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Mobile Cranes
THE Mechanical Handling Exhibition, which opens next Tuesday and closes on May 13, will occupy 500,000 sq. ft. of floor space at Earls Court, London. This area is greater than that for the 1958 show and, coupled with the entry of new manufacturers in this field who will be exhibiting their products, indicates the
growing importance of mechanical handling in the race for increased productivity. Whilst conventional handling aids applicable to loading and unloading vehicles have multiplied, complete vehicles for the carriage in bulk of powdered and granular materials are to be included in the exhibits. With such vehicles becoming widely used, pneumatic conveyors and associated equipment to be shown have greater interest for the commercial-vehicle operator.
The Exhibition, which is organized by Mechanical Handling, will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, except,on.Sunday, May 8.
'TWO Jones cranes to be displayed by George Cohen, Sons i and Co., Ltd., Wood Lane, London, N.12 (Stand H9), will be on public show for the first time. •The'KL 12-20M has a maximum capacity of 20 tons on a 304t. jib at a radius of 10 ft. With an unladen weight of 26 tons, the crane can travel at 8 m.p.h.
As shown, it will have a special 90-ft. jib. Modifications to the original -Jones KL 10-10 crane have led to the Mark HI version, which can lift .124 tons and derives power for both travel and craning from a Leyland 0.600 -oil engine.
On Stand L5 George Cohen will show a new smaller version of the Hiab 2-ton lorry loader. This is the Hiab Bimbo which lifts 1 ton, is centrally mounted on the vehicle and has a boom which, in standard form, can swing through 190 degrees.
Front-wheel drive and power-assisted rear-wheel steering are features of the chassis for the Iron Fairy 6-ton hydraulic crane which is to be shown on Stand N6 by the British Hoist and Crane Co., Ltd., Compton, Berks. The crane mechanism is novel in that elevation of the jib and its 45-degree slew are controlled by two triangulated hydraulic rams.
The unit is powered by a 5.1-litre oil engine which gives it a road speed of 20 m.p.h., whilst it is stated that the crane will, under normal conditions, negotiate any surface that a 7-ton lorry can.
The NL. 250 to be exhibited by R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd., London, E.5 (Stand H7), is the most recent addition to their range of cranes. It can carry a jib up to 120 ft. long and will
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lift 25 tons at a 10-ft. radius on a strut-type jib. The crane transmission incorporates a torque converter which multiplies torque for heavy loads and increases the hoisting speed for lighter lifts. Power-controlled lowering is incorporated.
Diesel electric transmission is now standard on the complete range of Coles cranes produced by Steels Engineering Products. Ltd., Sunderland. Of the five mobile cranes to be shown on Stand G9, three will be on exhibition for the first time.
These are the Dominant and Endurance models having maximum capacities of 124 tons and 20 tons respectively, and the Ranger mobile tower crane which is to he shown with a 45-36-cu.-ft. coal grab. The Dominant model wilt be .fitted with special gear which enables it to be used with an electro magnet pick-up device. The Endurance will have a 100-ft. jib. .
A 45-degree steering lock with power assistance gives the 1520 crane, which will be displayed by Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Ipswich (Stand G7), a turning circle of 21 ft. 6 in. This diesel-electric crane can travel at up to 6 m.p.h. and, with the stabilizing jacks down, lift 15 tons to 30 ft. at a 10-ft. radius with either strut-type or cantilever jibs. The model on show will have a 70-ft. strut-type jib. All the driving and crane controls are situated in the driver's cab.
F: Taylor and. Sons (Manchester), Ltd., Salford, LancS, are to exhibit a new crane on Stand K6. Their established Jumbo series of self-propelled and lorrymounted cranes will be on view.
A standard Thames Trader 4ton chassis is the basis for the 2-ton crane which will be found on Stand Cl, occupied by Tunny Cranes, Ltd., 2 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. The crane mechanism is driven hydraulically from the gearbox pewer take-off, and the jib can slew through 300 degrees. The crane is built on a platform and can therefore be fitted to any suitable chassis, whilst a trailer-mounted version is also offered. • Overhead travelling cranes which can be used for vehicle loading will be exhibited by Doity Cranes, Ltd., Manchester, on Stand E7(b) and British MonoRail, Ltd., Brighouse, Yorks (Stand D4).
Fork-lift Trucks
THE latest Series III machines to be exhibited by Matbro, Ltd., Horley, Surrey, on Stand G4 have large-diameter pneumatic tyres and good ground clearance to fit them for outdoor work. Maneeuvrability has been improved compared with previous Matbro models, and the lift rate increased to 60 ft. per minute. Torque-converter transmission and power steering have been adopted as standard equipment.
