ENABLING A FORD TONNER TO CARRY 3,000 LB.
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Additional Loading Space Provided by an Extension of the Frame, whilst Long Side Springs Increase the Insulation of Goods from Road Shock.
WITH. a sufficiency of engine power, the Ford on6-ton truelt is capable of handling loads beyond its rating, and among the practical devices produced for the purpose is one whieh, we are informed, receives a certain amount of rountenan:x from the makers of the vehicle—a countenance which is invariably withheld from conversions or alterations
of_ the standard chassis! .
The extension hi made in four lengths, known as models Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11. It will perhaps be clearer if the details one set out. in tabular form. They are as follow :— . The extension ccin.sists of supplementary frame of /5-in.
pressed-steel channel, which is bolted to the•existing frame of the vehicle by means of staples and to which are attached cast-steel brackets carrying semi-elliptic springs, to the. pads of which is bolted the axle casing of the vehicle, the existing spring being replaced by the new arrangement.
The Model No. 8, it will be observed, does not. entaila lengthening of the wheel-base, hence there is no need for an extension shaft, but with each of the other models an extension shaft becomes necessary, -the length thereof increasing in proportion to the degree of frame lengthening. This shaft is provided complete with -a special housing, a steel crossmember with suitable brackets for supporting it to the frame,
a standard Ford universal joint and roller bearings. It is .made of vanadium, steel, and the fact that the bearings and joint are standard productions of the Ford plant overcomes all difficulty, if any could arise, in the matter of ready replacements necessitated by wear.
• Model Nei. 8 extends the frame by 3 ft. ; the No. 9• model increases it by 4 ft. 6 ins., the No. 10 model by 5 ft. 11ins., and the largest model by 6 it, 112-..ins. The advantage of this additional loading space is obvious, for many hauliers or ,traders experience the need for greater body capacity for the accommodation of furniture and other light but bulky loads, such as barrels, boxes of produce, fruit, etc., boxes and trunks, and similar goods. It is, in fact, claimed that the Olson extension will increase the sphere of the Ford one-loaner by a hundred per cent., the weight capacity Of theenlarged_ vehicle (taking into consideration the fact that the -body will naturally he materially heavier) being given as 3,0c0 lb. •
The springs are of suitable heat-treated alloy steel, 4 ft.
4 ins, long, the 13 leaves being 2;', Ms. wide. Each spring bearing is equipped -with a -dust-proof oiler, and rubber buffers are carried in bumper stops riveted to the frame.
This extension is made by the Swedish Crucible Steel Co., of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a concern with immense facilities. The sole concessionnaires for Great Britain and Ireland are Chahner and Hover, Ltd., of 41, Charing Cress Road, London, W.C.2, a new company, to be-known as Olson Extensions (England), DA., being in process of formation to run the business, Mr, Ernest Chalmer -being the managing director. The Olson extension to Which we are here referring Us, we are told, employed in the Ford. factory.