Quester Body Builder

QUESTER BODY BUILDER
INFORMATION
Niklas Johansson
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Save time in body building with Quester
• A truck that can be body built in a very short

time
• Straight frame with rivet-free flange all
the way up to back of cab
• Chassis prepared for mounting of
body without truck modifications
• Pre-punched chassis holes for body
attachments
• Electrical interface with switches in cab
and connector in chassis
• Less modifications of chassis at Body
Builder = improved quality
• Truck technical information available
on-line for Body builder
• TIME = MONEY!!
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Chassis prepared for quick installation of body
 Body Builder friendly design with parallel side

members from back of cab to end of chassis
 No components above the frame
 The length of the rear overhang can be specified
correctly (avoiding unneccessary cutting at Body
Builder)
 Optional Rear fenders
 Optional Side & rear under run protection
 New developed Body Builder instructions
 Correct specified chassis and body interface can
cut ―Through put time‖ at Body Builder with up to
a week or more!
 Open communication between Principal – Dealer
– Body Builder of high importance!

Chassis, general
For these reasons UD offers
complete chassis solutions in the
Quester series.
1. The extensive range of chassis

types and variants ensure that
there is a vehicle available to suit
most applications.
2. The truck frame can be
considered as the ―Backbone‖ of
the truck.
3. All components are either directly
or indirectly attached to maintain
alignment and relative position.

Chassis damage
The majority of chassis problems
that can be caused by the body are
due to:
• Too high stress
• Stress concentrations
• reinforcement selection incorrect
• Incorrect selection of chassis
NOTE:
It is strictly forbidden to undo riveted
joints that attach and align the suspension
and axles on the chassis for the purpose of
using these joints elsewhere, such as fitting
the lower parts of brackets to the
superstructure, etc.

Forbidden and restriction
Note!
• Alteration of rear frame lenght
(RFL) not allowed without
approval from Principal (PTVI)
• No repaint of chassis.
Subframe and body shall be
painted prior assembly on
truck
Clamps to be avoided
Hole stress concentration
Avoid hole stress concentrations by :

• Utilising the pre-punched hole patterns where possible
• Never drilling in the flanges
• Observing hole spacing requirements
• Welding up holes if the hole inter-distance is too small
• Keeping extra holes to an absolute minimum

Sub--frame/helper frame
Sub
Sub/helper frame
How an IDEAL sub
sub--frame and
helper frame should look like:
• Tapered at front lower radius R=5
• Crossmembers are required
• Position crossmembers above f ig . 1
chassis crossmembers
• Crossmembers to a similar section
and dimension to side members h
• Use open ―U‖ section 3h
• For severe conditions avoid welded

joints unless post weld treatments
are used
• Smooth transition between
sections

Attachment types
... Different Bodys / superstructure flexible, semi flexible, rigid
FLEXIBLE RIGID

Attachment, general
There are four different types of attachment ...

— pivoted attachment — one-way flexible attachment
— one-way elastic attachment — two-way flexible attachment

Attachment examples
Examples of suitable attachments:

Attachment plates
• There are three different attachment plates

– attachment plate standard
– attachment plate medium
– attachment plate reinforced
Note: Never weld any part of the body on to the chassis - cracks will
occur
M14
140Nm

Body attachments/recommended attachments

Body types & attachment
Flat bed and tipper
Tipper bodies create areas of high
torsion in the chassis rear section. Max 250 mm
The following improve tipping

stability
• overhang as short as possible
4*2 max1200mm
6*2, 6*4, 8*2, 8*4 max1000mm 4*2Max 1200
• sub-frame MAX 600 6*2, 6*4, 8*2, 8*4 Max1000
• diagonal reinforcement (in chassis

or sub-frame)
• anti-roll bar
• stiff suspension type
• tipping stabiliser
NOTE: 0-200
Sub-frame attachment should be as

for standard platform.

Body types & attachment
Flat bed and tipper
4x2
The, X-shaped, diagonal
reinforcement is mounted either in
the chassis or in the body sub-
frame.
_
The material that the reinforcement
is made from depends on load 6x2 8x2
capacity.
Suggested cross-sections are steel
plate for 4x2, U-profile for 6x2, 8x2
and box-section for 6x4 and 8x4.
6x4 8x4

Type of Quester body
Torsionally flexible body Semi-torsionally flexible body
Torsionally rigid body (stiff)

Electrical center for body builder (ECBB-BAS)

Fuse and relays
FBB 1,2,3  Pin 4,5,6 over 3 switches and

relay KBB27, KBB28, KBB29
FBB 4,5,6  Pin 1,2,3 no switches but relay

KBB30
Pin 12 – 31 not use
31 Pole connector
In chassis


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QUESTER BODY BUILDER

• A truck that can be body built in a very short

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 Body Builder friendly design with parallel side

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1. The extensive range of chassis

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Avoid hole stress concentrations by :

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• Use open ―U‖ section 3h

• For severe conditions avoid welded

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There are four different types of attachment ...

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• There are three different attachment plates

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The following improve tipping

• sub-frame MAX 600 6*2, 6*4, 8*2, 8*4 Max1000

• diagonal reinforcement (in chassis

Sub-frame attachment should be as

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Torsionally flexible body Semi-torsionally flexible body

Torsionally rigid body (stiff)

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FBB 1,2,3  Pin 4,5,6 over 3 switches and

FBB 4,5,6  Pin 1,2,3 no switches but relay

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