Bigger Unimog at Smithfield Show
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NEW and bigger version of the
Mercedes-Benz Onimog tractor— .e type 406—is making its first public )pearance in the U.K. at the Smithfield low at Earls Court which closes. today riclay). It is shown by -Mercedes-Benz 3rea1 Britain) Ltd., equipped for logging ork and fitted with twin Werner winches low the rear platform. • Total direct ill provided by the winches is 12 tons, id a special rear spragging device also .ted can be used to raise the front ends ! the logs to reduce the effort required !
tow Mg them and alsoto lessenthe Image to tracks and so on.
The smaller Unimog 411 is also ,atured by Mercedes-Benz, and other !.hicles to be seen in the agricultural lachinery section of the show are and-Rovers, Austin Gipsys and Steyr Lich Haffingers. • • An interesting exhibit on the stand of oadiess Traction Ltd. is the concern's ioughinaster 6/4 tractor fitted with ucas 100 hydrostatic drive in place of te conventional clutch and gearbox. The uas unit takes up no more space than Le standard transmission and increases ie price of the tractor by about £600.
Dangers in Short-cut .
Servicing UHAT happens to vehicles when main
tenance is inadequate Was radically .ustrated at Milinhorpc; Westmorland, st Friday, by a display of dainaged comments. Emphasis was made on suspenon troubles, but in a talk on service hedulcs Mr. R. Bowman also Pointed to Le need for a constant watch over steerg and brakes. Shortcuts in maihtenice of one item frequently led to overressing of other components and to their ibseouent failure, he said.
More than 40 operators, who came om as far afield as Barrow-in-Furness Id Kendal, were afterwards invited to :e practical maintenance demonstrations lindsion Engineers (Sanside) Ltd. The eeting was arranged by the Maintenance dvisory Committee for Cumberland, 7estraorlancl and Barrow-in-Furness, a mt organization supported. by the linistry of Transport, Traders Road ran sport Association, Road Haulage ssociation and British Road Services.
lave You Seen This Boy?
nWELVE-YEAR-OLD John Kilbride, L of 262 Smallshaw Lane, Ashtonrider-Lyne, has been missing from his .3me since l p.m. on Saturday, Novemn. 23. He is believed to have left the -ea in a commercial vehicle.
John is 4 ft. 10 in. in height, of slim ilk], has dark brown straight hair, blue res and a fresh complexion. He is dieved to have been dressed in a check torts jacket, long flannel trousers, white in and black chisel-toed shoes.
Anyone who has any information tould contact any police officer, or The hief Superintendent. City Police Office, shton-under-Lyne (telephone, Ashton 183).