Adjustable frame height from Unipower
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• Unipower Ltd, of Aintree Road, Perivak Middx., has made use of Hands Neway trail ing arm air suspension units to provid a chassis which gives a larg variation in ride height which i turn can be used to facilitate th loading and unloading of rolling pallet: The new unit will be shown for the firs time at Earls Court next month. By usin conventional Hands Neway suspension ti locate both driven and trailing axles the rea suspension can be controlled through a trav4 of 6m. and, claims Unipower, the design i equally suitable for demountable hod operation.
To accommodate the air bags, and to allol for sufficient travel, the chassis frame ha been raised about 4.3in. for a length of nearl 7ft. The actual deck height remains unaffeel ed around the cranked section of chassis this being determined by tyre bump stoi clearance.
By overriding and adjusting the levellin; valves the height can be either 3in. beio. normal or 3in. above normal and in this wa the vehicle floor is ramped either to from or to rear.