Andover's new lightweight step frame targets C&U operators
26 January 2011
Andover Trailers has used its engineering expertise to design a new model of lightweight tri-axle step frame with beavertail, built with a two member chassis to transport plant, pavers, rollers and access machines.
With an unladen weight of just 8.7 tonnes, it offers an eight per cent saving over the cost of Andover’s equivalent four member chassis trailer.Sales Director Ivan Collins says the new SFLT 44 model offers operators access to a high quality and competitively priced UK-built trailer, ideal for a multitude of light plant movements. The first of these new trailers has already been delivered to Warton Freight Services.
Collins explains: “We’ve achieved the eight per cent saving by offering this addition to our range in one standard 13.6m length, with one swing clearance and a smaller range of options, which in turn simplifies the build process. It’s been designed around an all-new two member chassis which uses cross members passing through the inner frame to deliver utmost strength. We anticipate strong interest from general C&U operators.”
The standard specification includes a toolbox for stowing straps and chains, swing-out galvanized side extensions and oxinite hydraulic cylinders for maximum protection. It is offered with Knorr-Bremse spring brakes on all three Granning axles, a lifting rear axle and manual steady legs. Operators can also opt for either single section 2.5m long hydraulic ramps or 3.2m power toe ramps.
Andover’s new lightweight step frame targets C&U operators
Added cost options include a choice between Gigant and SAF axles, or a self-steering axle in place of the lifting rear axle. Fleets can also specify wide-load marker boards and a hydraulic sideways function for the ramps.
The first fleet in the UK to take delivery of the SFLT 44 is Warton Freight Services, which is using the step frame to target a new sector of the market. Having previously focused on general haulage for the construction industry, the Andover trailer is being used to extend the company’s range of services to include transportation of sky-high hoists and access machines, which can weigh up to 16 tonnes.
Barking-based Warton Freight Services’ Transport Manager, Dave Woodham, says: “We wanted to expand our customer base – but there was no way we were getting anything this big and heavy on one of our flatbeds.
“We’d heard on the grapevine that Andover was pretty good – and clearly there’s no smoke without fire. This new step frame trailer is spot on and is proving to be a true workhorse in the fleet.”
Operating at least five days a week, the step frame is performing up to seven deliveries and seven collections a day all over the UK.
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