Tailboard Loader CA A NEW tailboard loader , for commercial vehicles has been introduced by the Service Engineering Co. .Northampton), Ltd.
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Called the Mini-Lift, it has a lifting .:apacity of 5 cwt. and the complete unit [minding pumps and hose weighs only i$ cwt.
Quick installation is claimed for the oader and where vehicles are already nodified to take tailboard loaders it is Aaimed. that the device can be fitted in 3-4 hours.
konornical Gleaner & N economical and highly efficient –1• cleaning compound named Silky, ow available generally, will be of articular interest to commercial-vehicle perators.
Intended to be used on all types of aintwork, the compound is applied aaringly with a damp cloth, a foamedlastic sponge or a brush, and then wiped r hosed off. Cleaning of small areas at time is recommended and when Silky as tested, this procedure was found to e very effective.
Traffic film, old polish and general rime discoloration were instantly
removed, and it is claimed in addition. that brine discoloration and the more difficult stains, such as those around the; fillers which do not readily respond to normal cleaning, can. be dealt with effectively.
Silky is economical to use--it is said that a pint will clean down 320 square yards of paintwork—and is available from the manufacturers, Silky and Co.. Morley, Leeds, in gallon tins costing Li 17s, 6d. each.
Welding Leaflets
L'OUR leaflets prepared by Suffolk Iron Foundry (1920), Ltd., Stowmarkct. Suffolk, deal with improved welding techniques.
Two of the leaflets—" Super Silicon No. 9" and "S.I.F. Stainless Steel Welding Wires "—deal with the welding of cast iron and stainless steel respectively. The third is entitled ." Sifbronze Flux" and gives details of the various fluxes mannfactureci by the concern, whilst the fourth gives information on S.J.F. silver solder No. 38.
Motorway Map A COMPREHENSIVE map of the M I 1-1 and its environs has been produced by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., Wolverhampton.
All entrance and exit points are clearll, shown, and two small maps of the approaches to the motorway from both the London and Birmingham areas are included.
The main map is scaled at four miles to the inch, and copies can be obtained free of charge from garages, tyre stockists or by direct application to Goodyear's Advertising Dept.
Strain Gauge Leaflets y EAFLETS and brochures from the -1-.4 strain gauge division of SaundersRoe, Ltd., Osborne, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, give details of the range of foil strain gauges and equipment available from the concern.
Strain gauge techniques and practical applications are explained in detail and information is included on the service which Saunders-Roe can provide to manufacturers and operators. This includes providing technicans and all equipment needed to carry out stress analysis and other tests on which strain gauges can be used.
Bearing Price Lists REVISED prices for the products of The Glacier Metal Co., Ltd., Alperton, Wembley, Middlesex, came into effect on March 1, 1961.
New price lists of Glacier standard wrapped bushes, standard dry bearings and dry bearing materials have now been issued, using a revised system of pricing. Previously price varied according to quantity taken; now the price for each product is stable.
New Pump Range ANEW range of hydraulic gear pumps has been developed by Joseph Young and Sons, Ltd., Kay Street, Bolton, Lancs. The units are of the constant-displacement type and are primarily intended far heavy-duty applications involving either continuous or intermittent operation such as mechanical handling equipment, earth moving vehicles and hydraulic control
systems of all kinds.
There are four basic models in the new range, each being available with side or end ports. The capacities are 12.5 g.p.m., 18 g.p.m., 24 g.p..m. and 30 g.p.m., at 1,000 r.p.m. All have square flange mountings and are interchangeable.