THE SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW,
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Many Agricultural Tractors at Reduced Prices. Steam and Motor Ca.ble.ploughing Windlasses. Road Tractors and Steam Wagons.
TO the average farmer the Smithfield Club Show is one of the chief events, if ime the event, of the year SCI:far as shows housed in a building are concerned. For this reason it is a very fine opportunity for bringing to his notice those self-propelled vehicles and agricultural tractors which will appeal particularly to him as assisting in the lame* of his work, both On the farm and for the transport of his produce and live stack.
Agricultural Tractors.
One of the favourite tracters is that, made by the Amain. Motor Co., Ltd.. It
is a four-wheeled machine, in which the whole of the mechanism is enclosed. It is interesting to note that the prize of this tractor has been reduced from £360 to £300.
Whilst on the subject of price reductions, we might mention particularly the
Saunderson, made by the Saunderson.
Tractor and Implement Co., Ltd., of Bedford. The price of this tractor was until
recently, £510, and it has now been re
duced to £330, which includes 50' yards; of steel cable and the usual tool equip ment. The tractor is. a four-wheeled machine with a two-cylindered engine provided with a patent vaporizer. Another well-known, tractor on view was the•Garner, .made by Henry Garner, Ltd., Moseley Works, Birmingham. This is a 30 h.p. machine designed to run on paraffin. This machine at the front re sembles a standard lorry, except that the round paraffin tank is carried in front of the radiator. The transmission is enclosed and provides. three speeds forward and is reverse Peter Brotherhood, Ltd., showed a three-four furrow tractor of 30-3,5 lap., priced at £!440. This also fellows lorry practice, in so far as the four-Cylindered engine and radiator are located at the front. The main improvement in this machine is the provision of a new paraffin vaporizer arid dry air cleaner.
Another well-known machine shown was the Blackstone, made by Blackstone and Co., Ltd., of Stamford. One of the chief points about this is that it starts from cold on paraffin fuel, this being achieved by the use of compressed air and the fitting of low-terision ignition. As regards its eanatreetion, the main difference is that the petrol tank is now carried in front instead of it the rear. The Blackstone is-of the chain-track type with twin tracks, the pressure on the ground being 61 lb. per sq. in.
The Glasgow tractoa, shown by Wallace (Glasgow), Ltd., embodies certain distinctive features, and is one of the most euccessful traetors on the market It is a three-wheeled machine, the third wheel being positioned at the rear. All the wheels are driven. No differential gears are employed, and the final drive is effected by bevel gears. Another well-known tractor of the four-wheeled' type was shown by the makers, Martine Cultivator Co., Ltd., of Stamford. This tractor embodies a font-. eylindered Dorman engine and is con trolled in a very similar manner to an ordinary vehicle, having a centrally posiDal tioned pear-change lever, and the usual clutch and brake pedals.
The 12-20,h.p. Twin City four-wheeled agricultural tractor was shown by Fairbanks, Morse and Co., 87, Southwark Street, London, &E. One of the chief features of the engine utilized in this machine is that it has four valves per cylinder, and the cylinders consist of removable sleeves. The gearing, provides two speeds forward and a reverse, and the final drive-is by spur gears through. a differential and driving shafts.
Two four-wheeler tractors were shown by the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., of 34, King Street, Hammersmith, London, W.6. Ono of these was a 15-27 h.p., priced at E485, and th,e.other a 10-18h.p., priced at £300. Both machines were of: similar construction, having four-cylindared engines placed across the frame and fitted with gearing providing two forward speeds and a reverse.
The only friction-driven machine shown. -e-and we believe the only ono manufactured—was the G.O. tractor marketed by Noyes, Stockwell and Co., Ltd., of Lennox Muse, Howard Street, London,
Len nox, W.The price of this hasbeen reduced from £350 to £300. The company also showed what they called the Neseo Cycle Tractor, for market gardens, orchards, eta. This machine has a two-eylindered
" V " engine, two forward speed and a reverse, the drive being through a chain, to the gearbox, followed by double reduction, helical gearing, and, finally, 'by internal gears. It is . intended for use with existing horse implements. Another four-wheeled tractor following normal design wee the EH., shown by Melchior, Armstrong and Dessau (Lendon), Ltd., 14, Great Marlborough Street-, London, W.
