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6-tonner Conversion by Scammell and Nephew
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BELIENED to be the largest payload capacity that has ever been achieved in a rigid vehicle weighing 4 tons unladen, G. Scammell andNephew, Ltd., Fashion Street, London, E.1, is converting (and will show at Olympia) a Bedford 3-tonner to a rigid six-wheeler, which is to be marketed as a fl-tonner. The conversion unit is suitable for use in connection with all makes of chassis.
The brakes on the trailing axle are operated in conjunction with the manufacturer's standard equipment, through two Dewandre servo units. The rear bogie incorporates a balancer, mounted and guided on extra-heavy roller bearings to increase road adhesion on the driving wheels by exerting pressure towards the rearward end of the springs. Transverse inverted springs are designed to prevent the rearmost wheels from slipping.
The price of the conversion unit with•
32-in. by 7-in. single tyres, or twin 32-in. by 6-in, truck tyres, is £130, whilst, with 32-in. by 6-in, heavy-duty tyres on the driving and trailing axles, the cost is' £140. Complete with a Scammell and Nephew cab of streamlined design, panelled in aluminium and having a lightweight hardwood frame, and a body 12 ft. 6 ins. long and 7 ft. wide, the price of the Bedford 6-ton six-wheeled platform lorry is 497 10s,