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Chassis, Lorries and One Tractor.

18th February 1909
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The Berna (92).

One chassis only will be staged by Berna Commercial Motors, limited, namely, a five-ton lorry chassis fitted with a four-cylinder 35h.p. engine. In addition to the chassis, this company will, however, have two of its vehicles outside the show buildings for the purpose of giving demonstrations to prospective purchasers . One of these will be fitted with a lorry body, whilst the other will have mounted on it a tilt van. Both these machines will be mounted on chassis of the same type as that exhibited on the stand.

Durham-Churchill (1 and 2*).

In addition to examples of its " Champion " clutches and gears, Messrs. Durham, Churchill and Company, of Sheffield, will send two of its heavy motors : one will be a threeton lorry; the other will be a 4oh.p. tower wagon, which has been built for use in connection with the repairing of the overhead wires on the tramway system of Sheffield.

Foden (87 and 88).

Two steam wagons, from the Elworth Works, Sandbach, will be shown on these stands : one of them will be a standard live-ton lorry, and the other will be a " three-tanner " with rubber-shod wheels. Many vehicles of the latter type are now being successfully worked, and the rubber tires appear to stand up well : the resilient tread undoubtedly adds much to the life of the machines, apart from the fact that, when the wheels are so finished, the wagons may, legally, be worked at a much higher speed than a similar vehicle with steel-shod wheels. It is found, in practice, that such a steam wagon can generally work more economically than a petrol wagon of equal load capacity, if the two are put upon similar jobs and given comparable trips.

Halley (68 and 69).

Mr. George II. Halley will personally attend the show, where his company, Halley's Industrial Motors, Limited, will stage one of its threeton lorry chassis with four-cylinder 28-34h.p. engine, and a two-cylinder 2oh.p. chassis of the type which is now so extensively employed by many of Halley's clients. This latter chassis is capable of taking loads up to 3ocwt. The lighter chassis will, after the show, be fitted with a special body, and the vehicle will then be delivered to Messrs. J. S. Duerden and Sons, wholesale grocers, of Burnley.

Harrier Cars (82 and 85).

Clayton and Company (Huddersfield), Limited, will exhibit a chassis and a lorry for loads of 3o-4ocwt. In each case, the engine has two cylin ders five inches in diameter, and with a 5k-inch piston stroke; it will develop 2oh.p. at 900 r.p.m. Known as the " Karrier " car, this type of vehicle has done good work on many of the Yorkshire hills.

Leyland (72, 73 and 74).

Leyland Motors, Limited, from its well-known Lancashire works, will send a standard six-ton steam wagon, a 3i-ton petrol lorry, examples of Spurrier's patent adjustable " nonskid," and specimen parts. The steam wagon has been built to fulfil a second repeat order from Cannington, Shaw and Company, Limited, of Sherdly Glass Works, St. Helens, and R. A, Barrett and Company, Limited, of Ashton-under-Lyne, is the purchaser of the petrol lorry. %vhich is one of this maker's standard 35h.p. bus and lorry type. The " non-skid " has already been described in the pages of this journal.

Mann (76).

Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co., Ltd., had, amongst 26 repeat orders during r9o8, one from J. W. Cameron and Company, Limited, of the Lion Brewery, West Hartlepool, which brewery company already has five Mann wagons in its service. The latest " five-tanner " will be staged on the above stand.

P.agefield (89 and 90).

Walker Brothers (Wigan), Limited, of the Pagefield Iron Works, Wigan, will send one of its two-ton lorry chassis, a covered van of the same capacity built to a repeat order from C. and E. Pickstone, Limited, of Radcliffe, and a two-ton lorry for the Manchester and Salford Equitable Cooperative Society, Limited. The lastnamed vehicle will be available for demonstration work in the grounds, whilst the other exhibits will be staged inside the buildings.

Robey (84).

Robey and Company, Limited, of Lincoln, is generally represented where steam wagons and tractors figure amongst the exhibits, and at this show the eastern engineering city's reputation has been left entirely in that company's hands. This maker will show one of its five-ton steam wagons, a number of which have been exported to various parts of the world. The company, we learn, has supplied wagons for use in Germany, in the face of keen competition on the part of Teutonic motor manufacturers, and a heavy tariff. The composite road wheels are a special feature.

Ryknield (59 and 60).

The f8h.p. two-cylinder 25-3ocwt. van and lorry chassis, which has been introduced by the Ryknield Motor Company, Limited, of Burton-onTrent, will be shown on this stand. This new model is built on the wellknown Ryltnield lines, with the triangular perch-bar and internallytoothed drive to the rear road wheels. In general design, this maker's larger model has been closely followed in the new chassis, the capacity of which is calculated to meet the requirements of a large class of user.

Tasker (85).

W. Tasker and Sons, Limited, is to show a " Little Giant " compound steam tractor, with wood-shod wheels. This type has been particularly evolved for use in Manchester and the surrounding district, and it should continue to sustain the reputation of the Waterloo Iron Works, which are situated at Andover, Hants.

Wallis (81).

Wallis and Steevens, limited, of Basingstoke, will be showing only one of its steam wagons : lack of space prevents the staging of one of the company's tractors. In view of the interest which has been aroused by the litigation between this company and another builder who is exhibiting, the wagons on the respective stands will, no doubt, attract the notice of many who visit the show. The enclosed engine of the Wallis wagon is one of its special features.

Yorkshire (86).

The Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Company has, all along, intended to send to the show one of its standard six-ton wagons, together with two interchangeable bodies, which would have been fitted with runners, in order to facilitate their being mounted on, or dismounted from, the chassis of the wagon; it is, however, probable that the two extra bodies will not be finished in time to he put on the stand. The wagon will be provided with a flat platform. and it has been built to the order of Messrs. Thomas and Evans, mineral water manufacturers, of Perth, Glamorganshire.


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