Clean-line alloy tipper saves weight
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• With a new Ultralite all-welded aluminium tipping body Neville Industries, Mansfield, Notts, has done away completely with intermediate side posts and crossbracing below the floor. The sides and floor meet in a pressed 9in. bottom corner radius stiff enough to remove the need for a bottom sill member.
Strength comes from square-cornered Uform frames at front and rear end, together with substantial integral floor runners. These longitudinals provide bending strength when the body is tipped, in conjunction with the main side panels. A robust 6in.-deep capping rail resists buckling and minimizes impact damage from bucket loaders and so on.
The full length of the body sides between the front and rear frames are free of obstructions, simplifying signwriting and cleaning. The standard all-welded alloy tailboard incorporates a single vertical rib, and is based on the company's Nevilloy body design. A special feature of the Ultralite body is the replaceable iin.-thick wear plate covering the rearmost 3ft of the floor. Recognizing the disproportionate floor wear which can occur close to the tailgate when abrasive loads are being discharged, the company has built in a section of double flooring, the top layer of which can be renewed without affecting structural rigidity.
Insulated versions of the Ultralite body can be supplied for carrying tarmacadam and asphalt, the design lending itself to the application of an uninterrupted layer of glasswool or Rocksil.
Between 2 and 3cwt has been saved, it is claimed, in body weight compared with Neville Industries' previous all-alloy tipper models. A 1311 9in.-long, 2ft 9in.-high unit of 10 cu.yd capacity weighs 9-1-cwt. The first Ultralite body of this size to be completed, mounted on a Ford D1414 chassis, gives a payload rating of just on 9 tons 9cwt at 14 tons 6cwt gvw.