Glass delivered to the doorstep
12th September 1991, Page 25
12th September 1991
Page 25
Page 25, 12th September 1991
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• A specialised semi-trailer built by Miles Nunn of Whitchurch is enabling Waltham Abbey-based glass transporter Mark Abrahams to deliver cut glass directly into a client's premises.
Rated at 28 tonnes gross and valued at around £50,000, the 4.0m-high stepped unit runs on 9.4-tonne York Tec axles with air suspension.
With 17.5in low profile tyres it achieves a nominal 930mm load-deck height and dumping air reduces this by a further 100mm.
A sliding concertina roof canopy from Davis Severn running in channels along the dropsides provides cover for Abrahams' Abracad glass packs, which weigh up to 2.0 tonnes apiece.
The glass packs are fixed to the floor by a rod locking system and can be off-loaded using the rear-mounted Hiab 140 crane.