Deals On Wheels #454

Premium DEALS
in the field,” The Drake Group’s technical sales
representative Rory Gerhardt says.
“The business has grown over the years
and in 2015 The Drake Group acquired
O’Phee Trailers, with this came the already
strongly forged relationship O’Phee had
with Boxloader.
“In 2016, O’Phee moved to Drake’s
manufacturing plant at Wacol and which
aligned all manufacturing under one roof.
“In 2019, Boxloader acquired the
Swinglift brand both here in Australia and
internationally. As O’Phee is the Australian
partner with Boxloader this extended the
range to now include the Swinglift container
side loader product.”
O’Phee has more than 40 years of
experience manufacturing high-quality,
reliable and superior semi-trailers for
Australian conditions. The entire range is
constructed at the Brisbane-based factory
using only the highest grade of Australian,
Japanese or Swedish steels.
The O’Phee brand is a known leader in the
Australian semi-trailer manufacture industry.
It is well-known for introducing Performance
Based Standards (PBS) to the transport
industry here. Some of its most successful
products include container skels, flattops,
drop decks, curtain slidas and special builds,
all individually engineered at the Wacol
factory to suit the customer’s specific
freight tasks.
The Drake Group’s other Australian
industrial and commercial partner, Boxloader,
has more than three decades of expertise in
building quality container transport products,
particularly in the side loader category.
Its acquisition of the Swinglift brand from
Patchell Industries in New Zealand last year
means the business is better-equipped to offer
greater choice to the side loader community.
O’PHEE BOXLOADER MULTI LOADER
CRANE
“One of the most popular models in The Drake
Group’s range is the O’Phee Boxloader multi
loader, Simplex. Its unique light-weight hightensile
steel frame with integral bracing offers
a lighter tare weight and quicker operation
without sacrificing strength or reliability,”
Gerhardt says.
Designed for trailer-to-trailer and trailer-toground
transfers, one of the best features of
the Boxloader multi-loader is the fast un-pack
and pack-up functions compared to other
models, which increases the potential for
more container movement within a certain
timeframe. The single extension leg allows
lighter tare and quicker operation.
The multi loader also has the ability to
double-stack containers, including high cube
containers.
The driver-side chassis is completely clean
of ancillary equipment, reducing the chance
of damage. Each cylinder is designed and
built to perform a particular function, which
increases speed and strength and utilises
less oil for each function.
The crane arm pins are mounted with
bronze rings, while the integrated greasing
system greases every pivot point on the
crane from the ground.
The in-built ‘Canbus’ safety feature stops
the crane when operating in an unsafe
situation. In the event of a failure, the cranes
can be operated in three ways – via remote
control, hand control or the touch screen.
Other features include dangerous goods
(flameproof) wiring and an integrated fuel
and hydraulic oil tank, with a special highpressure
filter system that filters the oil
before it reaches the cranes and a lowpressure
filter that cleans the oil returning
to the tank.
The Swinglift’s I Beam
chassis is constructed
from ultra-high strength
tensile steel resulting
in a low tare with no
compromise in strength
The Boxloader’s unique
light-weight high-tensile
steel frame with integral
bracing offers a lighter
tare weight and quicker
operation
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