As usual, the International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd., showed their Titan and their International juniortrae tors. The former has a twin-cylinder, slow-speed paraffin -engine, cooling by means of a water tank, and themesyphonic circulation.
A Pordson tractor, partially sectioned to show its construction, was exhibited by W. Shepherd, of Dixie Body Works, Market Bosworth.
The smallest tractor shown was the Service, ma-de by Price, Service and Co., 7, Old Bailey, London, E.C.4, which is designed for market. gardens and similar weak.
Motor relIere were represented by a -solitary example—this the 35-40 ewt. Barford and Perkins Pioneer petroldriven machine with water ballast wheels.
Cable-ploughing Tackle:.
A patent windlass ploughing tackle for working on the double-engine cable system, wee exhibited by J. and • H. McLaren, Ltd., of Leeds. This machine had a four-cylinder engine, to run on paraffin, set, across the frame, with the winding drum at the rear.
Another engine for similar work was that shown byAveling. and Porter, Ltd. Thie wag a ,tearil machine of 16 n.h.p., with a large winding drum situated im mediately under-the boiler and driven by a vertical shaft and bevel gears from the crankshaft.
The third engine of this type was the 16 n.h.p. compound. steam-ploughing engine, shown by the manufacturers, John Fowler and Co. (Leeds), Ltd.
Steam Wagons and Tractors.
J1 and H. McLaren, Ltd., showed their gold medal, 4 n.h.p., 5 ton, compound steam tractor. It is provided with two -speeds of 21 and 5 m.p.h., and' is springmounted hack and front.
A similar tractor provided with winding drum attachment and wire rope was shown by Richard Garrett. and Sons, Ltd:, who also had a 5 ton steam wagon with vertical screw, hand or poweroperated tipping gear, on view. A new feature On this wagon is the provision of rubber ratline on brackets at each side of the body, thus preventing the hinged sides from swinging.
Wallis and Steevene, Ltd., exhibited a steam rubber-tyred, 4 n.h.p. 'tractor convertible to a road roller, in addition to this they showed. a general-purpose 7 n.h.p., compound, spring-mounted estate tractor.
The Robey 5 ton steam wagon is one of•the most modern examples of its type, and was carefully examined by discrimi nating buyers. . • Podens, Ltd., showed a 5 ton steam wagon with covered van body, which is stated to have taken a load of 6 tuns 4. cwt. through a hilly district at an average speed of 14 m.p.h., and a fuel consumption. of 171 miles rer cwt. A 5 ton compound «team tractor of eiormai design was shown by Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd.
Ruston end Hornsby, Ltd., had on view a 7 h.p. single-eylintiered traction engine, which, incidentally, was the only machine of this type, at the show; whilst, Win. Foster and Co., Ltd., had a5 ton tractor on rubber tyres and a
.ton steam wagon with all-steel, endtipping body. A compound steam tractor with two speeds, mounted on rubber tyres, and a 6 n.h.p. compound traction engine on Ate& tyres, were ahown by Ransome; Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.
A 4 ton steam wagon: embodying several unusual features, including patent doubTe-pin drive, was exhibited by Wm. Alle.bin, Ltd. ' As. usual, Chas. Burrell and Sons, Ltd., exhibited a fine showman's road locomotive,.
A 6 n.h.p. ,compound traition engine and a, compound steam tractor on nib= hertyres were shown. by Clayton and Shetteeworth, Ltd.
The most , interesting exhibit on the' steed-occupied by John Fowler and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., was the patent springmounted compound road locomotive. The famous Little Giant compound steam 'tractor with patent chaiii drive and a 5 ton Little Giant steam wagon on rubber tyres with engine-operated tipping gear, were shown by W. Tasker and Sone, Ltd. A new feature is the hand or foot-operated brake.