The Fruehauf Sloper
The Sloper
The Sloper is our best-selling model in the Fruehauf tipping trailer range. This is due to its durability, versatility and large capacities. The welded body is constructed with 600mm wide
aluminium side panels which are 30mm thick. The Fruehauf Sloper is built with wear resistant aluminium grade 5083-H34 and 5083-H343.
The trailer floor is 6mm with 8mm thick high-strength fitted in the rear, the Sloper trailer body volumes start from 57yd³–77yd³. This trailer can be used for grain, farm produce, aggregate, wet products and rendering products.
Fruehauf Sloper
- Applications: Heavy transport
- Transport: Grain, farm produce, aggregate, wet products and rendering
- Capacity: Available from 57yd³–77yd³
Our lightweight and strongest chassis
The legendary Performance Chassis is the only chassis manufactured in the UK which is whole life-cycle tested at the MIRA research and test facility. All variants of the Performance Chassis are IRTE Class A stability tested.
The Performance Chassis is our strongest and lightest chassis to date and available in step, straight and slope body variants. The Performance Chassis can also be manufactured with SAF, JOST or BPW axles, and HYVA or EDBRO rams.
Built to exact requirements
With a focus on robust design and dependable performance, we ensure that each unit is engineered to suit the specific demands of your industry.
Weight saving
Fruehauf trailers are designed with weight efficiency in mind, providing the strength and durability required without unnecessary bulk.
80% Automated
Our production process is 80% automated, ensuring precision, consistency, and efficiency in every trailer we build.
Fruehauf Sloper Specification
Standard Specification
| Chassis | Fruehauf Performance with epoxy primer as standard, length 10.2m–11.2m (1 year warranty) |
| Body | Fruehauf smoothside fully welded 600mm wide x 30mm deep plank construction aluminium side panels |
| Capacity | Various capacities available from 57yd³–77yd³ |
| Floor | 6mm floor with 8mm rear high-strength, wear resistant aluminium floor grade 5083-H34 and 5083-H343 |
| Bulkhead | 4mm aluminium with doghouse ram housing, shovel rack on nearside |
| Hydraulic Ram | Edbro |
| Catwalk | Including single ladder mounted on bulkhead |
| Tailgate | 4mm aluminium tailgate with double kick hinges and manual locking bar with cattle clamps |
| Grain hatch | Aluminium and situated on tailgate and operated by rack and pinion |
| Side guards | No in-fills |
| Mudwings | Aluminium valance with black plastic strip and rear rubber mud flaps |
| Sheet | Dawbarn manual sheeting system with pendulum stops |
| Wheels | Steel rims |
| Tyres | Continental Hybrid HT3 |
| Landing legs | JOST two speed, steel double crank with compensating feet |
| Axles | SAF Intradisc with Knorr Bremse SK7 Calipers |
| EBS | Knorr Bremse system / Wabco |
| Air | 2 x 60Ltr aluminium tanks |
| Lights | Aspöck ECOLED II – LED reverse and fog, full LED side marker lamps with repeater function |
| Paint | Body – primer, two pack top coat followed by clear coat lacquer, body metallic roadway silver, chassis Post Office red |
| On-board weigher | Analogue PM1155 with handheld remote controls |
| Stability | Surpasses IRTE class ‘A’ (7 degree) stability test |
| Type approval | European / British whole vehicle type approval |
Optional specifications
| Floor | Heavy-duty 8mm full floor plate / lightweight 6mm full floor plate |
| Hydraulic Ram | Hyva |
| Tailgate hinges | Single hinge/double hinge/header |
| Combination tailgate | Top hung or sideways operation (flap and one side operation or flap and two x barn doors) |
| Clad tailgate | Top half and full clad options |
| Locking bars | Stainless steel, air operated locking bar or air operated concealed locking bar |
| Side guards | Fruehauf in-fills / side in-fills with customer logo |
| Toolbox | Plastic or aluminium |
| Sheet | Dawbarn Hydroclear sheeting system |
| Wheels | Alcoa Durabrite or premium quality alloy rims |
| Tyres | Bridgestone M-Trailer 001 Plus / Goodyear MST II Omnitrac |
| Landing legs | JOST aluminium legs, two speed-steel double crank with compensating feet/ light aluminium manual legs |
| Rear underrun | Aluminium Chequer plate wrap / Fruehauf coach flap* |
| Mudwings | Plastic mudwings |
| Ferry lashing rings | 4 pairs |
| Wear plate | Wear plates welded to inside rear side walls |
| Ladder | Loose step ladder stored under body / pull-out ladder between chassis main beams / pull-out ladder one side |
| Lights | Working lights (rear and positioned next to landing legs) / hamburger lights / Trucklite 756 LED lights |
| Paint | Body – primer, two pack top coat followed by clear coat lacquer, body and chassis colour of your choice |
| Livery | In-house brand design, colour visuals, cut and printed vinyl, wrapping and sign solutions |
Volume and dimension
| Type | Length | Capacity | Overall Length | Overall Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloper | 10200mm | 57.0yd³ | 10520mm | 3250mm |
| Sloper | 10200mm | 60.0yd³ | 10520mm | 3350mm |
| Sloper | 10200mm | 64.0yd³ | 10520mm | 3450mm |
| Sloper | 10200mm | 67.0yd³ | 10520mm | 3550mm |
| Sloper | 10200mm | 70.0yd³ | 10520mm | 3650mm |
| Sloper | 10700mm | 66.0yd³ | 11010mm | 3450mm |
| Sloper | 10700mm | 70.0yd³ | 11010mm | 3550mm |
| Sloper | 10700mm | 72.0yd³ | 11010mm | 3600mm |
| Sloper | 10700mm | 73.0yd³ | 11010mm | 3650mm |
| Sloper | 10700mm | 77.0yd³ | 11010mm | 3750mm |
| Sloper | 11200mm | 70.0yd³ | 11500mm | 3450mm |
| Sloper | 11200mm | 73.0yd³ | 11500mm | 3550mm |
| Sloper | 11200mm | 77.0yd³ | 11500mm | 3650mm |
Trailer model and use
| Trailer use | Smoothside Sloper | Smoothside Stepframe | Bathtub | Halfpipe | Aggregate Bathtub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Farm produce | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Aggregate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wet products | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Rendering products | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Meet Our Sales Team
Whether you’re new to Fruehauf or a returning customer, our friendly sales professionals are ready to guide you through every step—from choosing the right trailer to ensuring a smooth part exchange. Get to know the faces behind our team.
Gary Hunt
Business Development Manager
England & Wales
Karl Spooner
Business Development Manager
England
Daniel Colgan
Business Development Manager
Scotland
Tiarnan O'Hanlon
Business Development Manager
Ireland
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