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PUBLIC CLEAN G VEHICLES
WITH a five-day programme embracing every aspect of an important civic subject, the 49th annual conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing has been taking place this week in Blackpool. In the course of the conference several interesting papers were contributed by well-known authorities, and a résumé of those of particular concern to readers of "The Commercial Motor" appears in these pages.
Highlight of the conference, however, is to-day's inspection and demonstration of public cleansing vehicles and appliances at the Rigby Road car park. Exhibitors are 13 in number, whilst in addition to vehicles there are a few examples of appliances.
Shown by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Longbridge Works, Birmingham, are four types of cleansing vehicle, all with the long-wheelbase chassis. One is a 2-tonner with an Eagle 7-cubic-yd. side-loading refuse body, and the other three are on 4-5-ton chassis, one with an Eagle
Derby-type body, another with Lewin 8-I6-cubic-yd. compressing body, and the third with an Austin combined vacuum gully and cesspit emptier, of 750-gallon capacity.
Dennis Bros., Ltd., Guildford, Surrey, is exhibiting six cleansing vehicles, covering a wide range of tasks in the inunicipal field. On a normal-control chassis there is an 800-gallon gully emptier with divided tank and sludge compartment. Refuse-collection vehicles of 7, 10, 12, 14 and 18-cubic-yd. capacity are shown. Among them is a type which is a new departure from the normal Dennis municipal range. Mounted on an 11-ft. 6-in, wheelbase chassis, it is arranged for rear loading and compressing. The 14-cubic-yd vehicle is a barrier loading tipper with a loading height of 3 ft. 6 ins, and folding steps at the rear. All the refuse-collection vehicles have all-steel quickly detachable cabs.
Mounted on different makes of chassis, three all-steel refuse bodies' are exhibited by the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., Eagle Works, Warwick. Two are of 7-cubicyd. capacity, the first being of the dual-purpose type and mounted on a Thornycroft Nippy chassis. This has a completely detachable refuse top and power_ tipping. The other, on a Bedford chassis, is fitted with three sliding covers on each side The 10-cubic-yd„, vehicle, having an Austin chassis, has a cab to hold four. Shown and demonstrated by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, Essex, are two refuse collectors and a combined gully and cesspool emptier. The last-mentioned on a Thames 4-ton chassis, has a 500-gallon receiver with two compartments and a swivelling jib. With a Thames 3-ton chassis, one refuse vehicle is fitted with a Tuke and Bell all-steel 7-cubic-yd. body. The other, a 12-cubic-yd. type on a Thames 4-ton chassis, is an Eagle Derby pattern, and has a well-curved cab accommodating three loaders, in addition to the driver. The body is fitted with six corrugated sliding shutters for easy loading from the side.
Three types of cleansing vehicle are shown by Glover, Webb and Liversidge, Ltd., 561, Old Kent Road, London, S.E.1. All the concern's vehicles have the name • " Transport," and one of those shown is a chassisless ground-loading type of novel design, with capacity of 12 cubic yds. Based on the well-known Transport allsteel moving-floor body, this vehicle has units and subunits of conventional design. The floor unit, however, serves both as " chassis " and body frame. There is a patent overload clutch. Incorporating Karrier C.K.3 and Thornycroft Sturdy chassis, the other two vehicles are each of I5-cubic-ft. capacity and are fitted with the all steel moving floor, salvage lockers and five-seater cabs, and are arranged for rear loading.
Exhibited by the Harborough Construction Co., Ltd., Harbilt Works, Market Harboro ugh, Leicester, is a pedestrian-controlled battery electric with a tipping body. The pram undoubtedly has a place in the public cleansing sphere if its uses be fully exploited.
Karrier Motors, Ltd., Luton, Beds, is bringing a Bantam, a C.K.3, and two Karrier-Yorkshire vehicles on to the scene. One Yorkshire is a 750-gallon gully and cesspool emptier with piston discharge for sludge. Such a system obviates the need for tipping gear. The other Yorkshire is a 15-cubic-yd. mechanical-loading refuse collector, with a clever system of automatic bin-lifting, discharging and lowering. The Bantam is a 7-cubic-yd. side-loader with steel-lined tipping body. Loading height is only 4 ft. 10 ins. On the C.K.3 model there is a sixseater cab and power tipping gear, with automatic cutout to prevent over-tipping. This is a 10-cubic-yd. vehicle.
