Semi-trailer for Slippery Cargo
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ONSTRUCTED to handle dangerous loads of greased. bright-steel bars which extremely difficult to prevent from nig when the vehicle is subjected to harsh king, this 20-ton semi-trailer—one of its er for 'three being supplied to M. D. tekray.(Transport) Ltd.; by R. A. Dyson . Co. Ltd.—was provided with specially igned headboards and tailboards..
he main chassis frames have been ied forward to form firm foundations triangular reinforcing-ribs supporting the dboard, which is manufactured from n. steel plate lined with 11, in. hardwood. IT are rectangular steel pillars at the tre of the headboard and extra-strong ner pressings at each side. Advantage has been taken of the section created by the reinforcing ribs in that this has been utilized as a tool-carrying compartment: the. front half of this compartment houses the braking and lighting connections. Also heavily constructed, the tailboard is of timber, lined with steel. plate, whilst the side rails Ire or heavy Tee section.
The Loden tractive unit shown towing, the trailer is a converted eight-wheeler which was cut down by Fodens Ltd, For operating at 30 tons g.v.w. with this tractive unit, the fifth-wheel is placed at 2 ft. 8 in. forward of the rear axle.
The vehicle is powered by a Gardner fiLX 150diesel engine driving through a 12-speed aearhos.