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odybuilders show ingenuity in catering for the ndividual needs of operators with regard to load space nd easy handling and in exploiting the advantages of p-to-date contruction techniques

nthony Carrim ore (Sales) Ltd, orth Road, Harelaw, Stanley, o Durham, 0119 BHJ N all-welded steel fixed-sided ipper body of 6.9cum (9cuyd) s seen mounted on a Mer

edes-Benz LK.1617 16on-gvw chassis and is quipped with an Anthony Carrimore S12FC/ 130 three-stage single front-end ram. An aluminium fixed-sided tipper body of aluminium construction is shown alongside the steel type which has a capacity of 27.5curn (36cuyd) and is mounted on a York YDF34. semi-trailer. It is elevated by an. Anthony Carn more S8UC fourfive-stage single front-end ram having a lifting capacity of 25.4 tonnes (24tons).

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Anthony Hoists

‘nthony Hoists Ltd, North Road, iarelaw, Stanley, Co Durham, )119 8HJ

iLANT type underbody rams tre fitted to two of the three :ippers shown on this stand, one )f 4,6 cum (6cuyd) and one of 3.9curn (9cuyd). Mounted on a 'ord 12-ton gvw D1210 chas;is, the first is equipped with an knthonyCarrimore S8UC four;tage gear which is used in :onjunction with an all-welded nild-steel body, while the larger vehicle is fitted with a T12UC win-slant ram and a TransatantiC all-steel drop-sided body, he chassis being a Dodge iG16 model of 16 tons gvw. he smaller vehicle is due to be xported to Nigeria.

Based on a Leyland Reiver !4-ton-gvw chassis, the third ipper • has a capacity of 1.47cum all-steel type elevatid by an Anthony Carrimore ;20FCM four-stage single ront-end ram. The taildoor is of lie horizontally split and hinged ype.

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Arlington

Arlington Bodybuilders Ltd, High Road, Ponders End, Middlesex REPRESENTING a general trend in goods bodywork construction, the refrigerated body being shown by this company has grp-faced / plywood sides, floor and front bulkhead insulated with polyurethane. An Arlington demount system has been applied to a purpose-built body designed to accommodate tracked trolleys loaded with double glazing, while a Coronet Luton body is intended for 7.5-tonne gvw chassis. Features of a light-alloy box van include a Vammel floor of grp-faced plywood.

Mounted on a Leyland Clydesdale 16-ton gvw chassis, the refrigerated -box van has a capacity of 34cum (1,200cuft). Vertical compression members are incorporated in the walls and the one-piece aluminium roof supports four meat rails The refrigerating unit is a Truck -Cooler TA2D model mounted on

the front bulkhead. • Having a capacity of 45.3cum (1600cuft) the demountable is based on a Bedford EJRA chassis/cab. The box van has a capacity of 25cum (880cuft) and is mounted on a Leyland Boxer 1000 chassis/ cab.

115

Autolifts

Autolifts and Engineering Co Ltd, North Road, Harelaw, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 BHJ TWO monocoque tipper bodies of the all-welded aluminium alloy fixed-sided type are shown by Autolitts, one of which is insulated with fibre glass. This has a capacity of 15.3cum (20cuyd) and is mounted on a Leyland Octopus eight-wheeled 30 ton-gvw chassis, while the second insulated type has a capacity of 11.47cum (15cuyd) and is based on a Foden 24-ton gvw chassis. Both vehicles are equipped with an Anthony Carrimore four-stage single frontend ram.

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Boalloy

Boalloy Ltd, Radnor Park Trading Estate, West Heath, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4QA.

A DESIGN COUNCIL award winner, the Boalloy Tautliner curtain-sided body is shown this year with a number of improved features, which include a low-friction pvc curtain track, a fold-away ratchet tensioner and a special thumbreleased buckle incorporated in the vertical load-restraint straps.

Two Tautliners are displayed on the stand, one of which is a 12m (40ft) type and features Joloda tracks and a number of cargo-securing devices, the other being mounted on a Bedford low-loading twin-steer chassis and designed for the quick handling of brewery products.

