As explained in Part 1, Scania, who were used to building 3-axle trucks with lifting tag axles for their home market, did not at first offer a ‘rear-steer’ (pusher type) 6x2 to meet growing demand after 38tonne artics were permitted in the UK at the beginning of 1983 so it was down to the likes of York Truck Equipment to carry out conversions on 4x2s.
In May 1983 York produced the first of many ‘rear-steers’, the earliest ones going to haulage contractor J Spurling of Silvertown in London. These had the outer axle spread extended from 3.1 to 3.8m
