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for light I medium-weight vehicles ch can be swapped for other es of bodies.
he Peterborough company's li-Skip is a further addition to range of demountable body terns and is also available in _Ire form as permanent skip ler.
feature of the Mini-Skip ch was designed by Albert E. bb and Sons, Long Melford, folk, is its stabilising leg tern. This comes into effect amatically before the lifting ahanism will operate, and s the same rams as those for skip handling.
he Mini-Skip uses an hydrauIlly-operated, up-and-over ing arm principle already ablished for bigger skip lers. There are three models he range which are suitable for vehicles of between 3.34 and 7.38 tonnes gross and offer capacities of one, two or three tonnes.
The Mini-Skip models are available in three forms, and can be permanently attached to the chassis. They can also be clamped to a platform body, where operators have occasional need to use the vehicle for other purposes, or they can be fully demountable.
The Pik-a-Bak version, for occasional demounting from platforms, has stabiliser legs which are also used for supporting the Mini-Skip assembly during removal.
A variety of containers is available for the Mini-Skip, including pallet platforms and wire bins. The standard bucket has a volume of 1.8 cum, but larger buckets are available.
The first top-of-the-range Mini-Skip 3000 model to be provided by Ray Smith was on display on the Dodge stand at Tipcon. This version, based on a Dodge 50-Series 7.5 tonne gross, features the option of permanent attachment, but demonstrates the patented stabilier system.