'Tandem-drive by roller'
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With reference to the October 4 issue of Commercial Motor. You have an article headed "Tandem-drive by roller" with a picture showing a new invention for transmitting drive from the drive axle to the floating axle.
I always appreciate new inventions that are in any way brought about to assist the hazardous life of the professional driver. But I feel that this new invention is somewhat antiquated as, for example, the Volvo commercial vehicle has used the principle of a hydraulic roller transmitting drive for many years. The only difference it would appear, is that on the Swedish model the roller is slightly larger and veined and is situated at the top of the wheels and not at the bottom of the wheels.
I understand from the Volvo company that the actual device was invented by an Englishman many years ago who could not find any interested parties in this country at the time, but as appears to be common, found his interested party on the Continent.
Let us have new inventions by all means but please let them be new and not quite so stale.
J. MOORE, General Secretary, United Road Transport Union. [Our report did not claim that the principle was a new one, but stated simply that a system of this type had been devised by Neville. As such, it is certainly of interest to many operators.—Ed.I