Box-van Semi-trailer from Scammell and Met-Cammell
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Taking Ten Cars at a Time
AN interesting new car transporter has been introduced by Canley Car Deliveries, Ltd., of Coventry, and is being used to carry 10 Triumph sports ears on each journey between factory and docks. The transporter comprises a Carveyor two-deck, four-wheeled drawbar trailer designed to carry four cars; and a Leyland Super Cornet with three-deck transporter body and Buttonwood tailboard lift, this carrying six cars.
The trailer was built by the Carter Engineering Co., Ltd., Tamworth, Staffs, specially for this application, and it is regarded by the makers as the possible forerunner of a type of vehicle that may eventually be employed for transporting a mixed load of cars and general goods.
A car is loaded on to the top deck of the trailer by the Buttonwood tailboard lift of the tractor unit after it has been driven up the ramp to the lower deck, the tractor being located in a suitable position ahead of the trailer, Constructed of steel with light-alloy corrugated decking, the ramp is stowed on a rack at the side of the trailer.
The frame is constructed of hot-rolled steel channels, and the remaining members are fabricated of special cold-rolled channel sections_ Fitted with conventional leaf springs, the trailer front axle is mounted on a ball-bearing turntable of German origin.
A special feature of the trailer is the use of a four-wheel braking system designed to give 0.5 g, retardation. The brake drums are of 12 in_ diameter, and servo action is provided by ClaytonDewandre cylinders actuated by the airpressure system of the towing vehicle.
A NEW frameless box-van. sir 4—ksemi-trailer has been desigr produced by the commercial-vehi sion of Metropolitan-Carnmell I and Wagon Co., Ltd., followit consultations by the engineers company and Scarnmell Lorrit The trailer is called the Univan being marketed by Scarnmell Ltd. There is a wide range of equipment, and the semi-trailer able in lengths of 22 ft., 24 ft. an the 22-ft. version having an weight of 2 tons 13 cwt.
The integral body has alloy-stee frame cross-members welded to sill members, and alloy steel is et also for the main Iongitudinals the cross-members, which cai single-rate leaf springs. Aluminit is employed for the stressed-ski interior posts, flush-exterior fluted cant rails and front-corner pillat aluminium-alloy roof sheets are r on a framework of extruded sec Full-width, full-height double d fitted at the rear, and these can bi back flush to the body sides. T opening is framed by welded-stt sections and incorporates a weather seal. Flooring is of 1-. hardwood and a bumper bar is the rear, the base of this formini A standard 2-in.-diameter fifi kingpin and lightweight vertica type landing gear are fitted, and equipment is 9.00-20 (14-ply). Thi have a total lining area of 296 and single-line vacuum operatic the option of two-line air-pressi The body has an internal between pillars of 7 ft. .21 in.. the width being 7 ft. 6 in, and thc 7 ft. 71 in. Overall height of ti plete van is 11 ft. M in.
Body options include wood, aft,' alloy or steel slats inside; compl wood interior lining; 11-in.-thicl translucent-plastics roof lights; insulation, with or without refri equipment. Listed as optional are wheel and carrier, flashing directi cators and rubber mud flaps.
A Univan has been on dispk Wednesday at a dealer exhibition Garlick. Burrell and Edwardi Liverpool.