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17th December 1937
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

.A.s.Mr, Winch says, what about the Leyland Lynx: Six .tons on a 24-ton vehicle made by a reputable and old-established maker. Time marches on I Things are different from those palmy days in 1905, when G.S.E. first started driving commercial vehicles, when four tons on a 10-ton steamer was probably the limit. I wonder if he has a photograph of the outfit. It ought to be interesting.

While on this subject, I Would like to refer to the matter of makers' guarantees. Some people say that the load on a vehicle should be limited to that mentioned in the guarantee, but apart from this remaining in force for only a year (after which, I presume, the vehicle should not carry any load), no maker's guarantee does, in fact, guarantee the safety of the vehicle in all circumstances. What it does undertake to do is, to replace, in certain cases, broken or defective parts. It does not undertake any contingent liability whatever. No manufacturer can be expected to shoulder the responsibility of guaranteeing that his vehicle will be safe in all conceivable circumstances with a load of x tons, unless that load be so small as to be ludicrous. Even then he would be taking a very grave risk.

Linton. G. W. IRWIN.

For the Linton Haulage Co., Ltd.

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