Caravan Transporter
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ASEMI-TRAILER designed for use with their articulated Land-Rover conversions for transporting oversized caravans up to approximately 30 ft. long and 8 ft. wide is to be exhibited by B. Dixon-Bate, Ltd„ Chester, at the Commercial Motor Show next month. Known as the V60S, it has a capacity of 3 tons and a semi-sloping platform 23-ft. long and 7-ft. 6-in, wide: the unladen loading height is 1 ft. 9 in. The semi-trailer, which has an unladen weight of approximately I ton, is equipped with 7.00-9 (10-ply), tyres, and the suspension consists of semi-elliptic springs with Metalastik rubber bushes. Girling 12-in.-diameter brakes are operated by a single-line upright-vacuum system, and the 2-in. kingpin mates with a Davies 18-in, fifthwheel on the tractive unit.