Tilts save you the agro, time and expense of joining a gym. 
chilistrucker:
on the subject of euro liners…is it true, that they are law in germany, or tilts, something too do with the boards, for load security■■?or is that another urban diesel myth? i’d like too know, ta.
Its not law that all trailers must be Euroliner. But Germany do have some sensible load restraining laws. You can still use a curtainsider or indeed a platform trailer providing you fasten thing to it. Gravity is not enough and neither is a thin piece of pvc
muckles:
Tilts save you the agro, time and expense of joining a gym.
Offset by the odd trip to casualty though
bloody hard work,thats the difference.
Wheel Nut:
chilistrucker:
on the subject of euro liners…is it true, that they are law in germany, or tilts, something too do with the boards, for load security■■?or is that another urban diesel myth? i’d like too know, ta.
Its not law that all trailers must be Euroliner. But Germany do have some sensible load restraining laws. You can still use a curtainsider or indeed a platform trailer providing you fasten thing to it. Gravity is not enough and neither is a thin piece of pvc
cheers 
Thank you for all your replies people. Consider me well and truly tilt savy 
A proper “Tautliner” curtain is not just a sheet of thin PVC .
it is reinforced evry 2 ft or so with inbuilt webbing
muckles:
Tilts save you the agro, time and expense of joining a gym.
Oh yeah,in the '70’s and '80’s when I was doing M/E with tilts,I was as fit as a butchers dog.Now I have trouble bending down to tie my laces.
del949:
A proper “Tautliner” curtain is not just a sheet of thin PVC .
it is reinforced evry 2 ft or so with inbuilt webbing
Which rely on the cant rails to support them.
Tautliner is only a trade mark, there are lots of other types that are neither taut or safe without additional restraining devices
A few years ago I rollled a 40 ft T/liner nd the freight stayed in except for the stuff that came out of through the roof.
Most that I have seen nowadays also have straps fitted to a central roof bar and you can also specify cargo boards if you want…
There is no difference between a tilt and a curtainsider when it comes to cargo restraint. You still have to fasten stuff to the platform.
Except with a tilt you cannot check the load if it is sealed for probably a week or 10 days so the restraint has to be done right in the first place.
It amazes me that people will spend ages replying to a post about load restraint. You could have put some straps on in that time
There is no difference between a tilt and a curtainsider when it comes to cargo restraint. You still have to fasten stuff to the platform.
That does pose a bit of a problem with general groupage though which is when boards DO come into their own.
pugwash:
There is no difference between a tilt and a curtainsider when it comes to cargo restraint. You still have to fasten stuff to the platform.
That does pose a bit of a problem with general groupage though which is when boards DO come into their own.
I agree, The Euroliner was developed from a curtain sider using the technology (if you can call it that) of a tilt. Even so I still fasten stuff down as boards can fall out, I have picked up trailers loaded with car axles on stillages that are sat on 4 small feet right on the chock rail. An inch either way and they would be through the side of the curtain, straps or not, boards or not.
I remember seeing an Austrian trying to seal a curtainsider in Graz. He was using little pieces of string on every buckle 
Wheel Nut:
I remember seeing an Austrian trying to seal a curtainsider in Graz. He was using little pieces of string on every buckle
I’ve seen that too!!
I think it comes from the alpine countries’ belief in little bits of string, coupled with the Belgian fondness for the “gravity” method of load restraint