Two versions of Boalloy's Linkliner sliding-side van are also exhibited, a Longhaul model being based on a 12m air-sprung semi-trailer and an Urban model on a Bedford TK. Features of the Urban include a drop-sided shelf at deck level designed to facilitate lift-off of heavy packages. A 12m Tautliner in the demonstration park is claimed to be the firstever curtain-sider built to the TIR specification for curtainsided international haulage.

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Bonallack

Bonallack Refrigerated Vehicles Ltd, fifers Lane, Norwich, NR6 GET. '

PART of an orderfor Denmark, a Bonallack Coldsaver 12m (40ft) refrigerated articulated van is shown mounted on triaxle running gear and is rated at 38.6/40.6 tonnes (38/40 tons) for international operations. One-piecesandwich-wall construction provides efficient insulation with high strength, the internal pillars being a. sandwich composite of outer aluminium extrusions bonded to a core of polyurethane. New features include an aluminium floor assembled from interlocking extruded panels and, optionally, a seamless lining of glossy reinforced plastics.

A 6.7m (22ft) Coldsaver is shown mounted on a rigid truck chassis.

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Booker

Booker Motor Bodies Group Ltd, Newton Abbot, Devon.

A NEW insulated body is a development of the Booker Mark 1 range of bodies and is known as the 01 series. It is shown mounted on a Mercedes L808 chassis and is fitted with double rear doors and diagonally-opposite side doors. Having a length of 6.7m (22ft) a larger body is equipped with an Avo taillift and aTodco shutter and is displayed on a Leyland Clydesdale chassis. While the 01 series is intended for highstreet distribution, the bigger vehicle is a trunker. The latter features a hardwood floor.

117

Butterfield

W. P. Butterfield (Engineers) Ltd, PO Box 38, Shipley, West Yorkshire, 0017 7HA.

AN ALUMINIUM, a stainlesssteel and a mild-steel tanker are included in the Butterfield exhibits this year having capacities of 23,400 litre (5,148ga1), 25,000 litre (5,500gal) and 11,750 litre (2,585gal) respectively. Built for the carriage of petroleum spirit, the aluminium tanker has six corn

partments and is equipped with a pto-driven pump for dischargeing other-than-petroleum products, the chassis being a 30-ton gvw Seddon-Atkinosn. Mounted on a 32-ton gvw semi-trailer the second tanker is a general-purpose type, is insulated with Crown 100 glass fibre and is fitted externally with Limpset steam-heating ducts. A domestic-fuel tanker, the third tanker is based on a Leyland Clydeside 16-ton gvw chassis and features a patented electrical rewind hose system.

Also on view on the Butterfield stand, a Murfitt 500 series animal feed /grain tipping body is of the pneumatic discharge type, while a Murfitt pressure / vacuum tanker has two separate sealed compartments of 6,096kg (6 tons) and 4,064kg (5 tons) capacity.

76

Carmichael

Carmichael and Sons (Worcester) Ltd, Gregory's Mill Street, Worcester, WR3 OBE.

OF SPECIAL interest on the Carmichael .stand, the company's Maxi-Bulk multi-material tanker is discharged by a top-air-only system or by a new easy-clean aeration/pneumatic discharge type having a removable encapsulated aeration unit located at the base of each of the hoppers, air being supplied by an auxiliary power pack at 1055 g /sqcm (15psi). The 52.4cum (1850cuft) tanker on display is designed for operation at 32 tons gvw.

A Carmichael multi-purpose fire appliance is exhibited on a Shelvoke and Drewry 4 x 2 chassis and is equipped with a water tank of 4546 litre (1000gal) and a foam tank of 334 litre (75ga1) the rated, capacity of the pump being 2273/2728 (500/600gal) per hour.

Developed in conjunction with RCA Broadcast Systems for colour television outside broadcasting, a Mini-Mobile unit is based on a Range Rover chassis and has a Carmichael glass-fibre body.

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Coachwork Conversions

Coachwork Conversions Ltd, Windsor Street, Colne, Lancs BBB 9JW.

