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I had chosen a flat trailer so that I could have a roped and sheeted load but didn’t want to cover the whole trailer so it would hide everything above the chassis. I instead part sheeted a load on the rear half of the trailer and wanted to have some type of frame or steel work on the front to show the two different methods of securing in use in those days, ropes and sheets of course and chains for loads that ropes would be unsuitable for. All drivers would carry a selection of both, usually inside the vehicle on the passenger side floor and stout softwood batons termed ‘Kickers’ would either be stowed against the headboard of the trailer or slid into the gap between the landing leg stays, I replicated this by using long safety matches with the heads removed and stained with watercolour.

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