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EDBRO has introduced an hydraulically operated demountable tipper body system

27th August 1976, Page 21
27th August 1976
Page 21
Page 21, 27th August 1976 — EDBRO has introduced an hydraulically operated demountable tipper body system
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which will be shown for the first time at the Commercial. Vehicle Show this year. The Rolatip, as it is called, employs standard Edbro hydraulic components which are the same as those used on its conventional tipping equipment.

A subframe assembly incorporatting sets of rollers at the front and rear is bolted to the vehicle chassis. Two hydraulic rams operate on a pivoting rigid gooseneck which hooks, on to the front of the tipper • body to raise or lower it.

A separate hydraulic ram mounted within the subframe pushes the gooseneck into its lifting or lowering position. If the body is required to tip up to its maximum angle of 503, the inside frame is locked to the underneath of the lifting arm.

The controls for the system are mounted within the vehicle's cab and consist of two air-operated levers, powered 'by an Edbro nine-cylinder high-pressure axial piston pump which is driven from the gearbox.

An oil level sight gauge and air filter are included in the hydraulic circuit on the oil tank and a high-pressure filter is fitted behind the pump. A visual indicator warns when filter changing is required.

At the moment two Rolatip models are available, one with a capacity of 8,130 to 10,160kg, (8 to 10 tons) suitable for 4.4m (174in) wheelbase vehicles and the other with a capacity of 16,256 to 20,320 (16-20 tons), but both weights include the body. Roller jacks are incorporated at the rear on the larger model and these fold up automatically when the vehicle is on the move.

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