Recovery Units
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SEEN. here are two heavy recovery outfits recently put into service in the Midlands and the West. The upper vehicle is oWned by Harry Dando, of West End Garage, Chipping Sodhury (tel.: Chipping Sodbury 22771 and is an ERF -66GX ballasted to a total weight of 16 tons. Powered by a Gardner 6LX engine it has 10 forward speeds, heavyduty rear bogie and a full-power winch driven from the main engine, and the very full equipment includes gas cutting gear. An undcr-chassis sprag arrangement is fitted to hold the vehicle on soft or hard ground. Now that motorways are being developed in Dando's area, the firm may soon operate a 24-hour service.
The lower picture shows what is claimed to be the largest recovery vehicle of its class in the Midlands, run by Whitby's Ltd.. of Welford Road, Leicester (tel.: Leicester 7(215, or Wigston 5184 at night). Based on a Ward La France tank recovery vehicle built in Elmira. USA. it has been modified by Whitby's for use on a round-the-clock basis.
Equipped with track-grip tyres on all six driven wheels, it has three power winches and telescopic outrigger legs. The rear-mounted power winchhas a direct pull of 20 tons and the crane a lifting capacity of 10 tons. The vehicle has five forward speeds and all the powered equipment is driven • from the engine., It has comprehensive lighting and cutting equipment and the vehicle has a maximum speed of 45 m.p.h.