Meadowland Sterling
Rack Body and Grain Body
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Rack and Grain Body Truck Applications
- Medium Weight Hauling
- Excellent for bulky items
Rack and Grain Body Truck Manufacturing
- Aluminum or Steel
- Thickness of Frame or Body
- PSI Rating's
- Welds vrs Bolts
- Clean Frame Rails (Allows Mounting of Optional Equipment)
- Placement of Crossmembers
- Placement of Bolts
- Placement of Wiring
- Rust Inhibitors
- Warranty Information
Rack and Grain Body Truck Information and Specifications:
- Height Requirements of Body (42"- 54")
- Length of Body (12'-18')
- Dump Option (Scissors Lift, Hoist)
- Type of Floor - Steel, Wood, Diamond Plate
- Lighting Options - Exterior Cab
- Tail Gate Options for your Truck
- Bumper Options for your Grain Body Truck
RAck and Grain Body Truck Manufactures
Knapheide and Reading Body
Steel or Wood Platforms:
- Standard platform options include smooth steel, deck plate steel, or wood flooring
- Wood platforms of dense southern yellow pine are pressure treated and available in a black or natural finish
- Heavy duty and extra heavy duty platforms are also available with 1-3/8" Apitong hardwood floors (at additional cost) Benefit: Choice of flooring makes the platform adaptable to whatever job
you require. Pressure treated wood platforms are less susceptible to damage from rot or termites.
Undercoating
- Understructure of platforms are covered with a tough oil-based undercoating which meets all environmental regulations. Benefit: An additional layer of rust protection.
Deeper Reinforced Pockets
- New pocket design extends from the bottom of the platform rail to the top. This holds optional stake racks or sides firmly in place.
- Each pocket is reinforced with a heavy gauge steel box welded into the side rail Benefit: New design minimizes movement of the stakes/sides. Rattling is significantly decreased.
Reinforced Steel Girder Understructure
- Two full-length longitudinal sills of formed steel on regular duty models and structural steel on heavy-duty models and extra heavy-duty models.
- Reinforced front to rear on both sides with multiple gussets.
- Longitudinals and full-width heavy gauge cross members are interlocked and arc welded to the one-piece steel side and end rails. Benefit: Unsurpassed strength and rigidity to support your
heaviest loads.
Platform Rails and Standard Lighting
- Platform rails are roll-formed
- Platform edges meet at 90