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.0AD-HUGGER" is Boates name for an additional Kiel of Tautliner trailer with lined load-bearing curtain les which can constrain ids without internal load training equipment.
The roof of the trailer is Kle narrower than the floor that the curtains lie at an gle and will "hug" loads of rions widths.
As with all Tautliners, top to • ttc m woven polyester .ap are sleeved freely inside e curtains and relieve the irte in itself of stress. ttchet-action furling spools mien the curtains from end eni, while Boalloy's anodxl over-centre ick es, with stainless-steel Ige•--release locks, provide .rtieal tensioning. These are )rrrally at 610mm (24in) tch but can be positioned to It individual requirements. ie ross-bearer spacing, inmai height, type of floor and ter or layout may also be reciled by the customer.
Tha first Tautliner LoadIgv.r has been built for Bass Charrington with a lowweight specification including aluminium rear bumper, aluminium cross bearers, and a floor formed of full-width panels which are laminates of keruing and mahogany hardwoods.
On a Crane Fruehauf chassis with air suspension, the semi trailer weighs 5.28 tonnes (5.2 tons). A single sheet of aluminium panels the steelframed roof, which has no intermediate supports apart from the centre bulkhead.
Part loads are stacked against the two bulkheads and held against them by sheets suspended from tracks in the roof. The ends of each sheet are tapered and equipped with buckled straps, allowing loads to be secured very quickly.