Demountable Tipping Unit
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ORiGINALLY designed for handling grain in bulk, a demountable tipping unit has been produced by Peterborough Engineering Co., Ltd., 36-42 Eye Road, Peterborough, which could also be used for the carriage of any free-flowing material, such as coal or coke. Whilst the standard unit has an 18-ft. body with a capacity of approximately 10 tons, larger or smaller units could be built to customers' requirements. Known as the Pengco, the unit is mounted on a base frame which can be readily attached to the deck of a standard platform vehicle, and the body is lifted by an Edbro twin-ram front-of-body gear, the hydraulic pump of which is driven by a Clinton air-cooled petrol engine, Given the availability of a suitable hoist, the unit can be removed in a few minutes from the vehicle; which can then be employed for non-tipping work.
The all-steel body is supplied by Sheppard Fabrications, Ltd., of Thetford, and the standard 18-ft. body weighs approximately 30 cwt. This has a width of 7 ft. 6 in. and a height of 6 ft., and the bulk grain version is fitted with a fulldepth rear door, hinged at the top and bottom, which incorporates a grain hatch of 9 in. by 9 in. Cubic capacity is approximately 510 cu. ft.
More Prime Movers in U.S.
PEAKING at a meeting of the New Is-) York Society of Security Analysts, Mr. Elliot Ewalt, executive vice-president of the Mack Truck Co., said that U.S. sales of prime movers should show an increase of at least 10 per cent. this year.
When pick-a-back transportation was first introduced, said Mr. Ewall, the motor industry feared that it would mean less business, but, in fact, the requirement of heavy tractors at both ends of the " pick-a-back " route has necessitated the use of more prime movers than before.
Moulded Plastics Bodies
ON view at the 17th annual meeting in Chicago of the reinforced plastics division of the Society of the Plastics Industry was a refrigerator van body made entirely of moulded plastics. The, new body is being tested on delivery vehicles operated by Isaly Dairies. The plastic is said to give advantages of strength, lightness, resistance to corrosion and low thermal conductivity.
Also exhibited was a large milk trailer tank body in reinforced plastics by the Krueger Fabricating Co., a division of the Dairy Equipment Co. The polyester resin body will hold 5,100 gallons and incorporates a stainless steel compartment insulated with polyurethane foam. The tank trailer is claimed to be lighter and stronger than its steel counterpart.