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7th July 1931
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Page 63

Mechanizing the Farm

A GRICULTURE in Great Britain must keep abreast of the times, and to do so it is of the utmost importance that more reliance...

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The London (and Provincial) Passenger Transport Bill.

T HE agreement arrived at between the promoters of the London Passenger Transport Bill and the powerful group of bus companies...

Attend to the Comfort of the Driver.

W HEN will manufacturers, bodybuilders and salesmen realize that a few drinks to a driver on delivery of a vehicle or during...

Light Weight May Extend Speed Limit.

W E are told that .75 lb. per b.h.p. is the net weight of the latest type of aircraft engine. It is a figure which gives one...

A S the years pass larger and larger quantities of,rubber are

being used for the construction of various parts of the modern motor vehicle. Already much upholstery has been converted from...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Hum. Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of 20 motorbuses. BARKING education committee is to purchase a tractor...

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Wallasey Trolley-bus Scheme.

The text hes been issued of a Bill to confirm the provisional Order made by the Minister of Transport, under the Wallasey...

News in a Few Lines.

Queen Victoria Street, London, is to be widened at a cost of £250,000. There was a net surplus of £829 on Hull Corporation's...

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Road Transport Activities

in PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Corresoondent The London Passenger Transport Bill. O N resumption of the...

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Compact Construction

for Power Units A New Double-acting Engine of Unusual Design. Horizontal Mounting Possible I N the construction of...

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THREE DAYS' WORK

with a LATIL TRACTOR A TRACTOR of quite remarkable design and capabilities for road haulage as well as for arduous...

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The Latest Brake Tester

F OR some time Tecalemit braketesting installations have been available for four-wheelers. They have been put into service in...

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A Stand-to-stand Report of the Vehicles, Tractors and Mechanically Propelled

Appliances which Appeal Directly to the Agriculturist. New Machines and Detail Features of Interest to Our Readers Seen at the...

AUTO MOWER ENGINEERING CO., LTD. Stand 49

T IS company is showing its Auto Mowers in 15-in., 18-in, and 30-in, cutting widths. The machines are of simple design and...

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Hauling BEET

W HAT was prophesied in these columns at the close of last beet-haulage season has now come to pass. Contracts are now being...

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THE WAY TO CARRY

A HORSE O NE of the primary considerations in connection with the transport of a horse over long distances is that it shall be...

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BODIES THAT MEET THE FARMER'S NEEDS

T HE requirements of the farmer and market gardener, so far as commercial motors are concerned, are strictly utilitarian....

Page 92

An Opening for The Market-garden Tractor

A Suggestion, Put Forward by an Expert, which Deserves Close Consideration by the Tractor Manufacturers By Our Agricultural...

Page 93

POWER Correspondent promotes farming profits

An Outline of What is Being Done by the Tractor in Agriculture. A Case for the Use of the Com bined Harvester Thresher. Types...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Clearing Houses and Their Commission.

The Editor, TEE COMMERCIAL Moo. [3451] Sir,—We do at times, but not very frequently, have dealings with firms describing...

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Two Interesting New Tractors

von some years past light petrol tractors for hauling mowing machines on golf courses have been produced by the Allan Taylor...

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Operating Aspects of Passenger Transport

T BE following are the times and places announced by Area Traffic Commissioners for their, forthcoming public sittings. In each...

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THE BLACK AND WHITE COACH STATION AT CHELTENHAM

Another Good Example of the Converted Private House T HERE is no doubt that a private house of large and commodious type lends...

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CARLISLE CORPORATION'S BUS SCHEME FAILS

Reasons Why the Corn missioners Refused to Grant Licences to this Non-operating Authority MOO late for inclusion in our pre./...

Using Goods Vehicles for Carrying Passengers.

In the last week of June the South Wales Traffic Commissioners have instigated three prosecutions at police courts against...

Page 101

Collecting the Farmers' Milk and Delivering it to the Dairies.

Some Advice to Contractors who are Considering Entering this Sphere of the Haulage Business Problems of the HAULIER and...

THIS WEEK'S PROBLEM

"I am offered a contract to carry 20 churns of milk per day, increasing to 30 churns in the course of about a year's time. The...

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A COMPREHENSIVE

Specialized PISTON SERVICE How the Manufacturer of B.H.B. Pistons is Organizing a Scheme Whereby Replacements of Original...

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A Luxurious New Ambulance

T WOyears ago, Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, and the local division of the St. John Ambulance . Brigade collaborated in the...

The Southampton conference

T HE 30th annual conference of the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association was a most interesting and enjoyable affair,...

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Two Advanced Refuse Collectors

T WO new models of essentially modern design have been added to the range of refuse-collection vehicles marketed by...

A SAFER MOTOR SPIRIT

I N our issue for last week we referred briefly to a motor fuel, safer than ordinary petrol, which has been invented by MM....

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An Interesting Gearbox

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications MILE: name of Daimler-Benz Aktienj_ gesellschaft, of Stuttgart, appears...