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48 LRS Low Loader Procurement Salient Characteristics

Description of Requirement:

The 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron requires the procurement of one Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Low Loader Trailer. This asset is essential to transport critical equipment and large-quantity materials across the UK road network. The procurement directly addresses current capability gaps in heavy lift and transport operations. Without this dedicated asset, we risk severe logistical delays and an inability to safely move oversized or heavy-tonnage freight in strict compliance with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) regulations and the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).

Characteristics:

• 1. Dimensions, Chassis, & Running Gear

• Trailer Type: Tri-axle flatbed trailer with a straight-frame design.

• Dimensions: Standard external length of 13600mm o Neck Length 4300mm o Beavertail Length 1500mm o External Width 2550mm o Bed Length 7600mm o Wheelbase 8125 o Kingpin Location 1600

• Weight Rating:

o Kingpin: 1500 kg o Suspension: 24000 kg o Gross Trailer Wt.: 39000 – 45000 kg o Operation: To suit 44tns

• Chassis:

o Neck Depth: 258mm o Kingpin type: Bolt-in Kingpin o Rubbing plate: 8mm high tensile steel o Rail/rave section: 300mm Heavy duty fabricated o Twistlocks o Headboard: H-Type o Gooseneck: 570mm step depth with double taper and 1500mm long air assisted galvanized neck ramp, 22% loading incline (12.5 degrees) o Retention bracket fitted to neck ramp to permit holding ramp support pins in the retracted position o Neck ramp operating instructions decal fitted by the control valves for air operated neck ramp o Neck web plate lashing points: 3 pairs, 2.5tn lashings to the neck o Main deck rave web plate lashing points: 7 pairs, 5tn lashings to main deck o Neck deck lashing points adjacent to rave: 4 pairs, 5tn lashing rings with center button o Neck deck lashing points: 3x5tn lashing rings with center button to neck deck position between beams – spaced to suit chassis o Main deck lashing points adjacent to rave: 6 pairs, 5tn lashing rings with center button o Main deck lashing points: 4 x 5tn lashing rings with center button to main deck position between beams – spaced to suit chassis o Bevertail deck lashing points adjacent to rave: 2 pairs, 5tn lashing rings with center button to main deck position between beams – spaced to suit chassis o Beavertail deck lashing points: 2 x 5tn lashing rings with center button to main deck position between beams – spaced to suit chassis o Outriggers – 12 pairs galvanized steel outriggers giving 150mm and 300mm extensions, 1 pair pivoting steel outrigger – painted o Outrigger timers o Rope hooks – 18 pairs o Beam/bogie centers – 980mm o Ferry lashings o Grip bars to beavertail

• Floor o 35mm hardwood with hardwood hatch for maintenance o Floor bearer: 102 x 57 & 160 x 80 “I” section o Floor bearer pitch: 400mm o Dump plate

• Landing legs

• Axles o Type – Drum (10 stud) heavy duty o Size – 300 x 200 o Lift axle – rear lift o Lift axle operation – Auto lift/auto drop with lift disable valve

• Brake system o 2 line color coded system o Antiskid o Load sensing valve o Spring brake chambers to axle manufracturers recommendation o Trailer emergency moduel featuring “safe parking” function

• Pneumatics o Coupling Type – “C” type o Raise/Lower – Fitted c/w auto reset o Dump valve

• Electrics o 24V single pole via 7 pin 24N & 24S and ISO 7638 EBS connector o Rear lamp – Trucklite type 758 LED lamp clusters c/w triangular reflector o Separate reverse lamp o Separate fog lamp o Plate lamp o Rear marker lamp o Side marker lamp – 5x Trucklite LED indicators o Front marker lamp bottom o Front marker lamp top o Rear corner LED marker stalks o Rear lamp mounting – Ramp mounted o Rear Strobes – 1 pair Trucklite LED M155 strobes rear mounted with waterproof switch o Ramp strobe – 1 pair rearward facing LED strobes mounted to outside beams of ramps -

Hella 2BA 00826001, powered via anderson lead, flash ramp is down.

• Sideguards o Fixed – galvanized o Horizontals – galvanized steel

• Mudflaps

• Rear end:

o Underrun – integral o Plateholder o Ramps - 3700 x 1000 double flip hydraulic ramps with side shift at rear powered by an electro-hydraulic power-pack with an Anderson type connector at front, knife leading edge bar type, ramp floored with hardwood with Montracon MT45 livery boards o Side shift - Side shift to give 150mm out per side with 70mm gap between ramps when fully in o Ramp control on beavertail side rave – Manual levers/nearside o Steady legs – Drop down galvanized stead legs at rear end

• Finish o Paint - All painted steel shotblasted and coated with a high build primer and a 2 pack single color top coat o Chassis color – OEM Black o Landing legs – OEM Black o Axles – OEM Black o Hubs – OEM Black

• Miscellaneous o Winch

Mounting - Bushey Hall T-Max DC 5000 Pro with remote control Capacity – 7tn o Fall arrest Twin strap edge protection with detachable hot dipped galvanized steel posts

40x40x1100mm, cranked type.

o Wide marker boards

Extending wide marker boards front & rear with light and stowage o Toolboxes

2 x toolboxes located in floor of neck area. 1x positioned offside & 1x nearside 1x galvanized steel stowage trat within sideguards, positioned nearside o Mesh overlay Mesh overlay to ramps Mesh overlay to beavertail Mesh overlay to main deck Mesh overlay to air ramp Mesha overlay to neck slope