TWO of the six new bodies on this stand are of grp/ laminate

wall construction and compri an Ileum (390cuft) van trail and a Freightbox 22cu (776cuft) van on a Dodg Commando chassis. A ne aluminium milk float is moun ed on a Leyland Sherpa cha sis/cab, while a tilt canopie dropside truck is based on Ford Transit 190 and a L ton-head aluminium van 16cum (570cuft) capacity on VW LT chassis. A Freightbo 23cum (815cuft) van havin plywood interior lining mounted on a Bedford T 7.5-tonne chassis. An America Airvane drag reducer is exhibi ed which is available for va body fitment.

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Charrold

Charrold Ltd, Bradder Street Works, Mansfield, Notts, NG1 50Q.

THE company's latest Tippermatic bulk fuel carrier is being exhibited by Charrold, the body being 5.1m (16ft 91n) long and of all-welded aluminium construction. Mounted on a Leyland Clydesdale, the Show model is designed to handle industrial coal, the flow of material being controlled by an hydraulicaly powered door.

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Cravens Homalloy

Craven Homalloy (Preston) Ltd Sun Street, Woodville, Burton. on-Trent, Staffs, DE1 1 7DR.

"A NEW CONCEPT in vehick

loading" is the claim math for a new Cravens Homan()) insulated van having threE sliding doors on each sidE which fold flush with the floo when not in use. It is based on z Bedford KE6 chassis and finished in the livery of the Dail-) Division of the Lancashir( Group of the Milk Marketinc. Board; and it is said to be idea for carrying palletized loads Insulation is by polyurethane.

A Taskold trailer-mounter five-section pallet reefer var has a payload capacity of 2( tonnes (19.68 tons) and i! designed for deliveries of bacor from Denmark, notable lea tures of the body being the USE of stainless steel combined witlan hygienic internal finish o grp with silicon-sealed joint! which will withstand stead cleaning at 90deg C (206dei

F). A 15.3cu m (20cu yd) Tasktip integral bulk tipping semi-trailer for Wimpey has patented double-rounded side rails which promote easy discharge. The vehicle is plated at 28.45 tonnes (28 tons) gtw, has a length of 7.9m (26ft) and is constructed of heavy-duty aluminium alloy extrusions, while the tipping gear is an Edbro 7SCOE single-ram gear.

113

Dobson

Dobson Hydraulics, Colwick Industrial Estate, Nottingham.

SPECIFICALLY designed for applications to 7.5-tonne gvw vehicles, the Super Seven demountable body on the Dobson stand has a pair of hydraulic rams at each end which provide an even lift, while twistlocks are used to secure the box-section sub frame when the vehicle is in transit.

An example of the wellproven Type 41 demount system is also on view which has a gvw capacity range of 8.13 tonnes (8 tons). to 26.4 tonnes (26 tons). And details are available of a new depot-handling system which has already been commissioned by companies distributing milk, chickens and whisky. This system provides static hydraulic demounting of standard boxes transported on standard trailers.

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Dunnspencer Bulkflo

Dunnspencer Bulkflo Ltd, Ilton Works, Ilminster, Somerset.

AN ANIMAL feedstuffs bulker and a heavy duty generalpurpose bulk vehicle displayed by this company are respectively mounted on . an ERF eight-wheeled chassis and a Mercedes LPK 2419 sixwheeled chassis Both are constructed of aluminium alloy, the larger body having a length of 7.8m (25.5tt) and the smaller one a length of 6.5m (21.3ft).

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Edbro

Edbro Ltd (Alloy Body Division) Lever Street, Bolton, Lancs. BL3 6DJ.

HAVING a struck capacity of 8.5cum (11cuyd) the all-weld ed aluminium dumper body on this stand is equipped with a conventional 150N underbody tipping gear which enables the body to be tipped to 70deg. An aluminium body of monocoque construction is on view which has a capacity of 13cum (17cuyd) and is elevated by an Edbro ED14 single front-ofbody gear having rams with external sealing.

