New tailgate from Wilcox
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A detachable tailgate from E. M. Wilcox Ltd, of Peterborough, will help increase the versatility of the bulk tipper body for operators involved in seasonal work.
A tipper body, with the auger, rotary valve and outlet pipe of a Bulkerpart blower unit which have been fitted to a detachable watertight tailgate, has been produced for haulier McNamara Transport Ltd, of Chichester. It will be used to transport agricultural bulk loads for up to eight months of the year.
In the remaining four months, a standard watertight tailgate will replace the original installation to allow the body to be used to carry a variety of bulk loads, such as aggregate, without the risk of damage to the unit.
This will have a side benefit of reducing the unladen weight by up to 203kg (4 cwt) providing a higher payload capacity.
The initial installation has been completed on an all welded Wilcox 7m (23ft) long 2.3m (7ft 7in) wide body with 1.8m (6ft) sides and Fdbro 6CAN twin-ram tipping gears all mounted on a Volvo 86/56 rigid chassis plated at 30 tons gvw.