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Tip Wagon. Platform Truck. Electric Chassis.
STAND No. 90.
D ANsontEs, SIMS AND. JEF FERIES, LTD., Ipswich, display Ilectric vehicles comprising a 34 ton hoping wagon, fitted with the wellmown Exide batteries of 258 ampere iours' capacity. A double motor drive ))/ chains to rear wheels is used, the
controller, of the rheostatic type, being under the driver'e seat. This has a magnetic blow-out operated by pedal. An entirely new model is a 2& ton chain drive chassis having two motors and single reduction helical gear and roller chain. The controller has a gate-type change giving two speeds and reverse. An auxiliary starting drum is -provided
having pedal control. This vehicle is very economical in current, its consumption being le-s than 7 ampere hours per mile on ordinary roads at half load. The standard " C " type truck has an elevating table with separate motor with automatic stops for maximum and minimum positions of lift. Its lift capacity is 4.000 lb. on the table fitted with four wheel steering. The turning radius is 7 ft. 6 ins. and loading line 11 ins. The battery is 129 ampere hours'
capacity. The standard "B1" type truck is a three-wheel model for factory