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Ryland expands tanker show
Page 48
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by Paul Brockington • Some 30 vehicles are being exhibited at the tanker show organized by the Ryland Vehicle Group Ltd., Ryland Street. Birmingham, compared with the score of tankers displayed last year. The show opened on Monday and closes today.
Ryland reports that despite a general change-over by operators to larger vehicles, the number of tankers marketed by the group on a nation wide scale has increased since last year. In the case of domesticfuel-oil vehicles, the use of 16-ton gross machines with a capacity of 2,500gal is now common place whereas five years ago it was usual for the typical operator to run 7/8 ton vehicles carrying 1.500gal. Ryland tankers are based on shells produced by Darham Industries (London) Ltd. Articulated tankers are equipped with running gear supplied by John Thompson. a member company of the Darham group.
A highlight of the show with regard to applicability. a 3.000gal six-compartment articulated tanker was produced for an operator, Hercock Simpson Ltd., who required a DFO tanker semi-trailer for seasonal work that could be employed in conjunction with a general-purpose tractive unit. A Drum vane-type cargo pump having a discharge rate of about 180 gal/min. is mounted close to the outlet of the tank and is driven by a Vickers vane-type hydrostatic motor. The only equipment mounted on the tractive unit being a Vickers pto driven hydraulic vane pump and fluid reservoir. When the tanker is coupled to a tractive unit, the gross vehicle weight of the machine is 24 tons in the case of a Bedford KM or Commer and 20 tons if a Seddon is employed.
Representative of the trend towards the use of I6-ton-gross rigids for carrying domestic fuel oil, a Seddon 13:four chassis is shown equipped with a 2,500gal fivecompartment tank and a Catherine-wheel type of hose reel mounted on a reinforced bulkhead, which facilitates discharge from either side in confined spaces. Ryland maintains that the Seddon is particularly popu lar because of its light weight which provides for an increase in payload of around 7cwt compared with normal loads.
Coupled to an Atkinson Cumminsengined tractive unit, a 5,750ga1 mild-steel tanker is exhibited that is designed for operation at 32-tons g.c.w. And a Shell 6.300eal 32-ton-gross articulated aluminium tanker is on view that was loaned to Ryland for the show by John Thompson and is seen coupled to a Scammell Trunker tractive unit with a steered second axle equipped with air suspension and load-transfer device. The cost of' this vehicle is some £3,000 more than the Ryland 5,750gal tanker.