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• A Powell Duffryn 17T Dinotrailer semitrailer was recently added to the fleet operated by Thompson Metals ICwmcarn} Ltd. and is being mainly used for the recovery of abandoned cars. The fleet also includes two Powell Duffryn Dumpsters and five Dinosaurs, which are employed in conjunction with over 100 containers. Acquisition of the Dinotrailer by Thompson Metals coincided with the opening of the company's new hammermill fragmentation plant at Barry Dock.
Coupled to a Guy Big J tractive unit, the Dinotrailer operates at a gross combination weight of 28 tons and is used to pick up and transport containers having lengths up to 22ft which can be handled by the driver from the cab. The vehicle has a gross lift of up to 17 tons and as many as four cars can be picked up in one load.
It is reported by Powell Duffryn that three Dutch local authorities have formed a consortium to acquire six 65 cu.yd. PD Dumpmaster compaction type transfer semi-trailers and four PD Statpackers, which will be supplied by Geesink N.V., the Dutch subsidiary of the company. The contract is valued at over 00,000.
The Statpackers will be used to feed the compaction trailers which are of the totallyenclosed type.
A 40/42-ton g.t.w. tractive unit will haul the trailers to the tipping site where the hydraulic ram will discharge the contents through the side-hinged tail doors,