DRAWBAR SPECIAL
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A special purpose drawbar ailer has been built by York's ruck Equipment Division to wry a small mechanical shod.
The customer operates a ixed fleet of skip chassis and gild tippers used solely for dlecting waste glass from Ailing plants and glass mertants, which is then recycled factories worldwide.
Where the broken glass is A collected in skips, the echanical shovel is required ir loading at the various plant Les.
A special feature of the six ■ ns gross trailer is the .anked drawbar arm signed to give clearance and allow operation of the trailer behind the rigid skip chassis when the tippers are on alternative work.
The trailer is fitted with cranked three-ton capacity axles to obtain a low deck height.
Jacking legs are provided fore and aft for steadying when unloading and to assist alignment of the towing eye when coupling. Full three-line air braking is provided together with mechanical handbrake.
It is operated by T. Berryman and Sons Ltd in the south London area and was purchased through Bristol Street Motors, of Watford.