The Model 40 can lift 4,000 lb. at 2-ft. load centres, whilst the Models 45, 60 and 80 have capacities of up to 8,000 lb. and can lift to 24 ft. if fitted with a new telescopic three-stage mast. The largest exhibit will be the new Model 100, which has a capacity of 10,000 lb. For work in cold food stores, Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., Coventry, have modified several of their 2,000-lb. 10 ET electric fork-lift trucks to operate in temperatures around —20'F. One of these machines will be shown on Stand Fl 1 with 15 others.
A new version of the UTF oil-engined model will be seen. This is the UTFF four-wheeled fork-lift truck with a capacity of up to 7,000 lb. The 5,000-lb. IGDV Universal will be another new appliance on show. A triple mast providing a low collapsed height and lifts of up to 20 ft. will be fitted to a 4,000-Ib. IGD model.
A new'electric fork-lift suitable for indoor or outdoor work will be displayed on Stand F.10 by Lansing Bagnall, Ltd., Basingstoke, Hants.
A fork-lift attachment of special interest to the tyremanufacturing and remoulding industry is due to be shown on Stand 112 by LTD., Ltd., Hall Green, Birmingham, 28. It is designed for their Stacatruc and consists of an outwardly expanding clamp which is attached to the normal lifting fork. The company will also show new Stacatruc fork-lift trucks.
Telescopic Equipment
The B.E.V.DH.33 high-lift fork-lift is to be introduced by Wingrove and Rogers, Ltd., Liverpool (Stand L4). It has a capacity of 30 cwt., and the model shown will be fitted with a bale clamp which is interchangeable with the standard lifting forks. The DH.45 model provides a 12-ft. lift for 2-ton loads, whilst other models on show have capacities of 10 cwt. and 1 ton.
Ameise Retrak trucks to be displayed by Jewsbury's Mechanical Handling, Ltd., Manchester, '3, on Stand N1, will include a new electric fork-lift appliance with a tilling or non-tilting mast. It can lift 1,320-1,760 lb. at 1-ft. 8-in: load centres and is available with single-stage lifting gear or telescopic high-lifting equipment.
Fore-and-aft driving positions arc provided for the 18/33 truck which will be exhibited by Ransomes and Rapier. It can lift 18,000 lb., has a turning circle of 13 ft. 10 in. and travels at up to 20 m.p.h. Models available give lift heights of 12 ft. 6 in., 17 ft, 6 in. and 20 ft., whilst various attachments, including a crane hook and a container handling frame, will be on show.
. Side-operating fork-lift trucks will be seen on Stand K8, occupied by Materials Handling Equipment (Great Britain), Ltd., London, W.I. Four new machines are to be displayed: an oil-engined 12,000-13,000-lb. model, a 30,00-lb.-capacity transporter, an electric reach truck, and a fork straddle carrier .capable of lifting 15,000 lb.
A torque converter is incorporated in the transmission of an oil-engined fork truck which will be one of three models exhibited by Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd., Warrington, Lanes (Stand 113). Others to be shown are a new 4,000-lb. model and a small electric fork truck with a capacity of 1,500 lb.
The Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., British Materials Handling
Wednesfield, Staffs, will have a 4,000-1b. fork-lift truck with an oil engine on Stand 012. A second new exhibit will be ahydraulic pallet truck for 2,500-1b. loads. A SINGLE driven and steerable front wheel provides the
three-wheeied Model IH tractor, to be exhibited by Floataire, Ltd., Joseph Street, Leicester, on Stand N3, with exceptional manceuvrability, it is claimed. The electric tractor produces a drawbar pull of 450 lb. and will climb l-in-10 gradients. It has three speeds forward and reverse, a plastics front cowl and cOsts £278 without batteries. •
Intended primarily for aircraft movement, the latest oilengined tractor Offered by the Mercury Truck and Tractor Co.. Ltd., The Quay, Gloucester, will be displayed on Stand 010. Its transmission includes a torque converter and gives 10,000 lb. drawbar pull, enabling the four-wheeled appliance to shift aircraft weighing up to 170,000 lb. Other towing vehicles to be exhibited have drawbar pulls from 2,000-4,000 lb.
A three-wheeled configuration is employed for the latest addition to the range of electric vehicles produced by the Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Loughborough. It is the R.D.I tractor which can pull 10-ton loads, and will be shown on Stand C3. The 7-ft. 2-in.-long vehicle turns in a radius of 6 ft. 4 in.
The Brush T.D. 6-ton tractor which will be seen is now steered by a wheel in place of the tiller fitted previously. Electro-hydraulic stillage and platform trucks exhibited by Brush will include a new high-loader model in which the platform height Can be adjusted between a normal level for travelling and 4 ft.
Developed originally as an agricultural unit, the Centaur
four-wheel-drive tracior is to be shown for the first time in industrial form by Bray Construction Equipment, Ltd., Feltha.m, Middx (Stand Eli). It is powered by a Ford oil engine and provides over 12,000 lb. draw-bar pull.
