Good Features in a New Steel Body
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The Anthony Steel Tipping Body is of Welded Construction and is made from a Special Alloy. Light Weight and Adequate Strength are Leading Features and the Tailboard is Controlled from the Front
End of the Body
ALL-STEEL tipping bodies have a number of important advantages for many classes of work, and Anthony Hoists, Ltd., Minerva Road, Park Royal, London, N.W.10, has recently introduced a range of bodies of this type which incorporate special features in design and construction. Welded construction is employed throughout, and one-piece floors are used on all bodies up to 12 ft. in length.
No fewer than seven cross-members are used, these being welded to the one-piece floor. On the underside of the cross-members are welded two strong longitudinals, in addition to the side members. No bolts or rivets are employed in the construction of the body; and the ram-plunger bracket for the tipping gear is welded to the longitudinals, so that the tipping frame and body form a rigid unit.
Side Members Have Wide Flanges Giving Maximum Rigidity.
The body sides are of rigid design, the top and bottom members on each side having a 3-in, roll which provides a robust construction. Furthermore, two strengthening members of triangular form are welded between the top and bottom members at the centre of the body length.
The vertical pillars at the rear of the body are projected' above the lop 1330 of the body sides, so that the pivot for the tailboard is 6 ins, above the sides. Thus, the tailboard swings well clear when tipping.
When used in conjunction with an hydraulic tipping gear, there is no need for the driver to leave the cab in order to discharge the load, the tailboard control being arranged at the forward end of the body. The operating lever is situated in a convenient position within reach of the driver, and it controls, through the medium of a crossshaft, rods running each side of the length of the body to the tailboard trip gear at the rear. An accompanying illustration will make clear the operation of the trip gear.
As the top pivot pins of the tailboard, are held in position by detachable pins the board can, if desired, be swung• from the bottom, by releasing the pins.
The Anthony concern has installed a. special press to deal with the longitudinals and cross-members of the body, and this machine is capable of pressing lengths up to 12 ft. with a thickness of * in.
Special Alloy Steel Used to Reduce Weight.
Whilst the Anthony bodies are available in mild steel, where weight is of importance a special alloy steel is used. As this material has almost double the strength of mild steel it is possible to use sheets of 13 gauge for the floor and 14 gauge for the sides. Bodies con.-. structed of this material are actually lighter in weight than an equivalent' wood body; at the same time they show a considerable saving over a body made from mild steel.
Having a standard inside width of. 6 ft, 6 ins, the bodies availablerange in lengths from 7 ft. 6 ins, to 12 ft.. whilst the capacities are from 21cubic yds. to 71 cubic yds. The prices are reasonable, the smallest body of 7 ft. 6 ins. length, 6 ft. 6 ins, width, and with 1-ft. 6-in, sides costs £22 10s. in mild steel, or £25 in special alloy steel. The respective weights are 865 lb. and 598 lb: The largest site has a length of 12 ft., inside width of 6 ft. 6 ins. and 2-ft. 6-in, sides, and weighs 1,352 lb. in mild steel, or 950 lb, in special alloy. In the former material the Cost is £45 and in special alloy £50.