New equipment and publications
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Revolutions, whatever their type or their aims, have one thing in common—they cost a lot of money. The container boom is costing a fortune, And as is usual when a big deal is going through, the small fry are likely to go under.
As our industry mainly consists of small firms, companies which offer versatile and inexpensive container handling equipment have a wide and receptive market waiting to be tapped. Already this potential has been spotted by Precision Transport Equipment Ltd., of Fresh Wharf, Highbridge Road, Barking, Essex.
After carrying out worldwide investigations of container handling equipment, Mr. P. E. Henault, principal of the company, has tied up agreements under which he holds sole marketing rights in the UK and North America for the German-made Hunger Hydraulics. And, among the great range of hydraulic gear made by this company are two items of particular interest to small hauliers thinking of switching their activities to containers.
One, a hydraulic landing gear with a lifting capacity of 32 tons struck me as having a potential application to container trailers where it could quite successfully be used to park containers on stillages while they are unloaded, so freeing the vehicle for other duties. By mounting two sets of landing legs, one as normal and the second set behind the running gear. the semi-trailer could be lifted bodily through a total distance of some 25.5in., ample for the purpose.
The gear can be either manually powered or as an alternative the same mechanism can be driven by a 12 or 24V electric motor. Its mechanism comprises a swash-plate type, two-stage pump manually operated by a handle. When electrically powered the motor drives the same spindle, the handle being retained for emergency operation. A total lifting time with manual operation of 90sec is claimed—when powered the time is said to be only 10sec.
The second unit is specially designed for container handling but has countless applications. It comprises a set of four hydraulic legs, each of which is completely self contained. powered by integral electric motors taking their current from the vehicles' electrical system. With a lifting capacity of 8 tons for each unit, containers or other items weighing up to 32 tons can be handled.
The units will raise the load off a vehicle and lower it to the ground. They are controlled by a central wandering-lead type panel similar to those used on pedestrian-controlled overhead cranes and require the power of two 12V batteries of 130 Ah capacity,
Multigrade oils
As well as SAE 20, 30, 40 and 50 grades of engine oil, Anglo-Scottish Petroleum is now marketing Ascot Multigrade oil 10W/30 and 20W/50 in 1-pint plastics containers. Marketed by: Anglo-Scottish Petroleum Co. Ltd., 277 Greenwich High Road, London. SE10.
Price: 2s 9d per pint.
Industrial sweeper
A Tennant industrial sweeper, known as the Model 90, has been announced by R. S. Stokvis and Sons Ltd. The sweeper. .is produced by the G. H. Tennant Co. of Minneapolis, USA.
Claimed to be the most rugged sweeper yet made, the Model 90 has a sealed dust protected power unit and a dust filter giving a filter-medium area of 130 sq. ft. It can sweep a 4ft 4in. path at speeds up to 5 mph and has a potential work capacity of over 100.000 sq. ft./h. The travel speed of the unit is 8 mph and the 18 hp petrol engine can propel it up ramps to 15deg. The brush speed is constant.
Hydraulically operated, the 14 Cu. ft. hopper holds ton of refuse; the contents can be dumped in lOsec.
Marketed by: R. S. Stokvis and Sons Ltd.. Stokvis House, Central Avenue, West Moiesey, Surrey.
Filler-cap range
A catalogue published by Enots Ltd. takes as its principal subject the extensive range cf filler caps which the firm makes.
The catalogue includes a number of other items of vehicle equipment manufactured by Enots. These comprise drain and fuel taps, sump pumps, grease guns and control-rod joints.
Published by: Enots Ltd., Aston Brook Street, Birmingham 6.
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Bearing catalogue
A comprehensive 272-page catalogue intended for commercial-vehicle users has been published by the Pollard Ball and Roller Bearing Co. Ltd. It lists in tabulated form Pollard bearings which can be used as replacements on all British and foreign-built vehicles produced since 1950.
Published by: Pollard Ball and Roller Bearing Co. Ltd.
Batteries for 1/W
Two batteries specially designed for use on Volkswagen cars and vans have just been added to the Exide Supreme range.
The van battery is the 40Ah Type 233 and like that for the car it has a wrap-over lid and SMMT-standard tapered posts. A feature is a moulded polystyrene cowling which clips over the top of the battery to insulate the terminals. Made by: Exide Batteries Division of Electric Power Storage Ltd., Clifton Junction. Swinton, Manchester.
Your tyres
A leaflet entitled Your Tyres and the New Safety Regulations has just been issued by India Tyres Ltd. It deals with Regulation 82 of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use Regulations Amendment No. 4 which comes into effect on April 1 and specifies in simple terms the minimum standard of tyres that can be used on vehicles of all types after that date.
Published by: India Tyres Ltd., Inchinnan, Scotia n&