iightweight swop or small vehicles
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VIOUNTABLE manufacr, Abel Systems Ltd has .loped a swop body system .,ifically designed for small Ides including Transit, CF so on up to 7.5 tonnes gvw. Iwn as the Abel Airlite, the em caters for payloads of veen one and four tons.
bel claims two major adages for for the system — low weight and low cost. On a 'nit 190 for example the tional tare weight is I27kg 'wt).
he lift pack is a lightweight Able unit that is placed veen the chassis and the body. It operates pneumatically from a garage airline or air-bottle although, if the chassis has air brakes, the existing reservoir is tapped and used as the power source. The support legs are also removable and therefore can be retained at base.
The components of the Airlite system are scaled down versions of those used in the entire range of Abel demountables. Mike was developed in conjunction with North Thames Gas, Midlands Electricity Board and the London Electricity Board.