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Tidds new box comes on strong

23rd April 1976, Page 25
23rd April 1976
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Page 25, 23rd April 1976 — Tidds new box comes on strong
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LAMINATE-WALL semi-trailer vans featuring bolted construction for easier repairs have been announced by H. Tidd and Son Ltd, St Neots, Cambridge.

Called the Strongbox 80 series, the chassisless vans have aluminium extrusion perimeter framing and single-piece panels held together by a new flat-head bolt—the Camtainer. The bolts are claimed to be easily removable to speed up accident damage repairs allowing, the front corner pillars, for instance, to be replaced without disturbing the rest of the assembly. The bolts can also be re-used.

There are five models in the 80 range and each has close pitched steel cross-bearers to provide the floor strength to accept fork-lift trucks. Cruciform bracing under the floor structure provides additional torsional a n d lozenging strength.

The five models run from basic dry-freight version to full reefer.

The dry-freight model has plain laminate walls giving an internal width of 2.4m (8ft) and a reinforced grp roof. Typically, a 12.2m (40ft) version weighs 4.4 tons and costs £4,600.

Similar in design to the Dry Freight, the Heat Shy Strongbox has an insulated roof to reduce the sun's effect on the cargo space.

The Roll Pallet Strongbox, as its name implies, is designed for carrying pallets. It is a version of the Heat Shy but fitted with a reinforced floor, lashing rings and taillift.

The Reefer is a fully insulated Strongbox with polyurethane sandwich panels at each face. A 12.2m (40ft) long version with 101.6m (4in ) thick insulation all round has a heatloss coefficient below that of the ATP standard for heavily insulated equipment.

The Meater Reefer has deep alloy cross-beams in the roof to carry the meat rails and also meets the ATP standard for heavily insulated equipment.

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