Easy start gantry crane
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Key-controlled electric starting is now standard on Primrose fixedbeam (four-legged) gantry cranes. The 1.5-tonne and 2-tonne capacity models now have a 12V battery plus a starter/generator motor connected to the unit's four-stroke petrol engine by a vee-belt drive. The engine is cranked by the motor, but once engine speed reaches a predetermined level the motor reverts to an engine-driven generator to recharge the battery and supply power for other electrical equipment such as floodlights.
Made by: Primrose Group, Sales/ Production Division, Ewood, Blackburn, Lance BB2 4LZ.
German twist
Euro-Tools have been appointed sole agents in the UK for the full range of drills produced in West Germany by Hartner.
Tools from: Euro-Tools Ltd, PO Box 9, Coleshill, Birmingham B46 3AL.