hiimrose Seddon twin-steer convert
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VIN-STEER conversions for Seddon Atkinson 200 -ies chassis are now being ered by the Primrose Third le Co Ltd of Blackburn, rhe conversion, which inlved repositioning the air .ssure tanks inside the issis frame and moving the ttery carrier further forrd, allows for an increase in rss weight from 16 to 22 IS.
he steering relay to the ond axle is unusual. It is :en from an additional axing arm on the nearside of first axle via an interdiate relay lever, mounted the chassis, to the steering n of the second axle, so viding sufficient clearance 11 other components.
L S. Jones and Co Ltd of ,mborough claims to have ed £.3,000 over the conver n to a conventional sixeeler rated at 24 tons, ch would have cost about )00 more, and which he did need to satisfy one of his itract customers' requirent of 10 ton loads. Since reconstruction the chassis has been fitted with a stainless steel tank of 10,910 litres (2,400gal) capacity, manufactured by .Clayton Commercials Ltd, Butscough, Lancs, conforming to regulations covering the transport of food stuffs. If the present contract comes to an end, vehicles can be swapped to another. Edbro single ram front-end tipping gear gives a maximum tipping angle of 50'.
A power take-off drives a Drum Europa 130 compressor via a Fenner bolt. A propshaft extension then drives a Drum hydraulic pump powering the tipping gear while the hydraulic motor drives the Telesig screw-type pump at the rear.
Normal discharge procedure of its cargo of grease is to tip the tank and then pressurise it, forcing it into the Telesig pump for the final stage of delivery, which takes about 11/2 hours in all.