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LACING the single of a Foden rigidwith -sprung bogie South haulier, Beavis t, of Dany-Craig sca, Mon, has been ncrease payload by K tons.
hide is used mainly ing aluminium coils ts from Newport and fitted with a Norde )rung bogie.
thicle, fitted with a Gardner 6LXB engine nd nine speed Foden gearbox, was plated in its original form for operation at 30.88 tonnes (30.4 tons) with a drawbar trailer. After experiments, however, Beavis decided to make fuller use of the payload potential of the vehicle on its own by converting it to a sixwheeler.
Norde extended the vehicle's wheelbase from 5.48m (18ft) to 6.1m (20ft). The rubber sprung bogie uses the original Foden axle with a York trailing axle. In its new form the vehicle has an unladen weight of 8.58 tonnes (8.45 tons) allowing it to carry 15.75 tonnes (15.5 tons) payload.
York Truck Equipment of Llantrisant built a 7.9m (26ft) long platform body which incorporates a 6.7m (22ft) coil well which can be covered for general cargo.