A NEW CONTAINER TYPE TIPPING BODY.
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AVERY neat, form of gravity tipping body has been produced by Clement-Talbot, Ltd., Barlby Road, Notting Hill, London, W. It is known as the Makrob, and is designed to suit the needs of collieries, coal dealers, building contractors, etc., who have to deal with loose material, such as coal, gravel, sand, etc.
Theaload is carried in a number of containers which can be made of any length, breadth and height to suit varying requirements and the number of seillitate eontainers which it is required to carry on any chassis.
The particular model we illustrate shows two of the containers fitted to a W. and Cl. chassis which is particularly short, in its overall length and haslae,en designed for delivering lea& in the very narrow streets of a colliery district, The
containers in this case carry 18 cwt. of coal each.
The new container body is arranged for loading under a chute, and, when required, a, special coping can be posttioned above the division between each pair of containers, this coping being supported from the central locking device, so that two 'containers can be loaded from the chute at the same time. When this coping is fitted, the containers are arranged to roll sli&htly away from each other as they tip, in order to clear the coping. Across the Chassis are fitted two short lengths of Decauville track for each container, the track being provided with short pegs engaging with holes in the channel iron rolling cradle of the containers.
When loaded each container stands in on unstable position, but is held like this by a central locking bolt and also balanced at each side by a strong spiral spring held to chain supports by a cam hook. To tip to one side, the cam hook at the other side is released, as is also the locking bolt ; the container then rolls over and deposits its load at some little distance away from the chassis and considerably below the level of the frame, so that the breakage of large coal, etc:, is eliminated.
The amount to which the container tips is limited by a chain attached to a special crossbar. This chain can be adjusted to suit the angle of tip required for different, materials. An important feature is that the operator cannot make the container tip towards him.
A body built up of containers of this type is actually cheaper than the ordinary coachbuilt tipping body.