LAURIE and Sons (Trail Ltd, of Falkirk, claim over years experience in buil cattle trailers.
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Their largest exhibit w 2,540kg (2.5 ton) twin axle purpose container trailer an unladen weight of 6 (I3cwt) in the semiloading form, plus 43 (8.5cwt) when the lift off is used.
A large 3.65m :I2ft) x 1 (6ft Bin) flat platform prov a useful area for general haulage, while it is said five cattle can be carried to tail transversely inside body width.
Overrun brakes are fitte all four of the 6.00-9in t wheels and allow a l• maximum weight up I 3,556kg (3.5 tons).
The boarded ply-metal b LI panels, designed to resist localised impact dam caused by the animals, e 101 prise 6mm (0.24in) plyw.11 bonded with an alumini skin on the outside and falo with galvanized steel on inner face, giving a Oil thickness of 7.3mm (0.31in) The Ben Nevis trailer, al in this company's range mounted on beam axles tandem leaf springs and a tral compensator, while others are fitted with a f independent rubber susp sion claimed to require maintenance.