Designed to be different
With its unique design and body shape, the Taperlite is a specially designed durable steel body that is low in weight to maximise payload of sand, aggregates, roadstone and quarry products up to 75mm diameter.
This is a high performance, robust and durable steel body that benefits from a monocoque design to compete directly with traditional aluminium bodies, offer light body weight high payload and long life.
*Payload figures quoted are nett payload based on a typical OEM chassis less installed body weight. Exact payload will vary according to the vehicle make, model, specification, selected body and options.
Product Specification
Construction
- CAD designed monocoque weight saving system
- Radical tapered design on all four internal planes
- Unique 'funnel effect' for easy load discharge
- All sections pressed from high yield, high strength steels
- All floor pans pressed from 400HBW wear plate
- Extra high strength rear cross member
- Extra high strength pressed design back posts
- Tailgate formed from wear resisting steels
- Fully jig build to exacting tolerances
- Fully seam welded after fabrication for maximum strength
- Hydrogen controlled seam welds using MIG/MAG welding process
- All new high strength SureShut tailgate hinges with wide aperture opening
Features
- European design registered
- Completely new and unique tapered body design for eay load discharge
- All internal corners designed to be 'anti stick'
- New wide aperture sure-shut tailgate hinges
- Tailgate hinges fitted with wear reducing grease tech swivel pins
- Unique tapered top side channels provide extra strength back posts
- Top side channels and tailgate top channel formed with 'anti stick' angles
- Full bolt-on mudguard system
- Mudguard and hangers laster cut to guarantee easy retro fit
- Safety hold-open tailgate stay
- Rear light holders made from anti-rest galvanised steel and aluminium
- Easy to celan, paint and sign write sides and tailgate
Options
- Body designed and build to accept following options:
- ProCover sheet system and ProGuard 'high vision' load guard and sheet stowage system (patent applied for).
- Airclaw cab operated tailgate opening system
- Double pivot hinges
- Rear high strength push bar
- Full access ladder
- Autolock tailgates clamp ensures tailgate held tight to the rear post
- Boweld high gloss paint finish