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Edbro

Edbro Ltd (Steel Body Division) Lever Street, Bolton, Lancs, BL3 60J.

OF THE FOUR all-steel bodies exhibited by the Steel Body Division, two are shown knocked-down in the form of a neat pack ready for shipment. A built-up body of the same type having a capacity of 3.8cum (5cuyd) is on view, while the fourth exhibit is a double-dropside body having a capacity of 7cum (9cuyd). This is tipped by a new type of Edbro displacement gear, an ED11 front single-ram model with a lift capacity of 15.24 tonnes (15 tons).

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Edbro

Edbro Ltd (Wood Body Division) Lever Street, Bolton, Lancs, BL3 60J.

THE highlight of this Edbro stand is the company's new Rolatip demountable tipping body system, the RLT1 model on view being suitable for vehicles with wheelbases of about 4.4m (14ft 6in) and having a capacity of around 8.13/10.16 tonnes (8 / 10 tons) including body. A composite alloy-and-steel body of 5.4cum (7cuyd) capacity is seen being tipped by a YD11 three-way gear which can tip to an angle of 45deg on each side as well as the rear.

A Rolatip is also shown fitted to a Bedford, and this is the only gear on the Edbro stands installed in a vehicle chassis.

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Fergussons

Fergussons (Tankers) Ltd, Burrfields Road, Portsmouth, Hants. THE THREE Fergusson tankers on view have capacities of 11,500 litre (2,530 gal) 27,000 litre (5,940 gal) and 9,000 litre (1,980 gal) and are designed for the carriage of light industrial oils of petroleum spirit and fuel oils and of lubricating oils respectively. While the first has two compartments, the 27,000 and 9,000 litre tankers have six compartments. All are of mildsteel construction.

Five hydraulically driven pumps, four meters and four hose reels are included in the equipment of the lubricating-oil tanker and are mounted in a rear compartment.

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Freight Bonallack

Freight Bonallack Ltd. Fifers Lane, Norwich, NR6 6ET.

TWO DEMOUNT systems are shown for the first time by this company, known as the straight-lift and the guide-rail. On the latest Loadspeeder model, the straight-lift is raised from the chassis by two lifting bridges in a single movement, while the guide-rail. type is based on the Renova design in which knee-jointed rear-mounted legs are employed to lift the body without hydraulic power as the vehicle is moved backwards. This is shown in the demonstration park, together with a drawbar trailer equipped with a Loadspeeder straight-lift demount system.

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Hawson-Garner

Hawson-Garner Ltd, Garner pivision, Brooklands, Windmill .Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7DY.

THE TWO GOODS bodywork exhibits shown by the Garner Division of this company include a standard 400 series lightweight boxvan on a Dodge 100 series 908 chassis/cab' and a heavy-duty lightweight boxvan on a Ford D series chassis/cab. Both models have a capacity of 22.85cum (807 cu ft) the heavy-duty model being in Godfrey Davis Rentals livery.

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Hawson-Garner

Hawson-Garner Ltd, Hawson Division, Brooklands Close, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 70Y.

A CAPACITY of 9.35cum (330 Cu ft) and a floor space of 5.2 sq m (56 sq ft) are provided by the high-capacity under-th ree-cwtunladen panel van seen mounted on a Leyland Sherpa 250 chassis /.cab. The body has steel framing and vertical sides, and standard features include a translucent glass-fibre roof panel and, a full-drop aluminium roller shutter at the rear. A side-loading door is optional.

Available with a capacity of 10.48cum (370 cu ft) or 13.6 cum (480 Cu ft) a Hawson high-capacity panel van is mounted on a Bedford CF chassis/cab of 3.6m (lift 81n) wheelbase.

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Imperial

Imperial Coachbuilders (Basildon) Ltd, c/o Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd, Hayes Gate House, Uxbridge Road, Hayes, Middlesex.

IMPERIAL is exhibiting a new refrigerated aluminium van body with foamed insulation which is suitable for carrying a wide range of fresh and frozenfood products. It is seen mounted on a Fiat chassis and is available in lengths of 3,05 m to 8.2 m (10 ft to 27 ft).

