Adaptable Livestock Carrier
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BQUILT by Carmichael and Sons (Wort-, cester), Ltd., to the design of the operators, Oldhams Livestock Transport (au-ford), Ltd., Barford, Warwick, a new light-alloy two-deck cattle container has a number of original features designed to facilitate manipulation of the partitions to vary the siz.i of the_ compartments.
Two of. these containers, mounted on B.M.C. oil-engined 5-ton chassis, are recent additions to a fleet of 18 vehicles, all of which will eventually be equipped with aluminium bodies, possibly of the same type. The use of light alloy enables the weight of a container for a 5-ton vehicle to be reduced by one ton and greatly extends the period between replacements. It is claimed that the bodies have a useful life of 15 years.
Two partitions each comprise a solid upper section and a gated lower section, both of which are hinged and extend from the floor to the roof. They can be placed in any transverse position and as close together as 2 ft. to provide six compartments. A separate gate is fitted in the Luton extension, which forms a seventh compartment.
Following Oldham's practice, the deck bc:M-ds are housed in the roof when not in use, to save loading space. Square section pillars of 11-in. by 1-1-in. heavy-, gauge alloy are employed and are panelled on the inside. This form of construction is preferred to the use of tophat pillars, because these increase washing difficulties. An all-alloy underfrarne is fitted.