Revision question · Vehicle loading

What do the legs on a demountable body enable you to do?

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Load and unload the body without stopping

Stack one body on top of another

Alter the overall height of the vehicle

Demount the body without a crane or lift

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Demount the body without a crane or liftThis was the right answer

Demountable bodies have legs that can be lowered so that the carrier vehicle can be driven out from underneath the body. This has an advantage over ISO containers, which require some form of crane or lift to remove the container from the trailer.

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Support a demountable body on its designed legsReviewed guidance summary · The manufacturer’s freestanding body system explains the actual function of these legs.

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