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COMMERCIALS BITUMEN TANKER

5th June 2003, Page 40
5th June 2003
Page 40
Page 40, 5th June 2003 — COMMERCIALS BITUMEN TANKER
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CLayton Commercials'

insulated and steam-coiled 31,500-litre tanker was built to exacting standards for a Shell bitumen distribution contract, In stainless steel, the barrel can carry extra product, but it should also last up to 10 years longer than a mild steel equivalent.

Hot bitumen is transported at up to 250 °C, so operator safety is paramount—hence Montgomery Tank Services impressive list of safety and maintenance features.

They include EBS, brake interlocks

on control valves, emergency shower and central tyre inflation.

The judges liked the Looks of Crossland Tankers' 29,000-litre, stainless-steel vacuum tanker, and thought it would appeal to its target clients—water and waste industry contractors.

To save weight, this first Vac-Tank unit has a hydraulically driven exhauster, but with an engine find it could work as a 'stand-alone'.

For extra safety, all tank-top and rear valves are mounted at ground level in a single-point work station at the rear, while for easier servicing the skid-mounted exhauster powerpack is easily removed.

Spit.zers' UK agent, RHM Tank Sales, entered this all-aluminium, tipping powder tanker which is built to allow the operator, Frank Wright, to haul a range of bulk dry powdered goods, from chemical products to animal feeds.

With its auxiliary power pack mounted over the neck, and the latest aeration system to help speed up delivery times, the trailer tares out at 7.9 tonnes.