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CIALIST demountable pment manufacturer, Systems, has developed a swop-body system ially designed for small cies including the Transit, ' rpa, Bedford CF and simivehicles up to 7.5 tonnes v. Known as the Abel lite, the system caters for loads of between one and r tonnes.
,bel claims that important Lures of the equipment in1e its low tare weight and r cost. For a Ford Transit 1 application the net adional tare weight of the iicle is increased by only 21/2 and with a cost of less n half of a conventional )p-body vehicle.
'he weight savings come m making removable — erever possible — items t in a conventional swop body system are fixed to the chassis or body.
For example, the lift pack is a lightweight portable unit that can be quickly placed between the chassis and body. This is operated pneumatically using a garage airline or air bottle. For chassis which have air brakes, the existing reservoir is tapped and used as the power source.
The support legs are also removable and can be retained at the operating base of the vehicle. The components of the Abel Airlite swop body system are virtually identical to those used in the entire range of Abel demountables but are scaled down for the reduced payload and to minimise the unladen weight of the vehicle.
The system is backed by a full 5 years warranty scheme.