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The Merits of Large-capacity Motors.

22nd February 1927
Page 62
Page 62, 22nd February 1927 — The Merits of Large-capacity Motors.
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THE work of the transport contractor who undertakes furniture removals amongst other duties is such that the use of large-capacity vehicles is imperative, and types of vehicle run by Removals, Ltd., of Birmingham, a company which comes into this category, are shown in illustrations appearing on this page. Two of these are tractor-lorries and, although this type was originally introduced with the object of enabling heavy chassis to deal with loads of larger capacity than could be carried on the ordinary four-wheeled vehicle, it will be seen that the basis of one of 'them is the Ford 1-ton chassis. The semi-trailer attachment of this vehicle is a product of the Eagle Engineering Co., Warwick, and the body, which is 17 ft. long, 6 ft. 6 ins, wide, and 7 ft. high, has a special type of tail door.

In the other tractor-lorry illustrated, the semi-trailer is also of Eagle manufacture, the prime-mover in this case being a Leyland chassis. The attachment for connecting trailer and tractor is provided with an Eagle universal joint mounted on a large spigotted turntable for rotary motion. No king pin is employed. The shocks occasioned by starting and stopping are taken up by heavy coil springs located

on the longitudinal axis of the universal joint. The body is 22 ft. long and 7 ft. 6 ins, wide and its sides are 3 ft. 6 ins. deep. The carrying capacity of this vehicle is 1042 tons.

No better instance of the use of every inch of available loading space can surely be found than that which is provided by the third picture. This depicts a special furniture van body mounted on an SG11 4-ton forward-control Leyland chassis. The actual length of the body from the front of the driver's cab, over which it extends, is 26 ft., the measurement from the back of the cab to the rear being 3 ft. less. Its width is 7 ft. 6 ins, and its height 8 ft., the total capacity being 1,450 cubic ft. We are told that by carrying the body over the driver's cab a surprising difference is made in tht; total capacity. The van was supplied to the users by the Birmingham agents for Leyland Motors Ltd. —the Birmingham Garages, Ltd. It will be seen that the van is hauling a trailer, and this is an Eagle product equipped with turntable steering. The furniture body which it carries is 14 ft. long, 6 ft. 6 ins, wide and 7 ft. high. This vehicle maintains a regular service between Birmingham and London and the South Coast. In the case of all the vehicles the available power of the primemover is turned to good account without imposing undue stresses on the various chassis components, and in this way the costs per tonmile for transporting goods are kept down to the minumum.

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Locations: Birmingham, London

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