Star struck with alloy
16th August 1980, Page 23
16th August 1980
Page 23
Page 23, 16th August 1980
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TWO NEW alloy tipper bodies from Star Aluminium, whose Starstock division at West Bromwich designs and manufactures body kits, each increase the payload potential by half a ton over previous models.
Allan Johnston, divisional engineer and transport manager of Powell Duffryn Quarries, has bought three of the new side-pillared M6 models supplied and built by Dynevor Engineering of Neath, which will improve the payload of his 6x4 Leyland Reivers from 16.76 tonnes to 17.27 tonnes_ Owner-driver Eric Davis has similarly experienced better payloads of 11.25 tonnes with his pillarless body fitted to a Dodge 1685 chassis. This has increased his tonnage by an average of five tonnes a day.