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Secret of Success A COMMON practice of an Early Final ". favoured in connection Drive vvith bevel drives is for the
pinion to be so cut that under light loading only a comparatively small area of each tooth in engagement is actually in contact with the bevel wheel. As the loading increases, however, so does the contact area until, eventually, the whole length of the tooth concerned will be affected. Thus taking advantage of the "spring" of the shaft and teeth was the secret of the . success of the original Saurer final drive with its great reduction and a pinion • having few teeth. Many years ago the Editor was shown a set of these gears and was jokingly asked if he could explain why the Saurer was able to employ a single-bevel reduction whereas many others used worm-or double-reduction. He immediately gave the correct answer but was requested not to divulge it to others.
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Road Transport HE growthin road trans Essential to Life
port and the increase of
In U.S.A mass production, together with mass distribution, were concurrent in America, said Mr. Robert F. Black, of the White Motor Co., at the 17th convention of the American Trucking Association. U.S. economy was based on this mass production and distribution, but it could not have been achieved without the corresponding growth in road transport. Practically all large industries had their production schedules keyed to a dependence on overnight delivery of component parts, thus eliminating prohibitively heavy stock and ensuring a regular supply. Unfortunately there was an all-too-prevalent notion on the part of the American public that road transport was some form of substitute and that the highways should not be used for commercial purposes This impression must be counteracted in every possible way. fHE majority of employees in the automobile industry has little of which to complain so far as social amenities are concerned. The C.A.V. social club, opened in March of this year, is an outstanding example of the consideration which is given by the management to the well-being of the men in the shops and offices. A concert hall, billiards, dams, and a bar meet the needs of most, but the educational side is not overlooked. We recently heard at this club Dr. J. S. Clark, director of Research at the Brimley Laboratories of Joseph Lucas, Ltd., deal with the problem of combustion in gas-turbine engines. In answer to a question as to whether he thought there was any possibility of the gas turbine becoming a practical proposition for use in road vehicles, we gained the impression that more was being done in this direction than Dr. Clark
C.A.V. Provides Social Amenities for i ts
Employees . . .
chose to reveal. The nature of the questions he was asked by employee members of the large audience revealed in no uncertain way the very high standard of technical knowledge possessed by a large section of C.A.V. personnel,
Stationmaster Knows CONVERSATION piece How to Deliver the '-'enacted between a railway Goods stationmaster and. an area secretary of the Road Haulage Association in the Provinces:—
Stationmaster: "Can you let me have nine vehicles to deliver goods to —? " (a nearby city).
Area Secretary: I think you have made a mistake. This is the R.H.A.—not the R.H.E."
Stationmaster: "I know. That's why I am ringing you."