TWIN - STEER FODEN UNITS FOR HEMPHILL F HE first twin-steer Foden tractive
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unit to be put into service by James lemphill Lid.. of Glasgow. is seen here ouplcd to a Butterfield 5,250-gal. tank tounted on York tandem-axle running car. The Hemphill company has a total f 10 of these twin-steer Fodens on order.
Designed to run at 32 tons gross train .eight, the outfit will be used to carry eneral chemicals and oils. The tractive unit has the FD6 Mk. VI turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine and 12-speed gearbox, The steering axles are spaced at 4 ft. 6 in, centres and the overall wheelbase is 12 ft. 3 in.
The tank semi-trailer is equipped at the upper fifth-wheel plate with the Hope anti-jack-knife device of Self Energising Disc Brakes Ltd.. of which an example i., seen in the bottom left-hand picture. Hemphill have these fitted on many of their trailers.