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RCHESTER Transport, of Dor:, claims improved cost mtiveness of one part of its B ration through increased 'load from its first fold-in-side )er built by E. M. Wilcox Ltd,
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he Wilcox fold-in-side tipper said to give Dorchester an To half ton of payload corned with previous units. The t, which can be converted 11 a bulk tipper to a flat plat-n in only a few minutes, is d to make return-journey ds a paying proposition for company.
lorchester Transport is using tipper as a bulk carrier to il grain to the Midlands and North, and then it is iverted to a flat to carry palled loads of bagged fertiliser ri ICI plants on return trips.
he aluminium alloy body, Ich has four folding panels rig each side, is mounted on a ne Fruehauf chassis and is Id with Edbro DS18 tipping Ir. It is 9.4m (31ft) long, with -n (4f1 91n) deep side, includextension panels, and has a Er ST1 single-cylinder donengine with electric start and duble-action tailgate.
he Wilcox fold-in-side body bnverted from a bulk carrier folding the extension panels to the body sides; then the .)s are folded to lay flat on the ly floor with tie bars inserted ween the folded sides to give it platform.