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TO municipal authorities, the Public Health and Municipal Engineering Congress and Exhibition, which will be opened at Olympia by the Minister of Health at noon on November 15, will be one of the most important functions of the year. Covering all phases of refuse collection, highway maintenance, and building-site clearance, with appropriate types of specialized engineering equipment, it will give municipal engineers the opportunity of examining and assessing the design and utility features of many new and improved machines.
In the main, the refuse collectors, gully-emptiers and other vehicles follow basically the same designs as those shown at the Public Works, Roads and Transport Exhibition last year, but there will be many instances of improved features making for greater efficiency and easier maintenance.
One of the exhibits of John Allen and Sons (Oxford), Ltd., Oxford (Stands 129 and 154), will be the Allen shovel-crane, a dual-purpose machine which travels under its own power. The chassis is powered by a Dorman 4 DWD oil engine, rated at 63 b.h.p. at 1,800 On Stand 132, Aveiing-Barford, Ltd., Grantham, will be showing its new G.D.-series oil-engined road roller, with totally enclosed cab, the framework of which is an aluminium casting. Its many interesting features include power steering and a hydraulically operated two-tine scarifier. In working order the roller weighs 101 tons. A range of dumpers, a miniature bulldozer, and a trench-cutting machine will form other exhibits.
The most modern method of placing concrete will be found in the concrete pump to be shown by BlavvKnox, Ltd., Clifton House, Euston Road, London, NW.], on Stand 146. This concern is responsible for a wide range of ground-clearing, earth-moving and construction equipment, of which representative examples will be displayed. Equipment similar to that provided for the East African groundnuts scheme should prove of interest.
E. Boydell and Co., Ltd., Elsinore Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, 16, will stage on Stand 131 three examples of the Muir-Hill Hiway dumper, together with the new Muir-Hill loader and a shunting tractor. A feature of c8
the dumpers is the rotating raked steering gear, which legalizes the use of the machines on the highway, whilst_ keeping the body in front when working on a site.
Messrs. William flume and Son, Ashbury, Swindon, specialize in snow-clearing appliances, and examples of a snow loader, snow plough, and gritting machines will be exhibited on Stand 30.
Three Jones mobile cranes, a comprehensive range of contractors' tools and equipment, together with hand and electrically operated lifting gear, will be featured by George Cohen Sons and Co., Ltd., Chase Road, London, N.W.I0, on Stand 47. The cranes vary in lifting capacity from 4 tons at 40 ft. per minute for the KL44, to 15 cwt. at speeds up to 70 ft. per minute for the KL15. The latter is powered by a 6 h.p. aircooled petrol engine, whilst the KL44, which weighs 10 tons, has a water-cooled oil engine.
Whilst each machine in the wide range of vehicles to be shown by Dennis Bros., Ltd., Guildford, on Stand 85, has been designed for the class of work it has to do, all models are closely related in chassis features to make for easier maintenance. As an instance, a four-cylindered side-valve petrol engine, rated at 24.8 h.p.. is common to all chassis. Amongst
the exhibits will be found two 800-gallon cesspoolemptiers, four refuse collectors, and a' motor mower Although not a new feature, the monitor-type suction pipe, on the combined gully and cesspool-emptier to be exhibited, is interesting because it enables gullies to be emptied from points all round the tank. This particular machine is for West Bromwich Corporation.
Compressrnore rear-loading refuse collectors are a speciality of the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., Warwick, and one of 8-9-cubic yd. capacity is to be shown on Stand 79. In this body, compression is obtained by a double-acting hydraulic ram which operates a barrier forming the taildoor A hinged cab is a feature of the Eagle• 7i-cubic-yd. side-loading refuse collector which is also to be shown. The body is of all-steel construction, and is fitted with hydraulic tipping gear. Other exhibits will include a three-stage power-operated tower wagon and a road sweeper.
On Stand 50 the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, Essex, will stage five exhibits, all based on Thames chassis. An Eagle tower wagon will be shown on a 2-ton chassis, and Tuke and Bell refuse bodies will be featured on 3-ton and 4-ton chassis. An Eagle refuse collector of 12cubic-yd. capacity, an 800-gallon cesspool-emptier with Allan Taylor equipment, and a 9-12-cubic-yd. Jekta telescopic end-loading refuse collector, with bodywork by Walkers and County Cars, Ltd., will complete
the exhibit. The cesspool-emptier and Jekta refuse vehicle. will be on view to the public for the first time.
One of the highlights of the Exhibition will undoubtedly be found in the Transport refuse collector, to be shown by Glover, Webb and Liversidge, Ltd., 561, Old Kent Road, London, SE.1, on Stand 29. It is of ehassisless construction, has front-wheel drive, independent rear-wheel suspension, and a rust-proof moving floor. Bins can be unloaded from ground level and accommodation is provided on the vehicle for six men. Of the two other exhibits, one will be a refuse collector based on a Karrier Bantam chassis, and the other a 15-cwt. salvage-collector trailer.
