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It had a rounded cab-over-engine body with sliding doors on a then-current light or medium chassis. Bodies were built at the Metropolitan Body Co. and cab-chassis were offered for vendor bodies. In 1963 the original-style bodies were replaced with flat-panel models. In 1972 Metropolitan Body closed. [14] [15] [16]
In the UK, Australia, South Africa and India the term applies to off-road construction plants only and the road vehicle is known as a tip lorry, tipper lorry (UK, India), tipper truck, tip truck, tip trailer or tipper trailer or simply a tipper (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).
Australia Istanbul, Turkey (Genoto) Body and chassis; Class: Medium truck, military vehicle: Body style: Chassis cab, flatbed, troop carrier, tipper, recovery vehicle: Layout: Longitudinal front engine Two-wheel drive (TK) Four-wheel drive (MK) Powertrain; Engine: Bedford Leyland Perkins Mercedes-Benz OM352, 5,675 cc (346.3 cu in) (TR ...
Restored to full working order by Sheffield City Council in the 1990s. The Fore & Aft tipper was based on a Faun design and was an early solution to the decreased density of refuse requiring some means of compaction. In this design the vehicle's body could be tipped forwards to allow the weight of the refuse to compress the load.
In Australia a 3S13 (locally called 313 City) with reduced cabin height is available. Some bodies for the trucks are available ex works (Europe: drop-side and dumper beds, additionally in Japan: D-van, D-wing and reefer boxes, skip and car carriers).
The new 6 wheeled 12 ton capacity goods carrier truck was first demonstrated at the Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition held at Olympia Exhibition Centre in 1929. . Introduced as a rigid chassis 6x4 truck, the hippo had the largest engine by Leyland at the time, which was an in line six engines with power output of 72bhp clocking 30mph top speed supported by a four speed
The Mack R series (also known as the Mack Model R) is a series of trucks that was manufactured by Mack Trucks from 1966 to 2005. The successor of the Mack B series, [2] the R was a heavy-duty truck (Class 8) with a conventional (bonneted) cab configuration.
Thornycroft Steam Dust-Cart of 1897 with tipper body. Wagons and other means had been used for centuries to haul away solid waste. Among the first self-propelled garbage trucks were those ordered by Chiswick District Council from the Thornycroft Steam Wagon and Carriage Company in 1897 described as a steam motor tip-car, a new design of body specific for "the collection of dust and house refuse".