Description
Overview:
The Slotted Tailboard Lug, Bolt-On (MPN 800 1215) is a heavy-duty forged steel fitting for retaining and securing tailboards, dropsides and similar closures on trailers and commercial bodies. Supplied in self colour, it is ready for painting or finishing to suit the vehicle or body build. The lug features a slotted eye to accept matching ironwork, allowing a secure but easily releasable engagement on tailboards and side panels. It mounts using an integral M12 x 40 mm threaded shank (12 mm / 0.47" diameter, 40 mm / 1.57" long) and is supplied complete with a nut for straightforward bolt-on installation. Key dimensions include an overall length of 83.5 mm (3.29"), a slotted opening of 17 x 7 mm (0.67" x 0.28") and a body diameter of 19 mm (0.75"). Designed to suit 9 mm (0.35") ironwork, it is widely used across trucks, tippers, trailers, balers and skips where robust tailboard security is required.
Key Features:
- Forged steel construction for durability in fleet and plant use
- Self colour finish, suitable for painting or other post-finishes
- Bolt-on fixing with included nut for quick installation
- M12 x 40 mm threaded shank (12 mm / 0.47" x 40 mm / 1.57")
- Slotted eye: 17 x 7 mm (0.67" x 0.28") to suit matching fittings
- Overall length: 83.5 mm (3.29")
- Body diameter: 19 mm (0.75")
- Suits 9 mm (0.35") ironwork
- Suitable for commercial and agricultural bodywork
- Commonly used to secure trailer sides and tailboards
Typical Applications:
Used on tailboards, dropsides and body panels of trailers, tippers and rigid truck bodies. Also fitted to agricultural and waste equipment including balers and skips, where a reliable lug is required to engage with 9 mm ironwork for securing sides and tailgates.
Also known as:
Dropside Lug, Tailgate Lug, Slotted Body Lug, Bolt-On Lug, Tailboard Catch Lug
Product Specifications
| L&S Part No. | 800 1215 |
|---|---|
| Unit of Sale | 1 |

