4s. Rise Criticized
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ACCEPTANCE of an increase of 4s. a week for road haulage workers was criticized at the annual conference of the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association at Arbroath last week, when a report on wage negotiations from the executive council was sent back.
Mr. J. Branningan said that the executive were in no way satisfied with the increase. The problem was not of fixing the standard for lower-paid workers, but the maintenance of existing differentials.
The conference resolved that all vehicles should carry a certificate of roadworthiness and be examined once a month by reputable engineers. Delegates also expressed the view that the 20 m.p.h. speed limit on heavy goods vehicles should not be abolished.
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT TIPPING
GEAR
ANEW lightweight front-end tipping gear, known as the Weightsaver. is announced by Anthony Hoists, Ltd., 170 Piccadilly, London. W.I. The gear is available in two sizes. The model for bodies up to 10 ft. 6 in. long weighs 3 cwt., and that for bodies up to 14 ft. long weighs 3-1 cwt.
Several new features are incorporated in the gear. These include moulded packing rings, similar to those used in aircraft Oleo legs, in place of the usual leather cups, and the replacement of the orthodox overload valve by a lifting ball footstep, thus eliminating excess pressure on the pump and packings.
The Anthony "floating-gear" pump is incorporated in the new equipment, which is claimed to lift a load in 20 sec. Steel tipping frames can be supplied.
ROAD TRANSPORT FOR SAND SAVES 120 WEEKLY
I—I A SAVING of. over £20 a week is being effected at the Farington foundry of Leyland Motors, Ltd., by a change-over from rail to road transport for the conveyance of sand.
General Refractories, Ltd., have bought two Leyland Octopus tippers for the job. The vehicles carry 250 tons of sand a week in individual loads of 13 tons. Processed sand for moulding and unprocessed sand for coremaking are supplied.
By the abandonment of rail transport. handling at the siding has been eliminated. The sand is brought from the quarries at Chalford and tipped directly into the foundry storage bins.
H1RE-CARS BETTER FOR HANDICAPPED
VEH1CLES of the hire-car type are more suitable for carrying physically handicapped patients than large ambulances. This is the experience of London County Council, who are to transfer 12 cars from the supplies committee to the health committee for £600 each. Three small transit ambulances are to be bought.
The vehicles will enable the London ambulance service to undertake mentalhealth work at present done under contract at an annual cost of about £3,000.