Other Imperial exhibits comprise a Luton-head aluminium alloy body on a Ford Transit and a Holmes model 750 heavy-duty vehicle breakdown unit on a Foden chassis. Crane Fruehauf has sole marketing rights in the UK for this American equipment.

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Marsden

Marsden (Coachbuilders) Ltd, Longshaw Street, Warrington, Lanes, WA5 5DF.

TWO full-fronted pantechnicon vans of composite construction can be seen on this stand, each of which has an integral cab and provides sleeping accommodation in the Luton compartment. Based on a Bedford KM 16-ton gvw chassis, the bigger vehicle is intended for use as the motive unit of a drawbar trailer outfit and is equipped with an electric/hydraulic taillift.

The chassis of the smaller vehicle is a Bedford KGLZ and the body is designed to accommodate four palletized storage containers, an opening on the near side being closed by flush-fitting doors. Details of the sleeping compartment include two full-length bunks with foam mattresses, a stainless-steel hand wash basin with cupboard, a fold-down table, storage locker and shaver socket.

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Marshall

Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd, Airport Works, Newmarket Road, Cambridge; CB5 8RX.

USED throughout the British Forces and supplied to around 20 governments overseas, a mobile workshop of the Marshall Military Vehicle Division is seen installed in an Airportable container, which is mounted on a Bedford MK chassis having a general service logistic platform body. Simple handling equipment permits inter-vehicle transfer and lowering to ground level, Thermal insulation combined with air conditioning provide good environmental conditions in all climates.

Built by Marshall Motor Bodies Division, a stainless-steel body is a development of the well-proven Marshall Export Van. It is based on an all-steel peripheral frame and can accept intermediate framing of steel, light alloy or composite con struction. An open type cant rail is incorporated having an external fixing flange, which enables a one-piece roof panel to be fitted with all fixings outside the body area. Equipment includes Dover roller shutters and a Ratcliff taillift, while the chassis on which the body is mounted is a Leyland EA.

102

Massey

Massey Coldshield, Coachbuilding Division, High Street, Market Weighton, York, Y04 3AD.

POLYURETHANE insulated grp panels by Dawnpress are.a feature of a Massey Coldshield semi-trailer, while a Massey dry-freight boxvan has Glasonit grp composite panels and a Coldsaver medium-temperature multi-delivery dairy products body is insulated with slabbed polystyrene having polyurethane joints.

Designed for service in the tropics, a medical container is also insulated with these materials and a dry-goods boxvan has roof insulation of polystyrene, the body being designed for loading palletized goods from each side and from the rear.

Cooling is by dry ice in the case of the semi-trailer, the front bulkhead being reinforced to carry a refrigerating unit if required. Mounted on the interior face of the front bulkhead, the Winget holdover plates of the medium-temperature vehicle are coupled to a Frigidaire AP2 compressor, the chassis being a Ford D0910 of 9.35 tonnes (9.2 tons) gvw. The dry-goods boxvan is based on a Bedford TK1470 chassis of 14.73 tonnes (14.5 tons) gvw.

Equipment of the medical container includes a petrol-engined-powered generator and a butane-gas supply for water heating. The container has corner castings which accommodate detachable jacking legs.

107

Neville

Neville Industries (Mansfield) Ltd, Bradder Street Works, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 51:1Q.

SIX Ultralite models and two specialized tipper bodies are on display, the Ultralite tippers being of the type which won a 1 976 Design Council award. Heavy-duty box-section end frames of the Ultralite are connected by robust top rails and tapered section chassiswidth floor runners, and this obviates the necessity for intermediate cross members or side posts.

Mounted on a Leyland Octopus 30-ton-gvw chassis, an Ultralite 15cum (20cuyd) tipper has a payload capacity in excess of 21.3 tonnes (21 tons) while an Ultralite glass -wool insulated model on a Reiver 24-ton gvw chassis can carry a payload of 11.5cum (15cuyd) and is fitted with a two-section tailboard which provides for discharge into road-paving vehicles. A payload potential of 10.4 tonnes (10.23 tons) is claimed for a 7.7cum (10cuyd) ' Ultralite body on a MercedesBenz 161 7 16-ton gvw chassis, the tipping gear being a Telehoist FR4 front-end unit.

