Bury's barrow boys get mobile
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• Better working conditions and a 200 per cent increase in productivity are claimed to have resulted from the replacement of sweepers' barrows by small tippers in the streets of Bury in Lancashire.
Just placed in service by the County Borough of Bury cleansing department, the three special-purpose tippers were built by Edbro of Bolton on CF Bedford 126in.-wheelbase 35cwt chassis.
They have 3 cu yd steel refuse bodies, the top halves of which can be detached so that the vehicles can be used for a wide variety of purposes including weed spraying and gritting in winter.
Each vehicle operates with a three-man crew, the cab having a bench for two people alongside the driver's seat. A detachable two-way radio set in the cab ensures that, if necessary, the tipper can be contacted and deployed elsewhere while a given section c road is swept.
According to Bury's director of publi cleansing, Mr J. Brian Carter, the membet of his road staff are delighted with the nel arrangement. "It cuts out completely th need for them to push barrows, in son: cases for several miles, and it ensures tin they are gainfully employed the whole tirr and can participate in the department bonus scheme."
Bury has also put into operation its thir Edbro BLBI bucket loader skip-handli based, in this instance, on a KMS Bedfoi 158in.-wheelbase chassis. This, too, equipped with two-way radio.
All the Bedfords, which are painted in tl department's new yellow livery, we supplied through Auty and Lees Ltd, Bury.