1 Road rollers and grass-cutting equipment will be featured by Thomas Green and Son, Ltd., Leeds, 2, on Stand 125. The rollers to be shown cover the whole range of weights required for road making and finishing, up to 12 tons.
Johnston Brothers (Contractors), Ltd., Ibex House, Minories, London, E.C.3, specializes in road-making equipment, and amongst the items to be shown will be 500-gallon and 200-gallon oil-fired boilers, a trailed sweeper with power-driven brush, and two gritting machines (Stand 155).
Material-handling equipment will form the exhibit of William Jones, Ltd., 21, Russell Square, London, W.C.I, on Stand 83. With the Priestman Panther universal crawler-track unit, fitted with a mechanical truck discharger, outputs up to 300 tons per hour are possible.
Karrier vehicles are extensively employed on municipal work, for which they have been specially developed.
c10 On Stand 54, Karrier Motors, Ltd., Luton, will stage a number of refuse collectors, and two examples of the Karrier-Yorkshire cesspool-emptier The largest refuse collector will be the C.K.3 15-cubic-yd. machine with Transport moving-floor body As with the C.K.3 10-cubic-yd. vehicle to be shown, accommodation for six men is provided in the cab. Both the cesspoolemptiers to be exhibited are of 750-gallon capacity, being based on C.K.3 chassis, powered by six-cylindered 80 b.h.p. petrol engines. The Bantam 7-cubic-yd. refuse ' vehicles which will form part of the exhibit are powered by four-cylindered 40 b.h.p. petrol units, the chassis being arranged for full-forward control.
Being a three-wheeled vehicle, the Laere mechanical sweeper has a high degree of manceuvrability. Driven by an engine having a rating of 12 h.p., these machines are economical in operation. Examples will be shown by Lacre Lorries, Ltd., 76, Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City, Hens, on Stand 59. Flexibly mounted, the brush gives a clean sweep on cambered roads. A 100 gallon water tank is carried, the pressure spraying being by a centrifugal pump.
Heavy-duty earth-moving equipment will be shown by H. Leverton and Co., Ltd., Broad Street, Spalding, on Stand 149. Included in the exhibit will be a Caterpillar D.7 80 b.h.p. oil-engined tractor, a Birtley 7A hydraulic dozer, and a Caterpillar No. 70 open-bowl scraper.
A range of refuse-collection vehicles is to be shown on Stand 55, by Lewin Road Sweepers, Ltd., Victoria Works, Hill Top, West Bromwich, Staffs. The machines will vary from a Lewin-Ochsner 17-20-cubic-yd. compressing collector, to a factory sprinkler-sweepercollector, powered by a Villiers 249 c.c. petrol engine. The Ochsner body is to be shown on an Austin 5-ton chassis, but it can be supplied on Albion, Commer or Thornycroft chassis. Another exhibit will be a sprinklersweeper-collector based on a Thornycroft Nippy chassis. This machine has left-hand,drive to assist the driver in following the left-hand channel.
Since it was introduced at the Institute of Public Cleansing Conference, at Margate, in June fast, the Mercury truck-trailer unit for kitchen waste and paper salvage, has become popular by reason of its economy in operation. Only 4 ft. wide, the tipping body is of 50-cubic-ft. capacity, whilst that of the trailer is 92 cubic ft. The outfit is powered by a petrol engine giving 23 b.h.p. at 2,500 r.p.m. A newcomer to the municipal field will be the Mercury 10F tractor, which will also be shown by the Mercury Truck and Tractor Co., Ltd., on Stand 137. A slightly modified version of the standard 10F machine, it has a towing capacity of 6-7 tons. It will be shown coupled to a Lolode 3-cubicyd. salvage trailer.
The Neal 10-cwt. runabout mobile crane is particularly suitable for stacking in restricted areas. Being driven and steered on the rear wheel, it has a high degree of manceuvrability. This machine and other types of crane will be featured by R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd., Plant House, Ealing, London, W.5, on Stand 134.
A complete selection of the latest types of Caterpillar tractor will be shown for the first time under one roof by Jack Olding and Co., Ltd., Hatfield, Herts, on Stands" 49 and 56. These models will range from the D.8 130 b.h.p. machine to the D.2 32 b.h.p. tractor. A new wheeled Caterpillar outfit, comprising a 115 b.h.p. oii engined tractor, and an Athey PD 10 trailer, will represent, an outstanding exhibit. The tractor can haul a 15-ton load at 20 m.p.h., and can average five one-mile journeys an hour over rough ground. The trailer, which has a heaped capacity of 101. cubic yds., can dump its load on each side by hydraulic means. A full range of equipment, matched to the capabilities of the various models of tractor exhibited, will also be on view.