The remaining three Ultra lite bodies are mounted on an ERF B-series eight-wheeled 30-ton-gvw chassis, on a Leyland Octopus and on a Magirus-Deutz 30-ton gvw chassis.. The ERF-based model is of 14cum (18cuyd) capacity while the payload potential of the Leyland Octopus and Magirus Deutz is 21.2 tonnes (20.9 tons) and 19,8 tonnes (19.5 tons) respectively.

Also seen mounted on a Magirus-Deutz eight-wheeled chassis, a Nevilloy heavy-duty all-welded body has a capacity of 15.5cum (20cuyd) the eighth tipper on view being based on a Nimrod lifting-axle chassisless semi-trailer and having a capacity of 46cum (60cuyd). This has a tapered body shell, a length of 8.5m (28ft) and on overall height of 3.8m (12ft 6in).

121 Pengco

Pengco Transport Systems Ltd, c/o Crane Fruehauf Trailers Ltd, South Green Works, Dereham, Norfolk.

Demonstrations of a mounting and demounting cycle of a Pengo demountable body system enable visitors to this stand to evaluate at first hand the merits of the system with regard to time saving and ease of operation. All Pengco equipment on view is shown with CF Imperial bodywork

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Penman

A. C. Penman Ltd, Heathen Works, Dumfries, Scotland, 061 3NY.

A BOX container of Glasonit to be seen on this stand is mounted on a Bedford TM chassis equipped with a Penman Power Hydraulics demountable system and features a Ratcliff taillift. The system is designed to provide body interchange between AEC Mandator chassis and drawbar trailers.

A Penman/Frigor 12m TIR refrigerated container is fitted with a Thermo-King NWD50 refrigerating unit and is mounted on a York semi-trailer. Equipment includes meat hanging rails and Joloda tracks.

On view in the demonstration park, a Bedford TM chassis and a York drawbar trailer are each equipped with Glasonit con tainers, interchangeable between chassis and trailers with the aid of Power Hydraulics demountable systems.

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Reynolds Boughton

Reynolds Boughton Ltd,

Bell Lane, Amersham, Bucks. DESIGNED to self-load equipment on to a central bed, a multi-purpose 8.13 tonne (8-ton) recovery unit on the RB stand is designed for mediumduty work in industrial, com mercial and military applications. A 6.1-tonne (6-ton) recovery crane is housed in a central turret which rotates through 240deg and has a I uff height of 4.4m (14ft 6in) under :the hook. A mechanical winch has a capacity of 8,16 5kg (18,0001b).

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Road Transport Services

Road Transport Services (Hackney) Ltd, 14 St Andrews Road, London, ELL AN RTS dairy-produce van body for Chambourcy is insulated with 64mm (2.5in) material and is refrigerated with a Hubbard unit with pto drive, the chassis on which the van Is mounted being a,Ford D0607 Based on a Bedford 1630 ERV chassis, an outside broadcast TV van was designed and built for Marconi and features a separate room for video tape recording, the body being constructed of alloy extrusions and sheeting. A side roller shutter and flooring of half-lap hardwood boards are features of an all-alloy boxvan on a Ford D1414 chassis. There is also a rear shutter.

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Rootes

Rootes Maidstone Ltd, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YO.

A DODGE forward-control van, converted to a double-cab/ pick-up vehicle with an extra side door and three forward seats is the single exhibit of goods bodywork interest on the Rootes stand.

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Silverdale

Silverdale Refrigerated Vehicles Ltd, York Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 81.L.

THREE refrigerated aluminium-alloy-bodied vehicles on the Silverdale stand 'comprise a VA8/1..T on which is mounted a new local delivery body, a Leyland Clydesdale, with a 6.1m (20ft) meat carrier body and a 4.3m (14ft) meat transporter on a Dodge G08. A single-frame insulated body is shown mounted on a Ford D0710 chassis and a cargo van body on a Transit 175.

