An important phase began in 1972, when GINAF introduced the KFS 12 model with a DAF F-218 tilt cab at the Bedrijfsauto RAI, the European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam. Also new in 1974 was the KFS 14 (6x4) with DAF six-cylinder diesel engine (175 hp or 236 hp) and ZF transmission. This chassis was intended for normal road transport or the construction of specialized bodies. When European competitors with heavy 8x4, 8x6 and 8x8 dump trucks entered the market in the 1970s, GINAF developed the KFS 16 with 8x8 drive for a payload of 16 tons. It was equipped with Timken axles and powered by the DAF DU 825 diesel engine with 216 hp and an Allison automatic transmission. To meet the increasing demand for multi-axle chassis, Van Ginkel built a new factory in Veenendaal, a few kilometers south of Ederveen.
In the mid-1970s, GINAF put the KFS 16 on its four driven axles. The introduction of this robust construction vehicle was a major step forward and heralded the era of heavy 8x8 four-axle trucks at GINAF. The tilt cab came from the F 1200 to 2200 series, which DAF launched from 1970, but had its own front design with continuous lateral struts.The new GINAF generation of the 1970s also included the 4x4 two-axle F 160 (above) and the three-axle KFS 12 (6x6) and KFS 14 (6x4).The shape of the front fenders on the KFS 16 four-axle truck changed over the course of its production life: on the first models, they spanned both front wheels, but soon gave way to a modified design with separate, stepped fenders.
Production of conventional trucks on REO chassis was discontinued in 1979. As the stock of parts from the army depot was now running low, and the demand for heavier trucks increased, GINAF had to manufacture stronger components around 1979.
In the same year, the new F 480 (8x8) with a gross payload of 24.5 tons was introduced. Through technical innovations, GINAF succeeded in the following years in achieving ever higher gross weights within the legally permissible axle loads. More powerful engines, such as the DAF DKTD 1160 with 256 hp, made the use of the larger F 241 cab necessary. This cab corresponded to that of the DAF F 2800. The DKTD was also installed in models with the F 218 cab, but higher on the chassis. With its Faun axles and a gross vehicle weight of 36 tons, the F 480 with DKS 1160 engine and 8x8 drive was a true off-road vehicle.
In 1979, after the move to the new factory in Veenendaal, GINAF launched the new F series on the market. The F 350 and the F 351, both with 8x8 drive, can be regarded as the successors to the KFS 16. Shown here is the F 351, which differed from its predecessor in its modified front design, which followed that of the cab supplier DAF.A smaller brother of the F 351 was the F 276 with 6x6 drive. The photo of the three-axle vehicle was taken in 2021, when the robust construction vehicle was already 35 years old.In order to successfully dig through piles of garbage, this F 380 was equipped with special wide tires that also extended far beyond the cab. The colossus did not drive on public roads and therefore did not need an official license plate.This F 351 from 1981 already bore the modified GINAF lettering on the front. The radiator grille without a silver edge and without rounded corners could be seen on some DAF models from 1978 to 1985.In 1979, GINAF launched the F 480, which differed externally from its predecessors in the new design specified by the cab supplier DAF. The impressive 8x8 four-axle truck was powered by the new DAF turbo diesel DKTD 1160 with 256 hp and weighed up to 36 tons.As it was not driving on public roads, this F 480 had no license plates. The Agrotruck, equipped with special wide tires, rolled unstoppably over the farmland to spread liquid manure.