This familiar compressing refuse collector is exhibited by Lewin Road Sweepers, Ltd., Victoria Works, Hill Top, West Bromwich, in 10-20-cubic-yd. and 8-16-cubicyd. form, on Thornycroft Sturdy and Austin chassis 'respectively. In this type the bin is emptied into a part at the rear, and an impeller inside the container works the refuse towards the front. For discharge, the container rotates and tips. There is clearly a high degree of hygiene, among other advantages. Also shown by this old-established concern is a sprinkler-sweeper-collector on a Thornycroft Nippy chassis. Refuse capacity is 120 cubic ft. and water capacity 170 gallons. A Universal hand-operated sweeper with two-stroke engine completes the exhibit.
Extreme rnanceuvrability, simplicity of operation and low, running and maintenance costs are given as advantages of the Scammell 6-cubic-yd. side-loading end-tipping refuse collector, which is shown by Scammell Lorries, Ltd., Watford, Herts. Designed to carry loads up to 30 cwt., this vehicle has a body in which the interior is free from all obstructions, and corners are radiused. Such a machine is unusually hygienic, whilst its ease of handling makes it especially suitable for authorities whose areas include narrow streets and alleys.
A Scammell rear loader also makes its appearance, this being the Essloo self-loading refuse collector. The Loading line is only 3 ft. 9 ins., there being no steps. Operated in conjunction with the three-wheeled Mechanical Horse, it has good handling qualities. The trailer is instantly detachable from the motive unit, and it is thus adaptable to the shuttle system. The body employed can also be fitted to some rigid chassis.
Five examples of cleansing vehicle are entered for exhibition by Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., Letchworth, Herts. The first is a rear-loading moving-floor type, with cab for driver and two loaders, extra loaders' accommodation being provided in the front of the body. The moving floor is of rubber and cotton construction and is hand operated. Two Chelsea-type refuse collec tors, oneof 11.3-cubic-yd. capacity and the other a 13-cubic yd., are shown. Both have all-welded body shells and all-steel covers sliding in arched guides. The 11.3-cubic-yd. model has twin hydraulic-ram end-tipping gear. The other model has a cab accommodating driver and six loaders. Another Chelsea vehicle embodies the Mark II Freighter chassis and is of 8.9-cubic-yd. capacity. It has single-ram hydraulic tipping gear.
The exhibit is completed by an S.D. Freighter gully emptier of 1,100-gallon capacity. The steel tank has compartments for sludge and sealing water. With additional fittings the vehicle could be used for cesspit emptying, sewer flushing, street washing, watering and sprinkling.
Shown by Treece (Birmingham), Ltd., 69.-73, Richard Street, Birmingham, 7, is a Brush Pony battery electric with a 2-cubic-yd. steel ea-tipping body, specially constructed for the door-to-door collection of kitchen waste. A Pony might well replace a horse and cart in the case of rural and small urban authorities. Another Brush electric has a wooden body, removable side and tailboards, and various bins and containers. Bedford cleansing vehicles in three types are being exhibited by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Luton, Beds. All have Eagle bodies, and one is on the 5-ton long-wheelbase chassis, and the others are on the 3-4-ton chassis. The first is a 750-800-gallon gully emptier, with cylindrical tank having dished ends and a full-diameter rear door. This tank is divided into two compartments. Hose gear is arranged for easy manipulation, and is counterbalanced by a weight at the end of the swivel arm. The vehicle has hydraulic tipping gear.
One of the two refuse collectors, a 15-cubic-yd. type, has a stainless-steel mesh moving floor, sliding on an underbed of light-gauge steel plate and operated by hand gear. The other refuse vehicle is a side loader of 10-cubic-yd. capacity. A loading line of 4 ft. 6 ins, is made possible by the use of streamlined wheel-arches.
On two Pagefield Prodigy chassis, refuse-collection bodies are shown by Walker Bros. (Wigan), Ltd., Pagefield Iron Works, Wigan, Lanes. One model is the Paragon power-operated end-loader with telescopic distribution of load and discharge. There is a special salvage compartment. The other is a Paladin, for use with household bins, as in the case of the Paragon refuse collector.