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Scotcros buys UBD for £80,000
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• Glasgow-based food and engineering group, Scotcros Ltd, through its operating company A. C. Penman Ltd, has acquired the trading activities and trade mark of Unit Body Developments Ltd (UBD) from RTZ Pillar Ltd and BPB Industries Ltd.
The consideration is approximately £80,000, which is based upon the value of UBD's work-in progress, stock and plant. The company manufactures system-built modular vehicle bodies.
1. Golden Wonder decided on the rigid "A" frame dolly with the oscillating fifth-wheel. For yard manoeuvring the dolly is removed and a tractive unit used as the prime mover.
2. This awkwardly cambered left-hand corner was approached rather wide — as customary with an artic — but the rear wheels cleared the kerb by a comfortable margin since the cut-in was less than with an artic.
3. It takes a little time for a new driver to appreciate fully the length of the outfit (69ft 0.76in.) — looking in the rear-view mirror in the early parts of the run the rearmost wheels could have been those of a following vehicle. In town where traffic Islands and other obstructions were more common the small amount of cut-In allowed all turns to be completed without risk of mounting the kerb and without the need for those anxious glances in the rear-view mirrors.
4 and 6. The amount of cut-in can be seen in these two photographs. In one instance — a normal left-hand corner — the outfit could be considered parallel with kerb. When the rear of the outfit met the corner it followed round leaving a clear 2ft margin. Negotiating a roundabout was also a straightforward process. It was necessary to enter the roundabout on the correct line. Should the rear wheels cut-in too severely on the roundabout the minor correction required at the wheel is not effective until after a short time lapse — the length and configuration of the vehicle not allowing any quicker reaction. However, leaving the roundabout at the 12 o'clock position was accomplished with less working of the wheel than would be expected with an artic at the same weight.