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Cutting Weight in Cattle Carriers

26th June 1936, Page 77
26th June 1936
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Page 77, 26th June 1936 — Cutting Weight in Cattle Carriers
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WITH -a view to saving weight, VV A. C. Penman, Ltd., Dumfries, has patented a container body which, it is stated,can be fitted to a light 5-ton chassis, without exceeding the 24-ton limit of taxation and speed.

Two detachable steel tubes pass through the body and -protrudeat • each side. When the vehicle is driven between two parallel sloping bars, which form a ramp, the container is automatically 'raised clear Of the chassis, Which can then be withdrawn. It is replaced in a 'similar manner. The accompanying illustrations show the removal of a' cattle container 'from a Bedford 3-ton chassis. A -double-deck body of, this type can be supplied for any size of chassis at a price of about :E85.

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