Ways to carry glass
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CARTWRIGHT and Son achbuilders) of Altrincham produced glass-carrying icles for Everseal Windows 3uncorn and Wright and Ofid of Wythenshawe, Manster.
he Everseal vehicle, based on ;eddon Atkinson 200-Series, tures an internal roller mechsm that accommodates four leys carrying insulated glass ured by pneumatic clamps to vide stability while in transit. Ldditionally the vehicle is .td with a 2.03-tonne (2-ton) cliff tail-lift equipped with a lrn (8ft)-long platform with de channels to locate trolley eels when loading or unload. Full access is available vn the left side and half the gth of the other side where y part loads are required.
Vright and Offland has opted a more conventional glassrying body mounted on a d Cargo 16.15 chassis and hires a solid forward-sliding f which opens for three quer: of the vehicle's length. Toher with the swing-away rear )r, this allows glass plate :ks to be loaded by crane ler than man-handled.
kn internal body width of lm (4.5ft) between the hails racks allows for up to five of 230mm (91n) pack of glass to stood in the vehicle.