While the local delivery body is refrigerated by Eutectic hold-over plates, the 6.1 in meat carrier is equipped with a Petter DFM 20DG diesel-electric stand-by refrigeration unit and the smaller meat transporter is refrigerated by a pto-driven unit Other features of the three vehicles respectively include three layers of alloy shelving, an electro-hydraulic meat loader and four hanging rails with sliding hooks.

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Sparshatts

Sparshatts of Hampshire Ltd, Fort Wallington Industrial Estate, Fareham, Hants.

SPECIALISING in bodywork for Mercedes-Benz chassis, Spar shatts exhibit a Luton van on a 608 chassis, the cab and Luton being bowed and raked to reduce wind drag, while a smaller van with the same feature is shown on a 0309 chassis.

The van on the 608 has a length of 5.49m (18ft) and the length of the second van is 3.89m (12ft 9in) both bodies being of the dropwell type and of tongued-and-grooved softwood construction. A welkin tailboard is provided in each case and the one-piece has half doors at the rear in place of a roller shutter.

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Telehoist

Telehoist Ltd, Manor Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL51 9SH.

THE recently introduced CH Ten-01 Load Lugger having a double-arm system takes pride of place on the Telehoist stand this year. It has a capacity of up to 30.59cum (40cuyd) and is the biggest container-handling unit yet made by the company. Providing vertical and lateral movements of the container, the system caters for payloads of 15.24 tonnes (15 tons) and the load can be tipped into another container, a road vehicle or rail truck.

A second new Telehoist product, the Greaselube electropneumatic automatic greasing system, is fitted to the Vehicle on which the Load Lugger is mounted. It can supply up to 150 chassis lubrication points in a pressure phase cycle of 90sec.

Other exhibits include an FR5-210 single-ram front-end tipping gear having a capacity of 11.4cum (15cuyd) which is part of a tipping-gear/Tel-lite steel body matched combination mounted on a Leyland Reiver chassis. A DRST/B-275 frontend displacement gear is also on view together with various standard rams and a selection of ptos and axial-piston pumps.

323 Tidd

H. Tidd and Son Ltd, Marston Road, Cromwell Road Estate, St Heats, Hunts.

EXHIBITING at Earls Court for the first time, this company is displaying two Strongbox semi-trailer vans with a number of new bodywork features and, as a separate exhibit, a new roof beam section designed for hanging meat.

A Strongbox 80 12m (40ft) laminate-wall chassisless van for Fine Fare is designed for roll pallets and features a new automatically-closing planked shutter, the action of which is coordinated with that of a Ratcliff taillift. Having gas refrigeration, Strongbox 80 10m (33ft) insulated van is equipped with a new type of moveable bulkhead which provides for a split load being operated at different temperatures. Called Widerslider, a flush-fitting sliding door mechanism is claimed to give maximum interior width combined with a pleasing appearance. It is said that the new roof beam caters for improved insulation and has greater strength than a conventional type. It is shown under dynamic test.

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Universal

Universal Bulk-Handling Equipment Ltd, .Orrell Lane, Burscough, Lancs, L40 OSL.

A STAINLESS Steel articulated tanker suitable for hazardous liquids is a feature exhibit of this stand and is shown alongside a 'stainless steel non-hazardous artic tanker, bo,th tankers having a capacity of 25,000 litres (5,500gal). The hazardous tanker is an insulated single compartment type. An ISO tank container is designed to meet the latest IMCO Type 1 requirements for the carriage of hazardous commodities. It 'is standard unit with a length of 6.1m (20ft) a width of 2.5m (8ft) and a height of 2.5m (8ft).

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Van Plan

Van Plan Ltd.

Chesford Grange, Grange Estate, Warrington, Lancs. WA1 4RA. COMFORTABLE sleeping accommodation for two men is a feature of three new vans on this stand, all of which are panelled in grp.

