Length
Rigid: From 4.27m (14') upwards in modules of 305mm (1')
Trailer: From 9.14m (30') to max legal limit
Drawbar: From 5.48m (18') to 9.14m (30')
External Width
Rigid: 2.55m (8'4") or 2.39m (7'10") or 2.29m (7'6")
Trailer: 2.55m (8'4")
Drawbar Trailer: 2.55m (8'4")
Standard Features
- All alloy rear loading gates using horizontal design for safety
- All steel components hot-dip galvanised or zinc plated
- Alloy deck poles for ease of handling and reduced weight
- Alloy folding decks to suit length of pen for quick loading
- Anti-slip alloy floor
- Conspicuity tape (mandatory to all vehicles and trailers registered after 10th July 2011)
- Easy clean design
- Folding decks hinge and store flush within side recess
- High-grade alloy construction
- Houghton ‘H’ frame cattle gates with integrated alloy sheep gates
- Hydraulic run-up to 2nd deck stores in roof for loading of adult cattle to bottom deck
- Inspection door to each deck
- LED marker lights to comply with legal requirements
- Lower deck welded all round
- Nexa Autocolor Turbo Plus 2-pack paint system in one colour of your choice
- One gate per deck supplied to suit 3.05m length of transporter
- One light per deck, externally switched
- Open ventilation to all decks with closing flaps to 1st deck only
- Spring assisted alloy planked rear door
- Stainless steel hinge pins
- Unique internal width of 2.53m enables larger animals to stand crossways
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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
