Highway Trailers at Earls Court S HOW1NG for the first time
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at Earls Court this year, the Southampton firm of Highway Trailers will have some interesting trailers on its stand, not the least of which will be a tandem-axled unit fitted with Goodyear Super Singles and a new type of spring. These are basically of the same d;mensions as conventional leaf springs, made up of a number of leaves, but in this case they are a solid, one-piece unit 3 in. wide by 2.5 in. maximum depth. The springs conform to the general shape of the multi-leaf standard version. With a carrying capacity of 20 tons, the dimensions of the semi-trailer are 26 ft. long by 8 ft.
Also to be shown by Highway will be a step frame, tandem-axled semi-trailer of 16-ton capacity and equipped with MultiwheeIer axles. With a lower deck height of 3 ft. 3 in. and an upper deck height of 4 ft. 7 in. overall length is 26 ft. and the width is 8 ft. The suspension is standard Rubery Owen No-Hop tandem, and the tyre equipment Michelin X 8.25-15. A Thompson 3-ton vertical winch is mounted on outriggers forward of the upper deck in such a way that it can be removed to accommodate awkward loads that may need to overhang the front end of the trailer.