Urbanloada gets a reefer body
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INFIELDS Coachworks has uced an insulated and refrited version of its Urbana curtainsided body for the age of foodstuffs under rolled temperature condi;.
e first production model, doped for Northern Dairies )therham, has been built on iland Freighter 16-ton gross sis with 5m (16.4ft) wheel! and has a body floor height le metre (39in).
uses the same doublened load-bearing side-cur; as the dry freight version with an insulating core of fabric instead of plastic n. They are held taut bean the top and bottom roller ks and secured by an over:re catch on the sliding pillar 3ch end of the curtains.
igh-density brush seals set in
.uded aluminium strips are id just inside the cant rail and side rave to prevent leakage und the curtain edges, while ber seals are set into the slidend pillars to seal against the kheads when the curtains are ;ed.
An external plastic pelmet is fitted at the top edge and the curtains overlap the bottom of the side rave.
Its roof construction consists of aluminium alloy panels which sandwich 50mm (2in) thick polyeurethane insulation with supporting channels of top hat cross-section between the two skins.
The front bulkhead encloses similar insulation of 100mm (4in) thickness and has a steel frame to support a refrigeration unit. Its rear closure can be either insulated doors, an insulated up-and-over shutter or a one-piece insulated panel. Floor insulation consists of 16mm (0.6in) thick polyurethane foam, sandwiched between plastics-coated plywood panels and enclosing cross members which align with the main underframe crossmembers. Aluminium-alloy chequer plate overlay is optional.
Southfields suggests that the insulated Urbanloada will be used for chill-temperature transport at about 5°C to carry beer, dairy produce, cooked meats, fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers.
The model shown, for Northern Dairies, Rotherham, uses a Petter LOC2 refrigerated unit running from the vehicles fuel supply and batteries.