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Horse truck bodies present numerous challenges during design and operation, particularly when it comes to the selection of composite materials. Choosing the right composite panel is crucial to ensuring the truck can withstand the elements while ensuring the safety and comfort of the horses.
Specifications
- Thickness: 27mm (Customizable: 20-150mm).
- Length: ≤12m.
- Width: ≤2.6m.
- Outer Skin: 1.0mm aluminum sheet.
- Energy Absorber Layer: 3.0mm LWRT sheet.
- Core: XPS foam (density: 40kg/m³).
- Reinforcement Layer: 8.0mm plywood.
- Inner Skin: 1.0mm flat FRP sheet.
- Area Weight: 12.9kg/㎡.
Description
Common Problems in Horse Trucks
- Wall damage caused by horse kicks — ordinary materials are easily dented or broken.
- Contamination from manure and urine — difficult to clean, leading to odor and hygiene issues.
This multi-layer composite panel is specially engineered for horse truck body builders, combining strength, light weight, and easy maintenance.
Composite panels used in horse truck bodies must combine strength, energy absorption, waterproofing, lightweight, and easy-to-clean properties. By selecting materials such as aluminum sheet, LWRT sheet, XPS foam, plywood, and FRP sheet, and continuously optimizing their functionality during design, the safety, comfort, and durability of the vehicle body can be effectively improved. This also addresses practical issues such as horse hooves hitting walls and fecal contamination, providing a safer and more hygienic transportation environment for horses.
- High-strength outer skin – Aluminum sheet
Provides excellent impact resistance and structural rigidity for the vehicle exterior.
- Energy-absorbing buffer layer – LWRT (Lightweight Reinforced Thermoplastic)
Absorbs and disperses external impact, protecting both the truck body and the horses.
- Waterproof core – XPS foam
Lightweight, closed-cell foam offering superior thermal insulation and moisture resistance, effectively reducing vehicle weight.
- Reinforced plywood layer
Enhances screw-holding capability, allowing secure installation of dividers, brackets, and horse restraints, and prevents wall damage from horse kicks.
- Easy-to-clean inner skin – FRP sheet
Smooth, wear-resistant, and highly hygienic, FRP surfaces can be easily washed down to eliminate manure and odor problems.