4, 10x6 and 10x8 versions, in addition to chassis with 8x4, 8x6 and 8x8 drive configurations.
In 2000, DAF presented a new version of the CF cab at the IAA. The appearance was based on the heavy DAF 95 series, but with different proportions. GINAF followed suit and presented the X series at the Bedrijfsauto RAI in 2002, the appearance of which was similar to that of the new CF series from DAF.As in the photo above, a GINAF five-axle vehicle of type X 5350 TS can also be seen here. The two photos from 2009 give an idea of how indestructible these heavy tippers are with chassis that seem to consist only of axles and wheels. In Europe, such construction vehicles are only available in a few countries, including the Netherlands and Switzerland.Of course, Generation X at GINAF did not only produce five-axle vehicles. There was also something smaller: the type X 4446 TS with 8x8 drive had a maximum gross weight of 46 tons. There was a choice of DAF engines with 428 or 483 hp.