Mounted on a Bedford KGZ chassis of 15.55 tonnes (12.35 tons) gvw, one of the vans is for Abels of VVatton and, designed for removals on household storage pallets, it has a sleeping compartment behind the cab which can also be used to accommodate extra crew. An integral removals van on a Bedford KM 16-ton-gvw chassis has a TIR body which can accept four household storage containers and is painted in Eurovan colours. This will be operated by Trenchards of Bournemouth.

A two-tier hydraulic tail-lift is included in the equipment of an integral exhibition van on a Bedford KGLZ extended wheelbase chassis, the body being fitted with a removable upper deck. The sealed-off Luton-head sleeping compartment is fully insulated and access to it is by a staircase in the cab. The flat floors have a length. of 7.14m (23ft 5in). In this case the body was built for Hadfields Transport.

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Walker

B. Walker and Son Ltd., 1 Gammons Lane, Watford, Herts, iND2 5BZ.

A NEW HIGH-TOP conversion of the VW LT features a one-piece glass-fibre fabrication which gives an interior height of 1.9m (6ft 2in). Other Walker conversions include a crew cab on a Ford Transit 190 and one on a Leyland Sherpa, both being fitted with truck bodies. A demountable box body is seen mounted on a Mercedes L306D chassis and a Walkalloy boxvan on a Toyota Hi-Ace.

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Welford

Wefford Truck Bodies Ltd.

Hainge Road, Tividale, Warley, West Midlands, B69 2NW.

A HEAVY DUTY triple-dropside truck body with a Muscle hydraulic loader is displayed by Welford, together with an allaluminium curtain-sided canopy trailer and a steel-framed sliding-door van.

Mounted on a Ford D1614 16-ton chassis the truck body is of steel /timber construction with an underframe of pressed and rolled-steel sections. The design of the canopy trailer allows the curtains to be pulled clear of the sides to give unobstructed side loading, the body being mounted on a 28,000kg (27.6-ton) trailer chassis. Having a length of 5.9m (19ft 4in) the sliding-door van is based on a Bedford KGL chassis/cab rated at 12,55 tonnes (12.35 tons). The doors are hung from roller-bearing trollies sliding in a tubular-steel track.

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Wreckers International

Wreckers International Ltd, Caxton Hill, Ware Road, Hertford, Herts, SG13 71T.

A COMPLETELY new recovery vehicle is being displayed by this company which is known as the Bulldog 10 and has a twinboom twin-winch, powered operated type designed to lift and tow vehicles up to 25.4 tonnes (25 tons). Totally new design concepts are claimed to be exemplified by a new Century hydraulic wrecker, features of which include twin 4.06-tonne (4-ton) winches and a power boom which raises, extends and retracts under fingerlight control.

Also 'new, a Bulldog series 8000 remote-control electric winch is exhibited with a new Bulldog series 10,000 mechanically-operated winch actuated by the pto of the vehicle transmission.

124 York

York Trailer Co Ltd.

Yafforth Road, Northallerton, Yorks, BL7 811E. •

SIDEWINDER is the name given by York to a side-loading windup curtain trailer which provides for full-length, full-height loading and a big variation in pallet size. Features include single operation of two-way tensioned bias-cut curtains, a one-piece all aluminium prestressed bonded roof and a full-length one-piece

curtain clamp. Because Sidewinder curtains are wound out of the way when the vehicle is being loaded they cannot be damaged by fork-lift tines. Access is impossible with the curtains tensioned and locked.

Two new demountable systems are also shown by York (on Stand 276) the Airswop and a skip-body system. While the Airswop is air-powered from the vehicle compressor and twin reservoir tanks and the 6.1m (20ft) is built as an integral box, the skip body has twin hydraulic boom rams, the control system of which allows for fast off-loading of empty • skips. The lifting capacity of the latter is 10.16 tonnes (10 tons) and it is suitable for mounting on standard 16-ton chassis.

Shown as a free-standing exhibit, York's new drag reducer is a blister of grp which can be attached to the front bulkhead of traileror rigid-mOunted bodies.