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AREDUCTION in price of 10 per cent has .1-1. been announced by Electric Power Storage Ltd., makers of Exide and Dagenite batteries, in most of their popular battery ranges. For premium ranges guarantees have been extended.
Replacing the previous range, the Exide Supreme batteries feature the Exide Autofil one-shot topping-up system; a second new Exide range, the Excel, covers the eight most widely used batteries in the United Kingdom.
The new Dagenite battery, the Dart, is a low-priced high-quality type introduced to supplement the Dagenite Easifil premium range.
Made by: Electric Power Storage Ltd., Dagenham Dock, Essex, or Clifton Junction, Swinton. Manchester.
Price: Dart and Excel ranges, from £5 12s 6d.
Imported winches
.1-1. A COMPREHENSIVE range of powerdriven winches of Swedish origin being marketed here by Norvad Equipment Ltd. includes winches driven from the power take-off, by hydraulic motor and electrically. In the case of electric drive the winch may be press-button operated or remotely controlled by radio. The units are produced by the Sepson Co. of Vansbro.
Fifteen models are included in the range and linepull capacities vary up to 18 tons which is provided by the largest hydraulically-driven winch which has a double wire rope and is operated by three motors. The lifting capacity of this model is 2.5 tons and the line speed is 32 ft/min. Oil pressure is 1,400 Imported by: Norvad Equipment Ltd., Passey Place, Eltham, London, SE9. Price: From £289 to £909.
Bodies for bulk/sacks
ARANGE of bodies has been developed by the KB Engineering Co. for fitting to semi-trailers which are equipped with a rubber conveyor belt located centrally in the angled floor.
They can be used to carry bulk materials or sacks, the conveyor being driven by a 3 h.p. three-phase electric motor, a 4 h.p. petrol engine or with both types of unit.
Bulk materials are discharged through a hatch; rear opening doors are provided if required for loading and unloading sacks. If sacks are carried the belt is covered by timber sections.
Made by: KB Engineering Co., Great Casterton, near Stamford, Lincs.
Price: Standard 17ft body with engine, £510; increase per ft length of body, £5; extra motor £35.
Worksaver trucks
THE materials handling equipment division of Eaton Yale and Towne Inc. has announced further details of the Super Series Worksaver range of pedestrian-controlled pallet, platform and fork-lift trucks which were shown as prototypes at the Mechanical Handling Exhibition in 1966.
They are three-wheel vehicles powered by 12 volt batteries, ideal for short-haul operation in confined areas and where floor loadings are restricted.
The 2and 3-ton capacity pallet and platform trucks are available as twoor threespeed models, and the fork-lift truck is a two-speed machine with capacities from 1,5001b to 3,0001b at 24in load centres. Laden travel speeds range from 2 to 2.4 m.p.h., and all trucks are fitted with the Yale butterfly switch to give simple but positive control.
Made by: Yale Materials Handling Equipment, Eaton Yale and Towne Inc., Wednesfield, Staffs.
Modified welder
MODIFYING the original two-stroke petrol engine used to power a Hayter portable Mighty Midget heavy-duty welding set has resulted in a saving of 151b— achieved by combining the flywheel and magneto in one unit.
It is the JLO 372, made in Hamburg by JLO Werke, a 372cc unit running on lowgrade two-stroke fuel. It gives a working time of 2.1 hours, claim the makers. With this modified engine, the welding machine is capable of continuous on-site welding using a 6g electrode.
Simple controls for the welder include the choice of 18 settings between 30 and 200 amps, and the arc strike voltage produced by the alternator is 70 volts A.C. at 427 cycles per second.
Made by: Hayters Ltd., Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, Herts.
Price: Complete with two-wheeled framework £305.
Guide for artics
AGUIDE to the revision in the Construction and Use Regulations directly affecting articulated vehicles has been produced by Highway Trailers (Great Britain) Ltd., and is available, free, to all fleet operators on request to the company.
The guide underlines the important dates for the new regulations, gives weight and dimension summaries, diagrammatic data sheets and lists the position of MoT testing stations in England, Scotland and Wales. Published by: Highway Trailers (Great Britain) Ltd., Southampton Airport, Southampton, Hants.