Wednesday 17 December 2008

Modifications to the truck

We recently scrapped my old Renault Trafic Van, long wheel base, carried 1.4 tonnes. The only vehicle we have now is the 1 tonne D22 Nissan, used for beekeeping, markets and moving livestock.
The sides are shallow so we are always limited to what we can take to market. The plan was to extend the sides to take a more vegetables and sheep whebn needed but also be easy to take off the truck when used for beekeeping.

Above you see the truck half way through construction. The sides stop level with the top of the cab so to reduce wind resistance and keep the vehicle stable when fully loaded.
First used in anger, it's doubled the volume, solving our transport problems in the short term.

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