Lubricant Dispensing Vehicles
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RECENTLY placed in service by Alexander Duckham and Co., Ltd., are three vehicles designed specifically for deliveries of lubricants and allied products. It has been found that whilst the main lubricant grades are required in large quantities, many other grades of engine and transmission oils, greases, specialities, etc., are required in small quantities which nevertheless form a sizeable aggregate.
Improved Service With the aim of improving service to customers, a composite type of vehicle has been developed, which should be able to supply all requirements in one call, since it carries tankage and dispensing equipment for the main grades, plus a number of 5-gal. drums or similarsize packages for the miscellaneous grades.
All three vehicles include similar bulk handling equipment, with tankage of 1,250 gal. There are two completely separate dispensing systems, comprising pump, flow-meter, and hose-reel gear. The pumps are Stothert and Pitt type 14A driven by Denison-Deri hydrostatic c22 units. The flow-meters are Wayne-Smith type T1OT, with automatic pre-set cut-off, and combined fitter/de-aerator equipment. The hose-reels carry 60 ft. of 1+-in.-bore hose, made by Electric Hose and Rubber Co., Ltd. The dispensing equipment meets the requirements of Board of Trade, also Weights and Measures authorities, and is believed to be the first equipment to do so with this length of hose.
Two vehicles have been constructed on A.E.C. Mercury Mk. II chassis with a gross vehicle weight of 14 tons. These have the dispensing equipment for carrying 5-gal. drums at the rear and along each side of the bulk tank. The other is built on an A.E.C. Mustang chassis with a gross vehicle weight of 16+ tons. In this case the dispensing equipment is located at the rear, whilst 5-gal. drums are carried in a compartment forward of the bulk tank.
Since these vehicles have to serve premises where access may be restricted, overall dimensions have been kept down.
The equipment and bodywork were supplied by G. Scammell and Nephew, Ltd., in conjunction with Steel Barrel] Co., Ltd.