The only moving parts on the headboard are two rollers that run in tracks on the top rail on each side of the trailer an cost very little to replace. My R420 highline and trailer tares off at 16500kgs and it’s 15’7 tall on steel wheels all round so with a smaller trailer with ally’s alll round as used on stone etc may even see 29 ton payloads■■?
Simon
windrush:
Back in the '50’s TARMAC had Fordson 4D’s with bodies that discharged by sliding back on the chassis instead of tipping, they REALLY caught on didn’t they?Have to admit though that having an artic tipping on a paver in high wind must be dodgy, it was bad enough with a six wheeler when we were on the new North Bridge at Doncaster, also for tipping along a slope like the test banking at MIRA where we had a couple roll over years ago!
I still think that there are a lot of mechanical parts that are going to wear out eventually, at the owners expense, plus the floors will buckle with the heat from Hot Rolled etc, or will the ‘walking floor’ guys be on a higher rate per load?Pete.
A walking floor rigid would be great for private deliveries where (as you’d know Pete) overhead wires, trees archways etc pose a hazard plus rollovers from sticking loads would be a thing of the past. I’ve seen in a truck mag a hopper lorry with a discharge belt that can spread side to side and drive forwards, Now that would be great for driveways or dropping into trenches. 
Muckaway:
seen in a truck mag a hopper lorry with a discharge belt that can spread side to side and drive forwards
i saw that aswell, i think the payload would be a bit short
mucker85:
Muckaway:
seen in a truck mag a hopper lorry with a discharge belt that can spread side to side and drive forwardsi saw that aswell, i think the payload would be a bit short
About 18tonnes but its very versatile and would be a good advert. Thats not much less than our new MANs which carry 18.80
