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9th May 2002, Page 43
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Palmer designed and built his own insulated body for carrying root crops. or operator safety he fitted a variable-speed ydraulic-drive system instead of using stanard 415V mains power; mounted the controls inside an illuminated control cabinet on Oic body side; and added a bulkhead door to tive the driver safe interior access to a flat alkway for cleaning and maintenance. In xtremc conditions, extra insulation can be dded to the 12.6m body.

On a modern chassis with new ROR run • ing gear and ally wheels, payloads of 29 nnes would be achievable.

United Trailers voluminous Cargofloor is a igh quality bulker. The aluminium-bodied , ailer is a monocoque, self-supporting design [put uses stainless steel in the floor and head$oarcl guide channels to extend trailer life.

1 For extra safety the rear-mount fork-lift drier operates the moving floor using radio conIrols; controls for the hydraulic tailgate rams re on the front bulkhead.

I Bulker judges liked the excellent build and versatility of Stas's Side-Walker trailer. Its moving-slat floor handles top loaded commodities such as woodchip, but when pallet loads or longer indivisible goods are to be car ried the body side opens for ease of loading.

Using the side or remote controls, the side elevating system, comprising extremely well made hydraulic linkages and hinges, lifts and folds the fillblength aluminium side onto the roof within 30 seconds.

With a cargo lashed down, the two-piece panel folds down and secures by a series of hydraulic locking mechanisms mounted along the sides.

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