Lift-up pelmets
26th October 1985, Page 25
26th October 1985
Page 25
Page 25, 26th October 1985
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BY USING lift-up pelmets and shallow cantrails, Lawrence David of Peterborough has solved an operator's problem of loading and carrying 2.74m (9ft) high pallets within the maximum height limit of 4.2in for 38 tonne GC.W operations.
A crank handle at each front corner turns a shaft which runs up to a simple, maintenance free, gear mechanism enclosed in the bulkhead.
Each pelmet is attached to a rod supported in a tube running the full length of the roof section and pivot upwards when the crank handle is turned to give an effective side access height of 2.81m (9ft 2.5in).
The curtainsider which has four roof support posts down the centre line costs about .£650 more than standard models.