MAN drawbar beats overloads
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M Andover Trailers has converted an MAN 19.321 tractive unit to a drawbar rigid for Bennett Engineering of Horton. The modification included the basic chassis extension plus the addition of a lifting third axle and the fitting of a 7.3-metre dropside body.
Substantial modifications have also been carried out on the vehicle's suspension to allow the carrying of tall consignments. The overall drawbar unit is 18 metres long and is fitted with a VBG bolt adjustable drawbar.
Bennett imports agricultural machinery from Germany making a weekly 2,800km (1,750 The Andover converslon on the 19.321 MAN was not only cheaper, but offered technical benefits according to Bennett Engineering's transport manager Scott Johnston.
mile) round trip carrying Fendt tractors and Regent ploughs from the Cotninent. It chose a drawbar as a way of overcoming previous individual axle overloading problems experienced with a conventional artic and semi-trailer combination.