Efficient Tar Spraying.
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Illustrated on this page is one of the latest Vialit tar-spraying trailers as sold in this country by Fox, Stockell and Co., of 61, St. Mary Axe, London, E.(.3. This machine surfaces a road with a binding material as simply as a watercart sprays water. The diffuser is friction-driven from a road wheel of the trailer unit by sprocket and chain through the medium of the gearbox, and the surfacing compound is ejected under proper pressure in the form of a conical sheet. Thus the quantity of compound per sq. yd. of road surface varies with the speed ef traction; additionally, there is a control valve which regulates the flow of Vialit or other material which is being spread.
The company has made considerable progress with the machine and is prepared to sell the trailers outright to municipal authorities or to loan them to authorities which are using the company's Vialit road dressing. The trailers are being manufactured to the company's specification by, Carrimore Six Wheelers, Ltd., of lianchley, London, N.I2.
Speedometers for Buses.
The watch committee of Leeds Corporation is to communicate with the Minister of Transport, intimating that, in the view of the committee, the provision of speedometers on public-service motor vehicles should be made obligatory.
Port Said Wants Municipal Motors. His Majesty's Consul at Port Said reports that the Municipality of Port Said is calling for tenders, which have • to be presented in Egypt by December 31st next, for the supply of five motor watering wagvs, six motor dust carts and a motor lorry. Those desirous of offering vehicles of British make can obtain further particulars by applying to the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1, and quoting reference AX 8776.
Freeing a. Notts Toll Bridge?
• The Nottingham highways authorities are considering the freeing of Dunham :toll bridge, provided that satisfactory terms can be arranged with the company-which owns it. Before making any definite recommendation however, they are to ascertain whether the Ministry of Transport would -be prepared to make a grant towards the cost of freeing the bridge.
Servo-operated Steering Gear.
Following theconsiderable use, of servo-operated brakes for motor vehicles comes a report from Berlin that Dr. Anton Plettner, whose name is already well known in connection with the steering gear of S hips, has devised a servo-operated steering gear for use on motorbuses.
For Darvary Charging.
A new product a the General Fleetric Co., Ltd., Magnet House, Kingsway, London, W.C2, will interest those who have to do much battery charging and require to convert alternating current into direct current. It is known
as the Akk-Emmar automatic eomnintating rectifier. It is a light, compact and seff-dontained outfit which embodies an autematic polarity changer and a battery but-out and cut-in. It works without supervision and is made in two sizes.
New Dennis Literature.
Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, has sent tis copier; of the leaflets which have just been produced in connection With the marketing of four of its striking new models. The chassis dealt with are the two-tonner with overheadvalve engine, the 12-tormer rigid six. wheeler, the Dart for 20-seater bodies and the Arrow for. 32-seater bodies. The specifications and details embodied in these leaftete are lucidly set forth and art paper is used in all eases.
Price of Chevrolet 14 seater In the "Chelirolet advertisement appearing in entrisette dated November 12th, the price of the 14-seater bus Was given as £390, whereas it should have been £405.
Vulcans for the Argentine.
The Vulcan Motor and .Engineering Co. (1906), Ltd., has recently received an order from the Argentine for 30-evet. and 50-cwt. forward-control chassis, 3-5-ton medium six-wheeled chassis and 35-cwt. Shaftesbury low-loading chassis.
A Change of Address.
Research Engineers, Ltd., the realer of air compressors, is removing its works and offices to Northampton Grove, Canonbury, London, N.1, the change being occasioned by the extension of the company's business.
The New Citroen Model.
Since we first described the Citroen 35-cwt. chassis, which has recently been introduced, we have been advised of modifications in the specification. , The first chassis to arrive in this country was eceaipped with a Galley radiator of the familiar Citroen shape, which has long been associated with the motorcars produced by that concern. The commercial chassis now have radiators of different contour. The rear axle employs Gleason spiral-bevel gears. n.11