Mobile cranes, excavators and several types of mixer will be seen on Stand 45, occupied by . Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Waterside Works, Ipswich. Of 1-ton And 3-ton capacities respectively, the two mobile cranes have petrol-electric drive; an oil engine is offered as an alternative in the case of the larger model.
The excavator which is to be shown by RustonBocynis, Ltd., Lincoln, on Stand 147, will be model 19-RB, of I-cubic-yd. capacity. In working order it weighs 164 tons, and is driven by an oil engine developing 54 b.h.p. at 1,300 r.p.m.
Sheffiex, Ltd., Rutland Street, Sheffield, 3, on Stand 72, wilt have two machines, one a 14-cubic-yd. refuse collector, based on a Dennis Pax chassis, and the other a sideand rear-loading refuse collector on a Tasker semi trailer. The . first-mentioned machine follows the Shefflex dustless-loading principle, which makes specially constructed bins unnecessary.
The exhibit of Sheivoke and Drewry, Ltd., Letchworth, Herts, on Stand 51, will comprise k range of six machines, including refuse collectors of various types, and an 800-gallon gullyand cesspool-emptier. The largest refuse collector to be shown has a capacity of 24.5 cubic yds. and has a moving floor. Accommodation for two loaders, in addition to the driver, is provided in the cab, a compartment in the fore part of the body being provided either for salvage or additional personnel.
Examples of both the Scammell Scarab 3-ton and 6-ton mechanical horses will be exhibited by &amnia Lorries, Ltd., Watford, Herts, on Stand 81. The 6-tonner will be shown coupled to an 18-cubic-yd.
moving-floor refuse collector, and the 1.-tonner to a 1,250-gallon street-washing outfit, Operation of the moving floor is by manual means from the front of the vehicle. A third exhibit will be a Scammell Essloo 14-cubic-yd. refuse body, mounted on a Bedford 5-ton chassis. This body has a hydraulically operated hopper, which serves to distribute the refuse without manual effort. Dumping is carried out by means of hydraulic end-tipping gear.
A feature of the components to be shown by Tractor Spares, Ltd., Millenhall Road, Wolverhampton, is that those spares which are hardened are treated by the Tocco process, in which high-frequency a.c. current provides the heating medium. These British-made spares are for Caterpillar and International track-laying tractors (Stand 94). On Stand 58, Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Luton, will show three specialized vehicles, of which the Bedford 10-cubic-yd. side-loading refuse collector, with Neville forward-drive cab, is being exhibited for the first time. Accommodation for five loaders is provided in the cab, ' the upper portion of which hinges forward to give access to the engine and auxiliaries. Another machine will be a Bedford 750-800-gallon gullyand cesspoolemptier with Eagle equipment, whilst the third exhibit will be a four-stage tower wagon also with Eagle equipment.
A full range of air and oil filters will form the main exhibit of Vokes, Ltd., Henley Park, Guildford, on Stand 3.
Paragon and Paladin refuse collectors are well known amongst municipal authorities, and examples of the latest types will be shown by Walkers and County Cars, Ltd., 166, Weir Road, Balham, London, S.W.12, on Stands 65 and 66. The Paragon machine is fitted with a Jekta telescopic body mounted on a Prodigy 5-ton chassis which is powered by a six-cylindered oil engine. The Paladin machine is the Paragon with additional equipment. It is designed to deal with containers used
in blocks of fiats, although it can, at the same time, be employed as a normal end-loader and for ordinary domestic bins. A third exhibit will be a Walker-N.C.B. 4-5-ton battery-electric refuse vehicle. This machine is powered by two B.T.H. motors developing 24.5 h.p.
Two oil-engined road rollers will figure on Stand 119, to be occupied by Wallis and Steevens, Ltd., Basingstoke. The larger of the two weighs a maximum of 10 tons, whilst . the smaller model weighs 3 tons in working order.
Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd., 232, Dawes Road, London, S.W.6 (Stand 138), will show a range of pneumatic and electric portable po;.ver tools and compressor plants; Broom and Wade, Ltd., High Wycombe (Stand 117), stationary and portable compressor plants: Frith Derihon Stampings, Ltd., Carbrook, Sheffield (Stand 140), a complete range of road studs and other inlaid traffic indicators, made in Staybrite Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd., Gainsborough (Stand 130). a Road-Marshall oil-engined road roller, and a FieldMarshall oil-engined tractor; and Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd., Station Works East, Hertford (Stand 123), a 1-cubic-yd. mechanical shovel, and a brick stacker.