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Fixed bed body "Bochum" Completely galvanized

The car transporter body "Bochum" can be mounted on any suitable truck chassis of your choice. It is a completely galvanized fixed bed body, with manually extendable drive-on ramps.

The length of the body depends on the respective wheel base but is at least 4.5 m. The width of the body is 2.2 m, 2.35 m or 2.55 m.

The "Bochum" is designed to transport one passenger car, one panel van or one light truck. It can be combined with various trailers for example with the "Soest" trailer (for one passenger car or one panel van) or with the "Rheine" trailer (for two to three passenger cars or two panel vans) which can be close coupled behind the truck with just a very small distance between them. This small space between truck and trailer is bridged by purpose-built semi-circular interlocking plates which need not be removed when driving and which can be directly driven over when loading.

Technical data:

Substructure:
Consists of two side members in accordance with the bodybuilder guidelines of the truck manufacturer. The body is equipped with sufficiently solid cross members to support the perforated tracks or the closed cargo area.

Ladefläche:
The cargo area will be surfaced with punched sheet tracks of aluminium or galvanized steel. The punched sheet tracks remain open in the middle or can, on request, be closed with corrugated sheet of aluminium or galvanized steel.

Drive-on ramps:
The vehicle is equipped with two aluminium drive-on ramps which are installed at the rear of the body. When retracted, the ramps are mechanically arrested and also prevented from rattling. The arrestment holds both ramps simultaneously and is operated centrally from either the left or the right side of the vehicle.

We offer as an option an aluminium centre ramp, which when combined with the outer ramps provides a smooth drive-on area, so that lighter recovery jobs are also possible.

As an alternative, telescopic drive-on ramps, which can be pushed together and kept at the rear of the body, are also available. When pulled out to its complete length, they are 3.1 m and provide a sufficiently flat ascending angle, when combined with a pin coupling, too.

Trailer coupling:
The body can be equipped as required with a ball coupling or a pin coupling, or with both.

Paintwork:
The body is completely galvanized.. The visible parts are additionally painted with high-performance two-component acrylic-based paint in the colour requested.

Vehicle documents:
The vehicle is delivered complete with TÜV (MOT) approval and with the required vehicle documents.

Optional equipment:
  • Aluminium central ramp (closed drive-on area)
  • Ramp attachments for vehicles with spoiler
  • Middle-closed cargo area with corrugated sheet of aluminium or galvanizedsteel
  • Ball coupling
  • Pin coupling
  • Side drive-under protection
  • Outer frame impact protection made of channelled sheet aluminium
  • Wheel stops and lashing straps for securing load
  • Toolboxes
  • Working spotlight
  • Trailer socket 12 or 24 V
  • Electric or hydraulic winch with accessories
  • Moveable winch carriage, manual or hydraulic
  • Radio remote control for winch and winch carriage
  • Central lubrication system
  • Base beacons or rotating light bars
  • Waste bin with broom and shovel
  • Cable deflecting pulleys
  • Visible parts with Metallic paintwork
Franz Mersch GmbH & Co.KG - Taubenstr. 51 - 48282 Emsdetten - Tel.: +49 (0) 2572/9336-0 - Fax: /9336-60 - E-mail: