Lever-arm vehicle that cannot be overloaded
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A VALVE in the hydraulic system that can be adjusted automatically. to limit the load carried to the legal payload is a special feature of the Rapide Skiploader lever-arm type of demountable-container vehicle produced by Brenville Ltd., PO Box No. 2, Shifnal, Shrops.
The unit has a lifting capacity of 10 tons from ground level and 94tons from below ground level, while it can handle skips of up to 18 cu.yd. capacity.
Other features of the Skiploader include rear stabilizing jacks that are sequenced with the main lifting rams so that the jacks retract automatically when a laden container is loaded on to the vehicle. Lightweight construction of the equipment has enabled its weight to be reduced to 2 tons 2cwt.
Driven from the vehicle pto the piston-type pump operates at 2,500 p.s.i. and has an output of 74 gal/min. The control levers are located at the rear of the cab.
No monopoly After consideration, the Board of Trade has decided not to refer the proposed merger of Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd. and Aveling-Barford Ltd. to the Monopolies Conunission.