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New High-Pressure Lubricating Equipment
'THREE new units have been added to i the Lubrequipment range of transport service equipment made by Castro!, Ltd., Castro! House. Marylebone Road, London, N.W.1. These are the .eries 3 "Quick March" Transportable Lubricators, and each of the models has been designed for a particular purpose. two for high-pressure greasing and the third for gearbox and rear axle oil filling.
Alternative pumping units are available for-each model so that they can be supplied suitable for connection to air lines having a pressure of either 150 p.s.i. or 80 p.s.i. In either case the greasing units. develop a lubricant pressure of 6000 p.s.i. and the bilillliiig unit delivers about six pints of oil per minute.
Both of the greasing units have similar operating characteristics, one being suitable for all types of self-levelling grease and oil, whilst the other incorporates a floating pump which makes it suitable also for-heavy and fibrous types of grease.
Casings of the three models are designed to take standard l-cwt. kegs of grease or 12-gal. gear oil drums and the units arc mounted on four 3-in. swivelling castors which make them easy to manceuvre.
Hose length on all three models is '7 ft. but greater lengths can be fitted if required. Equipment supplied with the greasing units includes two adaptors for push-on and hexagon nipples and a flexible connection, Nozzles suitable for all types of filling orifices are supplied with the oil filler.