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Bins Mechanically Lifted in New Karrier-Yorkshire Collector

1st August 1947, Page 29
1st August 1947
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SHOWN for the first time at the Public Works Exhibition, Olympia, the new Karrier-Yorkshire dustproof mechanical-loading refuse collector relieves the dustman of the necessity of lifting the bin. The vehicle is based on a Karrier CK3 chassis. and the lifting mechanism is fitted in conjunction with the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co., Ltd., Hunslet, Leeds, 10.

Any size or shape of dustbin, with or without handles, can be accommodated by the hydraulically operated lift. Power take-off from the gearbox is controlled by a lever in the driver's cab, and the oil pump, which is integral with it, is of the slow-running gear pattern. Incorporated in the system is a relief valve and non-return valve, which act as a safety device if the engine stalls or the power take-off is accidentally disengaged.

Three control valves are provided, one for each of the two lifts and one for the tipping gear. The valves can be operated only by the attendant's handle, which is removable to prevent unauthorized tampering. The lifting platform, connected to a wire rope, is operated by a double -acting hydraulic cylinder located at the bottom of the lifting tube.

To operate the mechanism, the loaded dustbin is moved on to the lift platform, which is conveniently based slightly above kerb level, and a lever pulled forward to drop the top grip on to the bin. The lift rises when a further control lever is moved, and, just before reaching the top of its travel, the dustproof cover of the body rises, allowing the refuse to be emptied as the bin commences to tip; turning the control lever in the opposite direction lowers the bin and closes the body cover.

Lifting speed can be controlled from infinitely slow to three seconds, whilst the return to ground level is controlled to four or five seconds.

Approximately 10-12 cubic yds. of the body can be filled mechanically without trimming. 1he remaining 3-5 cubic yds. is available for non-bin refuse, such as boxes, old mattresses and cycles. The vehicle is fitted with lifts on both sides and can be operated in a 10-ft. roadway.

To discharge the body it is necessary only to unlock the rear door and engage the mechanical tipping gear.

A noteworthy chassis feature is its short wheelbase a 9 ft. 3 ins., which gives a turning circle of 33 ft.

MAY NEW REGISTRATIONS UP ON MONTHLY AVERAGE XCLUD1NG cars and motorcycles, 79,792 vehicles were registered for the first time in the United Kingdom in the five months from January-May this

year. May's contribution of 17,769 vehicles compares with this year's monthly average of 15.958. Details by classes are as follow:—

MACHINE TOOL SHOW IN 1948

TO be known as the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition, an international show will be staged by the Machine Tool Trades Association at Olympia, London, in August, 7948. This will be the first event of its kind to be held in London since the Association's exhibition at Olympia in 1934.

HOW TO GET A QUART OUT OF A PINT POT I NGREDIENTS of a policy that would enable the road transport industry to maintain " output," despite the shorter working week, are suggested in a statement issued by Mr. Arthur J. Watts, managing director of Watts (Factors), Ltd., Lydney.

He considers that manufacturers should reduce the range of models produced to promote interchangeability of units and to help export trade. Agents should give quick service, and unit overhaul workshops should be set up in distributors' works.

Overall length of buses should be

increased to allow more passengers to he carried in the reduced working week. The alternative, Mr. Watts suggests, is reduced " output" and a rise in fares

Standardization would greatly assist

maintenance of passenger and goods vehicles, he points out. Coach and bits bodies should be of metal construction, and designed for easy renewal a parts.

To enable the deliveries formerly made in 51 days now to be concentrated into five days, more by-pass roads and bridges should be provided, bodywork should be reduced in weight to increase payload, and the speed limit on heavy goods vehicles should be raised, Mr. Watts considers that the Construction and Use Regulations should be modified to :Ivoid the need for producing additional models exclusively for export.

LABOUR-SAVING IN REVERSE

MATIONALIZA1ION was described 14 by Mr. G. E. Liardet, sales director, Simms Motor Units, Ltd., at the opening of the company's Southampton branch, as "that labour-saving device which enables 10 men to do the work of one.' Speaking of the company's service organization, he said that the original conception was that there should be a number of branches in this country and overseas, which would at all times be at the disposal of Simms users. Although the volume of the company's products in use had increased more than tenfold during the past few years, the demand for service had dropped to such an extent that the branches were not fully occupied. Consequently, Simms branches now handled all types of electrical and fuel-injection equipment. A2.7


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