Snap-together body sides
1st September 1972, Page 55
1st September 1972
Page 55
Page 55, 1st September 1972
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Barham Bodies are making a tipper body using Sin-wide aluminium extruded sections which snap-lock together to form the body side-wall.
The completed side-wall is considered to be as rigid as an all-welded structure using side-posts at 2ft centres. No separate framework is required other than light-duty capping and bottom rave rails; 4in.-Iong stitch welds between adjacent sections resist racking effects during tipping. Interior widths of 7ft 11in. can be achieved by this method. A 21ft-long, 870 cu ft body fitted to a Leyland Bison 24 tons gross chassis gives a payload capacity of 16.6 tons. Made by: Barham Bodies Ltd, Motspur Drive, Northampton NN2 6LY.