Tilting body
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March 5, 2003
The vehicle (1), having a fixed chassis (8) and a tipping bin (3) with a lifting system, has the bin made with a self-supporting semi-cylindrical structure and the lifting system in the form of fixed (5) and moving (4) levers with a calliper action, operated by a central two-way power cylinder (10). The power cylinder has one end mounted close to the levers' pivot, and the other one close to the free ends of the moving levers. The upper ends of the moving levers are connected to the bin via a load-distribution plate.
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