Vulcan's New Gully emptier
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ALTHOUGH the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1906), Ltd., of Crosseus, Southport, has long been in the market with its municipal appliances, it has only just announced its new gully-emptier, embodying _the standard normal-control 31-ton chassis.
The body is divided into two main parts, the rear of which consists of a 400-gallon sludge tank, whilst the 650gallon clean-water tank is at the front. From the gearbox there is a power take-off which drives, through a chain, the exhauster for the gully emptier. Amidships there are two sprinkler heads, one on each side. These, of course, are fed from the clean-water tank.
The gully-emptier compartment has a large-bore suction hose with a balancedbeam carrier on the near side. It is not necessary frequently to return to the dump with this machine, because there is a drain for the liquid portion of the sludge, so that, after the initial charge, the tank may be partially filled a secondor third time.
At the rear is a full-width door of oval shape, this being controlled by means of a wheel on the near side; this rotates in one direction and tightens' locks at both ends. These locks gradually apply pressure as the wheel is turned—not suddenly—so 'that there is no' fear of straining the door. Owing to the extreme angle of discharge, it is most unlikely that there will be any necessity of raking out the sludge in the tank.
The chassis of this machine costs ,f575 or the complete appliance is priced at approximately £875, finished in grey.