It could be modified to a cross-country fork-lift truck, whilst equipment now available for the tractor includes a logging winch and a light dozer blade or shovel.
Two tractors are to be displayed by Massey-Ferguson (Great Britain), Ltd„ Coventry, on Stand E4. They arc the 702 industrial model and the semi-industrial 35 tractor. Both are powered by 37 b.h.p. oil engines.
The recently introduced Wrigley four-seat electric personnel carrier will be included among the exhibits of Wessex Industries (Poole), Ltd., Poole, Dorset (Stand 1(5). Electric tractors, fork-lift trucks, works trucks and trailers will also be shown, A special version of the Paliton electrically operatel pallet truck for handling paper reels is to be introduced by Orme, Ltd., London, W.1, on Stand F12. It has adjustable lifting forks which will accommodate reels with diameters from 10 in. to 3 ft. 2 in.
A Paliton hand-operated truck with hydraulically adjustable forks will be another exhibit, as will electric tractors for loads of upiio 12 tons, and stillage trucks, pallets and stillages.
Fccies (Birmingham), Ltd., Redditch, Wares (Stand B4), pre to show a new range of 5-cwt. straddle or non-straddle stackers with lift heights from 5 ft. 3 in. to 8 ft. 6 in. The stacker gear can be manually operated through a twoor three-speed hydraulic mechanism or worked by a mainsor battery-powered electro-hydraulic unit.
Also on show for the first time will be a two-fork pallet truck which can handle all pallets covered by British Standard 2629: 1955 and may easily be modified to deal with others, and the Mark III 2-ton lifting truck for long loads. This truck carries the load parallel to the direction of travel, making possible a reduction in the width of gangways in congested areas.
Latest Stackers
Hydraulic drive simplifies operation of the new ridercontrolled stackers introduced by Lodematic, Ltd., Clitheroe, Lanes (Stand L2[al). All travelling and stacking operations arc controlled by a single multi-position valve unit. The stackers are available with lifting forks or goods platforms, whilst the power unit can be an electric motor or a propane or petrol engine.
Automatic sack and box loaders will be shown, together with the company's latest manually propelled stacker which now lifts to 14 ft.
Exhibited for the first time will be the Brimpex Auto-valve lifter manufactured by the Industrial Machine and Equipment Co. (Brimpex), Ltd., Camberley, Surrey (Stand J3). It can accommodate loads of up to 2+ cwt, and provides fully automatic, semi-automatic or hand-controlled operation to choice. Under fully automatic working, the lifter will handle 60 tons per hour. Other Brimpex machines exhibited will include stackers and barrel lifters with capacities of up to 7 cwt.
A self-propelled stacker is the latest innovation in the Sherpa range. It will be demonstrated by Salisbury Precision Engineering, Ltd., Hounslow, Middx, on Stand 35. The electric stacker is known as the Model 12 and will lift 15 cwt. to 10 ft. on its 3-ft.-long forks.
Also to be shown is a 1-ton low-loading electric platform truck, a lifting table of the same capacity, and the ingenious Sherpa Stairclimber. A hand stacker-truck with either manual or electro-hydraulic lifting gear is a newcomer to be displayed by I. E. Shay, Ltd., Basingstoke, Hants, on Stand A4, in addition to other handling aids. Shay have only recently entered the mechanical-handling field, although well known in general and hydraulic engineering.
The latest Jacacaddy to be exhibited by W. Langley and Co. (Mechanical Handling), Ltd., London, S.E.I, on Stand E5 can lift 10 cwt. to 10 ft. Other stackers on show will have electric or hydraulic lifting mechanism.
Sheepbridge Equipment, Ltd., Chesterfield, are now manufacturing hand-operated fork-lift trucks. The range will make its dant on Stand FF12. The trucks are simple to operate. They are offered with standard or extended lifting masts.
Following the Tractor
Three Slalom trailers produced by W. C. Youngman, Ltd.. Crawley, Sussex, will be demonstrated on Stand E3 behind a small tractor. This should emphasize their manceuvrability and the way in which they will follow the tractor's path.
Low weight coupled with fast travel and lift rates are features of the latest Piccolift fork-lift truck to be displayed by G. Hunter (London), Ltd., Grays, Essex (Stand III). Hunter will also show their counterbalanced Dock Leveller, which is designed to bridge the gap between loading bays and vehicle platforms. It can be angled to overcome variations in levels.
Bicep lifting tables which will be shown on Stand B5 by Access Equipment, Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Herts, can be employed in circumstances similar to this. The table is supported on a scissors-type linkage which is opened or closed, by an electro-hydraulic mechanism.
A new version of the Trolifter will be shown by the Angel Truck Co., Ltd., 215 Albion Road, London, N.16 (Stand E2), whilst J. Collis and Sons, Ltd., London, W.C.1, will display hydraulic stillage and pallet trucks on Stand .16.