Rear bumper for a truck with a tipper body

摘要

The invention concerns a truck for transporting bulk loads comprising a chassis (2), a tipper body (4,16) supported by the chassis and at the end of the tipper body a tilt shaft (5) to connect the tipper body to the sub frame wherein the tipper body extends with a overhang (6) rearwards of the tilt shaft and a bumper (8) at the rear of the chassis under the tipper body.
In accordance with the invention, the bumper comprises a bumper frame (14,15), a hinge (12) connecting the bumper frame to the tipper body and a adjustment means for extending the distance between the bumper and the hinge.