Length
Rigid: From 4.88m (16') upwards in modules of 305mm (1')
Trailer: From 9.14m (30ft) to max legal limit
Drawbar: From 5.48m (18') to 9.14m (30')
External Width
Rigid: 2.55m (8'4")
Trailer: 2.39m (7'10")
Drawbar: 2.29m (7'6")
Standard Features
- All alloy rear loading gates using horizontal design for safety
- All steel components hot-dip galvanised or zinc plated
- Anti-slip alloy floor
- Conspicuity tape (mandatory to all vehicles and trailers registered after 10th July 2011)
- Deck configurations to suit step and straight frame trailers
- Easy clean design
- Equal deck heights (other deck heights available)
- Fixed alloy internal dividing gates with slam shut lever lock gate system
- Floor welded all round
- High-grade alloy construction
- Houghton ‘H’ frame cattle gates with integrated alloy sheep gates (step frame version only)
- Hydraulic deck welded all round and sealed giving flush underside to reduce back-rub
- Hydraulic lifting deck to full length of main bed
- Inspection door to each deck
- LED marker lights to comply with legal requirements
- Low profile operating handle for deck lock positioning
- Matt black rear ramp to prevent startling through sun glare
- Nexa Autocolor Turbo Plus 2-pack paint system in one colour of your choice
- One alloy pig gate per deck per 3.05m of transporter
- One Cattle gate to bottom deck per 3.05m of transporter (2.61m version only)
- One light per deck, externally switched
- Open ventilation to both decks with closing flaps to bottom deck only
- Spring-assisted alloy-planked rear door with smooth exterior
- Stainless steel hinge pins
- Swan neck with one folding deck (step frame version only)
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This product can be supplied to fit a standard steel ladder frame or as a chassis with an all alloy integrated monocoque construction.
To help you decide which is right for you, take a look at the feature sets below.
Standard Steel Sub-Frame Construction
- Container and trailer can be separated
- Optional. certified quick-release straps or lift off brackets on some models
- Demountable container allows alternative platform uses such as construction materials, hay haulage etc.
- 40mm lower overall height compared to monocoque
- Greater torsional rigidity
For more information, see our detailed page on Houghton Parkhouse Platforms.
All-Alloy Monocoque
- Flush, easily cleaned underside
- Nowhere for dirt or disease to hide
- No silt build-up on frame - a potential weight saving of up to a quarter of a tonne!
- Hollow alloy plank design means quieter loading and less startling
- Better thermal insulation in extremes of heat and cold
- No internal side bevels to accommodate frame giving larger floorspaces on trailer versions
- No chance of broken bolsters or bearers - there aren't any
- Planked floor suitable for pallet loading
- No rust streaks or bubbled paintwork
