Coaches take a piggyback
19th December 1991, Page 10
19th December 1991
Page 10
Page 10, 19th December 1991
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/ Andover Trailers has produced a 33-tonne payload, 15mlong tilting trailer, which it says is ideal for recovering brokendown trucks and particularly coaches.
The deck of the step-frame trailer lifts on hydraulic rams to an angle of 7.5°, while the air in the rear axle suspension is dumped, providing a shallow slope for a vehicle to be winched on board. This is much better for monocoque-frame coaches, which can be damaged if towed while suspended from the back of a standard recovery truck, says Andover sales director Ivan Collins.
One of the trailers has gone into service with Never Despair Garage of Basingstoke, run by Cranstone & Son Recovery.