Joloda System in Service
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FIRST demonstrated at the Earls Court Commercial Motor Show on the York stand last year, the Joloda pallet-loading system has since been fully proved in practical applications by a number of vehicle operatots. The Joloda (registered trade mark) equipment is manufactured under British and foreign patents pending and supplied by Mr. G. B. Johnstone, A.M.I.T.A., In Tudor Road, Hunts Cross, Liverpool, 25, and capacities from 1 to 2 tons arc available immediately. Heavier models to special order will be available in the near future.
Two York Freightmaster trailers incorporating Joloda equipment have been operated for some months by Parkinson's Transport Services (Wigan), Ltd., under contract to Ty-Phoo Tea, Ltd:, Bordesley Street, Birmingham, carrying 12 tons of cartons, and a member of The Commercial Motor staff recently witnessed the loading of a Freightmaster. Pallets were loaded into the vehicle by one man (in
addition to the driver of the lork-lift truck) at the rate of 12 tons in less than 20 minutes. This contrasts with a handling time of about 1+ hours when the cartons ate loaded manually by two men.
When the Joloda system is employed, the loaded pallet is simply placed flat on the floor of the vehicle and the two narrow-gauge bogie-type trolleys, which run in slots in the floor, lift the pallet and move it up, down or across a floor.
An all-important feature of the Joloda system is that it permits a reduction in vehicle unladen weight. This is because the channels can be made to carry all the load. The channels are mounted directly on to the body cross-bearers, and the space between the channels can be filled with light planking or plywood.
Each trolley consists of two or more bogies, connected to a lifting mechanism which is actuated by a simple, detachable 1-in.-dia. rod. A very high mechanical advantage is obtained, and a pallet can
be lifted by light pressure on the lever. (For instance, a single pressure of 51 lb. is all that is required to move 1 ton.)
Repeat operation of the levers can be employed to propel the trolleys, which are equipped with a braking device which acts automatically and so avoids the possibility of either crashing into the, headboard or overrunning the tailboard. It is possible also to move a fully laden Joloda down a 1-in-4 gradient under full manual control.
In many applications a pallet is not required to move the goods, the trolleys being inserted under the load to apply a direct lifting force. Trolleys having two or more bogies arc available, with lengths of from 3 ft. to 6 ft. No lubrication is required, and extended tests have shown that wear is negligible.
Over 100 vans are at present being fitted with Joloda installations, including multideckers. British Fermentation Products, Ltd., of London. have adopted Joloda equipment on thcir trunk and smaller distribution vehicles.