Battery-electric Pallet Truck
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ATEST addition to the range of mechanical handling equipment made Riordan Enterprises, Ltd., 1 New rlington Street, Regent Street, London, 1, is a battery-electric pallet truck. ling of the forks is by a hand-powered Jraulic pump, whilst traction is by ans of an electric motor.
[he rear portion of the truck contains electric motor, gearbox and enclosed tin to the driving wheel, these units ng supported in a bearing ring rotated steering by a control wheel. This ries a hand-brake lever and a half-ring ing two-speed traction control. A tch on the motor housing selects forrd and reverse movement.
rleavy-duty batteries are carried in inier boxes flanking the main body
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NEW auxiliary lamp 'from Raydyot, Ltd., Old Hill, Staffs, the DL.100 nbines in the one light unit the funcas of a driving, pass and fog lamp. a lamp has been developed from the ydyot DL.77 driving lamp and has a que triple-filament sealed light unit. l'Ihree separate beams can be selected, full driving beam, a dipped driving im or an amber fog beam. The lamp ontrolled by two flick-type switches, for main beam and dip, the other amber and the switches are so wired t the fog beam cannot be operated h the driving or dipped beams. The sh is of chromium plate and there is single-bolt fixing with a standard unting bracket giving universal adjustnt. Depth from the fixing bolt to the r of the lamp is 1.625 in.
tersions for 6v. or 12v. are available I complete with the two switches and ing instructions the DL.100 costs 12s. 6d, retail.
trter Exchange
UNIT exchange service for C.A.V.
• Type CA45C12 12-v. vehicle diesel Me starters is to come into operation 'girds the end of the year. The scheme be operated through CAN. agents I depots to give nation-wide coverage. dl exchange starters supplied under scheme will incorporate the latest trovements in design and will carry same warranty as that applying to / equipment. Eventually the scheme . be extended to include the CA45C24 it. version of this starter. which has a rider-operator platform at the back. At the front a pair of pallet forks contain a special linkage which maintains small stabilizing wheels in contact with the ground in both raised and lowered positions. Range of movement of the forks is from 3.5 in. to 8.5 in. and a load of 2 tons can be raised. A full day's work can be completed on one over night charge.
Price of the pallet truck is £375.
Two-speed Drills
THREE new double-insulated two
speed drills, have been announced by Black and Decker, Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middx. The new tools are the 8L/2R 5/16 in. drill with keyless chuck (price £26 10s.), the 15/2V No. 1 Morse Taper 35/64 in. drill (price £42 10s.) and the 32/2V No. 3 Morse Taper 11 in. drill (price £53). The sizes quoted indicate the maximum size holes able to be drilled in steel.
On-load speeds of the drills are: the 8L/2R, 500 and 1.120 r.p.m.; the 15/2V, 200 and 320 r.p.m.; and the 32/2V, 114 and 200 r.p.m.
Also introduced are two stands for use with these drills: the SU/1 for model 81_,/2R and the SU/2 for model 15/2V.
Improved Coupling Gear
LAST-MINUTE addition to the exhibits of the Adrolic Engineering Co., Ltd.. at the Commercial Motor Show was a semi-trailer fifth-wheel coupling having six P.T.F.E. pads incorporated in the bearing face. The unit was developed by Merriworth Engineering Co., Ltd., Dartford. Kent, who are co-operating with Adrolic in its production.
Merriworth have carried out extensive tests on the application of P.T.F.E, as a bearing material on fifth-wheel couplings and although the new design is to be sold for £135 compared with £70 for a standard model (both figures are net), the extra life evident from the tests will repay the additional cost.
Also shown by Adrolic was a two-speed landing gear designed and made by Merriworth for them. This model costs £85 compared with £48 for the standard Adrolic single-speed unit.
Spot and Fog Lamps
ANEW range of spot and fog lamps made from stainless steel has been introduced by Wipac Group Sales, Ltd., London Road, Buckingham.
Named the Mini-Major, the lamps are available for 6-v. and 12v. systems and, including pre-focus bulb, lead and connectors, cost £2 8s. 6d. each. The fog lamp is normally equipped with a fluted amber lens but is also available with a clear fluted lens and a cadmium yellow bulb; this version retails at £2 13s,
Keeping Injectors Clean
Pl.A FUEL additive claimed to reduce the possibility of the emission of black smoke from the exhaust of a diesel engine is now available from Edward Joy and Sons, Ltd., Filtrate Works, Leeds, 10.
Known as Clenjet, the chemical is intended to be mixed in very small quantities with the fuel and when used is claimed to clean dirty fuel-injector jets and keep them clean. In this way one of the possible causes of smoking is eliminated.