Riding high with Timax
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by Bryan Jarvis • W&J Riding of Longridge, Lancs has invested E108,000 in six 13.85m high-volume curtain-sided semi-trailers for its contract with exhaust aftermarket supplier Timax.
The step-deckers are designed by Wheelbase Engineering and bodied by Boalloy. Each allows Timax to haul seven of its metal pallets compared with six in previous straight-framed trailers.
Some of the extra length is gained by recessing the necks of the Wheelbase trailers for the stillage feet and using narrower rear internal pillars and panels on the Tautliner bodies.
To comply with turning circle requirements, Boalloy has included its standard Continental chamfered front corners. Running on 265/75 R19.51n tyres and steel-sprung ROR axles, the 4.75m-high trailers have 22.5-tonne bogies on mechanical suspension which suits them for operation at 38 tonnes gross.
In addition to Timax's new livery, Boalloy added wearing bands on the curtains to withstand abrasion from stillage feet.