WHAT TO SEE kT THE ROYAL SHOW
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THE first post-war •Royal Show will be held at Lincoln from July 1-4. To facilitate reference, the exhibits falling within the scope of "The Commercial Motor" have been divided into three broad groups, comprising vehicles and trailers (including mobile cranes), tractors, mowers, rollers and associated equipment, and wheels, tyres, components and services. Each section is arranged in alphabetical order, according to the names of exhibitors.
The Show will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and at 9 a.m. on other days, and close at 8 p.m. each day. Prices of admission are: Tuesday, 10s.; Wednesday and Thursday, .5s.; Friday, 2s. 6d. Car parking costs 5s. per day or 15s, for four days by season ticket.
"The Commercial Motor" will be displayed by Temple Press Ltd., on Stand 103B.
FEW chassis manufacturers have taken space at the Show, and the range of vehicles to be seen will be by no means fully representative of the products of the commercial-vehicle industry. Several enterprising dealers have, however, booked stands and have thereby strengthened the transport interest of the Show. Trailer makers will also be there in force, with a selection of products that should meet most of the transport needs of the farmer who uses tractors for haulage purposes.
Three vehicles will appear on Stand No. 269F of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Longbridge Works, Birmingham. They will be a general-purpose cattle truck, a 25-cwt, Three-Way van, and a 16 h.p. utility. The Three-Way van is, of course, the latest Austin commercial model, and among its outstanding features are ease of loading and of maintenance. There are double doors at the rear and on both sides of the vehicle, and ready access ensures that the full 300 cubic ft. body capacity can be used. The 2.199-litre four-cylindered petrol engine, which develops 65 b.h.p. at 3,700 r.p.m., is accessible from the cab interior for minor adjustments and, with the radiator, can be drawn bodily forwards for major overhauls. The utility is also a useful transport unit for the farmer and is based on the latest 16 h.p. private-car chassis.
Two-wheeled and four-wheeled trailers suitable for towing by tractors, and the Painter manure lifter mounted on a Fordson Major tractor, will be among the exhibits of T. Baker and Sons (Compton), Ltd., Compton, 13erks (Stand 164D). This company will also show tractor wheel centres.
Bedford users will be particularly interested in the five exhibits on Stand 122C (Messrs. Bull and Warner, Wragby Road, Lincoln). They will include an 8-10-ton flat articulated vehicle having a Bedford tractor and a Scammell semi-trailer. The others will comprise a livestock truck, a 30-cwt, lorry, a 10-12-cwt. Utilecon vehicle, and a 5-ton long-wheelbase drop-sided lorry —all having Bedford chassis. G. S. Oscroft and Co., Ltd., Nottingham, County Motors (Grimsby), Ltd., Grimsby, G. H. Layne and Co., Ltd., Brigg, and Messrs. Edward White, Boston, are jointly concerned in the stand with Messrs. Bull and Warner, and are responsible for the various vehicles named.
A cattle truck—a 4-5-tonner with a Carmichael convertible and detachable body—will also be shown by Commer Cars, Ltd., Luton, on Stand 155D. Seven other exhibits will appear on this stand, including the 25-cwt. Superpoise
van with redesigned bodywork providing a loading capacity of about 200 cubic ft. This vehicle has a 40 b.h.p. four-cylindered engine. The 3-4-ton market-garden lorry to be shown will have a six-cylindered engine and an allsteel cab. The 4-5-ton range will be represented by a hydraulic end-tipper with a 4-cubic-yd body, and a dropsided lorry having a Perkins P6 oil engine. Apart from an 8-cwt. van and a Hillman estate car, there will be a Karrier CK3 3-4-ton drop-sided lorry, which has an improved 80 b.h.p. engine and a new cab.
Stand 199E of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, will be crowded with tractor and vehicle exhibits, including a 5-cwt. van, a 10-cwt. van and a dualpurpose horsebox. The horsebox incorporates a Thames 3-ton chassis and has the well-known 30 h.p. V8 engine. The wheelbase is increased to 15 ft. 5 ins., so that it can accommodate a body providing comfortable transport for two horses and seating for three grooms in the cab. The bodywork and equipment are built by Messrs. Lambourn Garages, Lambourn, Berks. In addition to the near-side ramp, which is provided with the Lambourn Garages patent " fingertip " control for lifting and lowering, there is a full-width roller shutter at the rear.
Perkins P6 oil engines will be fitted in both the Vulcan vehicles to be exhibited by Ford and Slater (Lines), Ltd., Caistor, Lincoln (Stand 97B). One of the Vulcans will be a short-wheelbase tipper with a high-sided body, and the other a long-wheelbase chassis and cab. A Vulcan four-cylindered petrol engine and a Perkins P6 will be shown, with various components. As distributor for Lolode trailers, Ford and Slater (Lines), Ltd., will have on view a 15 cwt. trailer with a detachable top and ramp, making it suitable for horsebox duty. Other Lolode trailers will be a 15-cwt. model with a detachable cattle cage and cover, and a 3-ton fourwheeled tractor-carrier with a 1-ton winch.
