Discover the Advantages of Swap Body | Demount Bodywork

What Is a Swap Body?

Sometimes referred to as Demounts or Demountable Bodywork, Swap Bodies refers to bodywork that can be simply detached/re-attached from the chassis cab or draw-bar trailer unit and stand independently on integral landing legs.

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Features

The Don-Bur Swap Body | Demount Bodywork system is engineered and manufactured in-house, including chassis-cab installations, trailers, base frames and bodywork.

Extensive galvanisation
Curtain or Box bodywork
Straight Lift or Contact Systems
Compatible with your existing equipment

Greater Flexibility

To give greater flexibility in the warehouse, loading and unloading can be carried out at a time to suit the warehouse staff. The vehicles and drivers are out delivering instead of remaining on the loading dock waiting to be loaded.

Reduced driver hours
Faster Turnaround from the loading point
Eliminates "parked-up" units

Contact System

Action: Bodywork frame rolls horizontally along guide rails before being fixed with Twist-Locks.

Two fixed legs at rear corners and two fold-up legs at front.

Straight-Lift System

Action: Bodywork lifts vertically away from the chassis using the vehicle air suspension or on-board hydraulic lifting device before being fixed with Twist-Locks. Heavy duty cones are fitted for ease of unit location.

Four fold-up legs positioned at each corner.

The Straight-lift system lends itself well to draw-bar combinations as both de-mountable units can be positioned and fixed in one move.

Swap Body Draw-Bar Trailers

By using Swap Bodies with Draw-Bar trailers, further flexibility is achieved, enabling both trunking and secondary distribution without expensive warehousing or staff. By optimising the number of prime movers/draw-bar trailers and swap body units, operators can minimise their fleetholding.

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Chassis Installations & Draw Bar Trailers

Don-Bur's Chassis Installations and Draw Bar Trailers are engineered to be compatible with your existing Straight Lift or Contact System Swap Body equipment.