In June 2025, OKUSLIDE and Chris’s Body Builders celebrated the 10-year anniversary since completing the first truck liner installation in Australia.
Early collaboration between Okulen, the German based material manufacturer; Bearing Thermal Resources, the Australian distributor for OKUSLIDE; and Chris’s Body Builders, one of Australia’s most trusted tipper body builders – engaged the training team to fly out from Germany to perform Australia’s first installation and become Australia’s first certified OKUSLIDE installer.
Since becoming an OKUSLIDE installer, Chris’s Body Builders has installed thousands of lineal metres of material and finessed their installation procedure making them industry leaders in the very competitive liner market.
OKUSLIDE liners offer a protective barrier between the contact surface of the tipper body and the bulk material being carted. Materials like road base, sand and quarry product can be particularly abrasive on the aluminium floor sheets, needing patch repairs in high wear zones or full replacement at a large dollar and time expense.
OKUSLIDE liners can last up to five times longer than standard aluminium floor sheets, with most typical installations seeing a minimum of three times longer lifespan. Results will always vary depending on the bulk material being carted and the frequency of tipping. Discussing your options with Chris’s Body builders will ensure the correct product is specified for your needs.
Additional benefits of specifying OKUSLIDE for your next tipper from Chris’s Body builders include a lower tipping angle and reduced carry back. OKUSLIDE liners have very low friction and surface energy. This makes the liner much more slippery and ejects bulk materials earlier in the hoists lifting cycle.
As the product leaves the bin much sooner there is no need to further raise the tipper body in the air, keeping your centre of gravity low to the ground.
Carry back caused by sticky and wet product is amplified when raising the centre of gravity and further increases the risk of roll while tipping. OKUSLIDE liners result in a cleaner bin after tipping without additional wash down procedure, shakers or hammering of the tipper body.
These benefits are particularly useful when carting tunnel spoil, clay and wet products.
Chris’s Body builders’ installation team not only offer the Premium Blue OKUSLIDE but also the heavy duty Red Hotliner.
The team at Chris’s Body builders are happy to discuss your requirements and tailor a solution that suits your business.
For more information, contact Chris’s Body Builders on 03 9311 6124.