Hydraulically operated apparatus for loading goods

摘要

An apparatus 10 for loading goods onto a vehicle comprising a platform deck 11 mounted on a plurality of hydraulically operated cylinders / rams 20, mounted on a trunnion mount point 21. Platform 11 may be moved between horizontal and vertical positions and hydraulic cylinders / rams 20 are provided in pairs, as master and slave rams, and at the front 15 and rear 19 of platform 11. A pair of gates 18, 19 are provided and apparatus 10 may further have a vertical moving deck structure 12, struts 17, and side elements 14.