A Successor to the Imp
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QUCCEEDING the widely used Imp industrial tractor is a new vehicle known as the Model A, produced by Lansing, Bagnall, Ltd., Worton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex. This machine, it is claimed, is able to haul a load of 25 tons on a level concrete surface.
The power unit is a Morris 12-24 h.p. industrial petrol engine, suspended on rubber mountings. A Vortex silencer is fitted. Three forward speeds and one reverse ratio are provided by the gearbox. On standard vehicles the governed engine speed is 1,600 r.p.m., and at this rate in top gear a speed of 8.75 m.p.h. is attainable. Petrol consumption for normal working conditions is stated by the maker to be 0.7 pint per b.h.p.-hour.
The rear axle is fully floating and has a differential and worm drive. Girlingtype brakes are standard. Either pneumatic or solid tyres are fitted, and oversize wheels and tyres can be provided.
The frame is robustly constructed with heavy steel sections welded together, and the rear towing eye is bolted on. The towing pin is quickly removable.
Side and head lamps are fitted, the tail lamp being recessed in the bumper plate. 1 he entire electrical wiring circuit of the vehicle is embodied in a harness which is protected at vulnerable points.
Chief dimensions ;•f the Lansing Bagnall Model A are as follow:—Overall length, 6 ft. 44 ins.; overall width, 3.ft. 10 ins.; overall height, 4 ft. 4 ins.; diameter Of turning circle, 13 ft. 4 ins.; weight, 30 cwt.
Judging by the success of the Imp. the Model A should enjoy pollularity in a great number of spheres. Lansing Bagnall trucks are operated by many engineering concerns, at docks, aerodromes and railway yards, in film studios and big exhibition halls.