Dual Controls in Refuse Vehicle
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A DUPLICATE set of driving con fI is provided on the outside of a Morris-Commercial FV 12/5 refuse collector whieh has recently been supplied to Bunschoten Municipality. Holland. The purpose is to enable the driver to walk beside the vehicle when travelling from house to house, thereby saving time and effort in mounting and dismounting from the cab. A steering wheel on the off side of the cab is connected to the normal steering gear by a .90-degree drive. A dog clutch enables the supplementary steering wheel to be disconnected when the vehicle is travelling normally. An outside lever operates the clutch when moved forward and the brakes when in the rear position. Bowden cables supply the link. A small hand wheel enables the speed to be adjusted to a walking pace in first gear. The body is tipped hydraulically and the upper half, incorporating the flaps and roof container, may be removed by means of lifting eyes. During collection, the body is tipped from time to time to consolidate the load at the rear. Twin taildoors are provided to enable the load to be discharged. When the superstructure is removed. the vehicle can be used for road-maintenance work or general haulage.
MULTIPLE SPOT WELDER
AN automatic machine, able to produce as many as 200 spot welds in a continuous cycle of operations, has recently. been developed by Philips Electrical, Ltd.. Century House. Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.C.2. Because of the complexity of the electrical load and the wide diVergence of power available in various production centres, the welding transformers and timing sequence are arranged so that the speed of operation and the number of welds made are variable. For this purpose the welder can be connected to the power supply in multiples commensurate with the power available.
BLACK AND WHITE 1951 TOURS
DURING the forthcoming season. Black and White Motorways, Ltd.. Cheltenham, will run eight-day luxury tours to the Wye Valley, the Shakespeare country, the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills. Weekly departures will take place every Saturday from May 26-September 29. Arrangements have been made to take tourists to Cheltenham, where the tours commence, from other towns. travelling on Associated Motorways' regular services. The return fare from London will be f14 10s. inclusive.
THE latest edition of "Transport Goods Guide" is now available from Iliffe aid. Sons, Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.I, price 2s. 6d., including postage. Its well-established features are retained, and there is a table of typical current road haulage rates.