TAIL LIFT LUBE FIRST FOR UK • What is claimed
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to be the first automatic lubrication system for a tail lift mounted on a truck operating in the UK has gone into service_ It is an extension of an automatic chassis lubrication system fitted to a 12.5-tonne Bedford TL1260 operated by the transport division of the Chamberlin Phipps group whose interests include leather, engineering and adhesives.
The transport division, which is based at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, is operated as a competitive haulage company and has a fleet of 70 vans — most fitted with tail lifts and some with automatic chassis lubrication systems. The tail lift lubrication instal lation was supplied by IMS of Loughborough, which designel the system and prepared piping drawings before supplying all components, including thos. for the chassis system. IMS i; the sole UK importer for the soft-grease ACL system manufactured by Groeneveld Transport Efficiency (GTE) o the Netherlands.
A single pump serves up tc 100 points simultaneously and a setable timer with a memor ensures that it delivers grease at predetermined intervals. Meters at each lubrication point make sure that the correct amount of lubricat is delivered.
Chamberlin Phipps' installation has 14 tail lift lubrication points and was fitted by County Line Commercials, th local IMS/GTE sales and service agent.
0 London Brick Co is installing lnterlube XGS automatic lubrication as standard throughout its fleet of lorrymounted Atlas cranes — a total of 47 vehicles. This follows an initial trial fitment. Al the same time, the company is fitting the chassis lubricatic version of the XGS to a number of vehicles in its 240strong haulage fleet.