Two caravans, a trailer canteen with serving hatches and cupboards, and several trailers for goods carrying, will be on view on Stand 71A of the Lines Trailer Co., Ltd., Scunthorpe. The York, an all-purpose flat cart, has detachable drop sides, tractor drawbar and shafts. The Windsor is a fourwheeled trailer with full-lock turntable, detachable drop sides and an adjustable drawbar; the chassis is electrically welded. Another four-wheeled trailer, known as the Cambridge, is arranged for end tipping. The company also expects to show a two-wheeled tipping trailer for tractor haulage.
A wide range of Lolode trailers will also be seen on Stand 83A of the Low Loading Trailer Co., Ltd., Bedford. Of particular interest is the 3-ton trailer for carrying tractors. It has a sidemounted winch, so that if the towing vehicle be provided with a ramp tailboard that can be lowered on to the front of the trailer, the trailer can be used as a loading platform, across which tractors or other heavy loads can be drawn. Another interesting exhibit will be the municipal model 15cwt. general-purpose trailer, which is being used by local authorities for salvage collection. This trailer has been designed particularly for export in knocked‘down condition, but will also find many uses on the British farm.
Mounted on a two-wheeled trailer chassis, the mechanical loader to be displayed by the "One-Man" Mechanical Lorry Loader Co., Whittlesford, Cambridge (Stand 86C), is a valuable new item of agricultural equipment. Although it is used mainly for handling agricultural produce, it was, in the first instance, developed by an agricultural merchant for loading lorries. The appliance has a divided platform, in
which the halves can be set either to rise and lower together, or separately.
Described in " The Commercial Motor" dated March 28, the new Opperman Motocart will be exhibited by S. E. Opperman, Ltd., Boreham Woof!, Herts, on Stand 145D. It is a tow loading three-wheeler in which the single front wheel is not only driven, but provides steering action. The chassis is of fabricated steel and is supported on the front column by a massive swan-necked section, which is an integral part of the frame. The drive is taken by chain from the 8 h.p. single-cylindesed air-cooled engine, which is directly mounted on the off side of the front wheel, to a single dryplate clutch, A four-speed gearbox is fitted. The front wheel is equipped with a 9.00-in. by 24-in, cross-country tyre and-the rear wheels with 32-in. by 6-in, truck tyres. Girling brakes are fitted at the rear.
The towering jib of a mobile pneumatic crane to be shown by Stanhay, Ltd., Ashford, will make a landmark of Stand 207E. Although not specially suitable' for the farmer, it is useful equipment for agents and transport contractors in handling implements and bulky materials. The company will also display a 21-ton all-steel tipping trailer of a type which has been intro duced this year. Other exhibits are reviewed in the tractor section 011 page 483 of this issue.
" Bred " in rich agricultural country, Taskers' trailers are well adapted to farm work. Several examples will be seen on Stand 75B of Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd" Andover. Among them will be a 3-ton two. wheeled tipper for use with Fordson Major tractors, a 3-4-ton four-wheeler with a two-section body for two-way tipping, and a farm trailer with a fixed body. Three semi-trailers of various kinds will be seen, along with an 18-ft. harrow pole, and a winch and hoist for fitting to the rear of a tractor.
The Anthony Tompson bulk lime spreader, of which an example is to be shown on Stand 120C by E. R. Tompson (Sales), Ltd., St. Albans, Herts, is rapidly gaining popularity. The spreading mechanism is mounted on a Bedford chassis with Oppermaa four-wheel-drive attachment. The fertilizer is carried in a hopper, from which it can be discharged at rates of 1 ton, 30 cwt. or 2 tons per acre, in the case of normal settings, or over a wider range of densities by variation of the sprocket in the main drive and using second gear on the vehicle.
Specializing in trailers for agricultural work, Trafalgar Trailers' Ltd., 436, Grand Buildings, London, W.C.2, will show on Stand 363G examples of
this kind of vehicle. One will be a 3-ton four-wheeler with hinged sides and tailboard, and having a platform area of 12 ft. by 6 ft. It is equipped with harvest ladders. There will also be two 3-ton two-wheeled tippers, one built on the tumbrel principle and the other having hand-operated telescopic screw gear. The fourth exhibit will be a 10-12-cwt. two-wheeler suitable for carrying livestock, milk churns or general garden produce. All are mounted on pneumatic tyres.
Well known as builders of horsebox bodies, Vincents of Reading, Ltd., Reading, will exhibit two vehicles of this type on Stand 1131. One will be a Bedford 3-4-ton long-wheelbase model with a " streamlined " body for three horses. All the features of the company's pre-war boxes are incorporated, but certain minor improvements have been made. The other exhibit will be a four-wheeled trailer horsebox for two animals.