Issue 730   21 March 2024
 

WHEEL & TYRE EQUIPMENT

Heavy Duty Wheel Alignment:

• Fast and accurate wheel alignment for multi-axle
  vehicles
• 6 wireless optical sensors
• The most extensive vehicle information database
  software
• Live axle data on 3 axles
• Toe and camber on front axles

Tyre Changers:

• 30 second mounting and dismounting
• Chucking unit moves clockwise and counter
  clockwise as well as up and down
• Bead breakers supported by two arms
• Each arm has two rollers

Wheel Dollies:

• Capacities: 60kg, 500kg, 1,600kg
• Ergonomic handle that makes the wheel dolly easily
  controllable by just one mechanic

Request a quote today by calling 0121 585 2724 or
e-mail sales@totalkare.co.uk

FOR WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, IT’S TOTALKARE

Boosting Safety in Truck and Bus: Highly Accurate Torque Tools
from Norbar

In the truck and bus industry, precision is paramount and Norbar's torque tools epitomize this principle. Ensuring bolts are tightened to exact specifications is critical for vehicle safety and reliability. Norbar's innovative solutions offer high precision and control, significantly reducing the risk of failures on the road. By embracing these highly accurate tools, fleet operators can safeguard their vehicles, passengers, and cargo, setting new standards in maintenance excellence and road safety.

   Industrial Torque Wrench

• Robust construction gives accurate results, to ±4%
  even in arduous conditions
• Large break angle improves accuracy by reducing
  the possibility of over torqueing

   EvoTorque^® Battery Tool (EBT)

• Transducer controlled battery torque tool
• Unique ‘intelligent joint sensing’ technology
• Accuracy of ±3% of setting

NUMBER ONE FOR HEAVY METAL

Whatever the application, FAG has a quality hub repair solution for you.
FAG was the first company to mass produce perfectly round steel balls and continues to be a successful technology partner and OE supplier of precision bearings to the automotive, engineering and aerospace industries.
Our commercial vehicle hub repair solutions provide the most innovative, technically advanced and high quality range of trucks and trailer bearings available in the aftermarket.

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The Importance of Daily Checks

It is a legal requirement for drivers to ensure their vehicles are free from visible defects. For those that see frequent use, this often means performing daily checks to ensure the integrity of the vehicle.

Despite all this, it was found that 32% of drivers admit to not checking the wheel nuts of their vehicle, risking the possibility of wheel loss and more (Source: Transport Research Laboratory).

The Checkpoint Safety range encompasses a range of solutions, all with the common theme of visual safety and preventative maintenance, providing businesses with:

● Increased safety awareness
● Reduced maintenance costs
● Decreased vehicle and equipment downtime
● Simple and efficient tools to install
● Highly visible heat detection and defects

For more details on Checkpoint’s range of innovative solutions and catalogue of supporting materials, visit checkpoint-safety.com or call +44 (0)1524 271 200.

BrakeMate® reduces the risk of injury, whilst saving time and money

BrakeMate® has been designed as an elevated service platform for servicing heavy vehicle brake disc assemblies; it eliminates the majority of manual lifting during the disc brake maintenance process and substantially reduces service time, leading to a saving in both time and money. It also enables a single user to complete the whole process, rather than being a two-person job.

• Eliminate manual lifting of caliper, hub and disc
• Reduce the risk of back injury
• Ideal work height
• Reduce service time
• Reduce maintenance times and costs
• Drum brake adapter option available

Transport Operator:
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