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20th September 1968, Page 142
20th September 1968
Page 142
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Page 142, 20th September 1968 — BODEN Stand 119
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Loden Trailers Ltd., Royton, Oldham, Lancs

THREE trailers are shown by this company, all based on its now well-known Mk 3 range. Two are container carriers, one, a pure skeletal, is 20ft long while the other, a 40ft long unit is of similar frame design but equipped with a deck making it a dual-purpose machine. The third vehicle is a 33ft long Boden chassis van with a body clad in Alcan alloy transport sheet. The construction of all the skeletal trailers in the Mk 3 range follows the same pattern irrespective of capacity or length. Main beams are fabricated by the company using an automatic welding process. These are joined by fabricated box-section crossmembers at the points where outriggers extend from the frames. At other points along the main frames where cross-members are required, these are of tubular construction and are tied to top and bottom flanges. Stabilizing plates are positioned between the flanges on main frames at points where high stresses from suspension mountings and landing gears are absorbed. The twistlock housings and retaining spindles are both designed and manufactured by Baden and the retaining spindles are interchangeable between twistlock bodies. This enables a vehicle having multiple housings for different lengths of container, to carry only four actual locks.

The Mk 3 platform/container carrier shown, like the pure skeletal trailers, comes in nine different models. The one on the stand is to the latest C and U Regulations requirements and is 401t long. The difference between this type and the skeletal is the addition of a platform. All the other constructional details are the same on all Mk 3 trailer frames.

The chassis van on the stand is a 33ftlong model and again embodies the Mk 3 chassis. This vehicle is equipped with a single-axle running gear and is designed for operation at 24-ton g.v.w. It can be supplied as an open-topped TIR vehicle when it has a removable canopy making it suitable for crane loading. Both types have full-length double doors and can be supplied with sideloading doors if required. Because the body is not a load-bearing structure the doors can be situated anywhere in the body as required.