WHAT MAKERS ARE DOING FOR BUILDERS.
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A Brief Description of Some of the Many Useful Types of Commercial Motor Vehicles Marketed in This Country.
TREQUIREMENTS of the building trade, so far as mechanical transport is concerned, are many and Varied, but our own and many Of the foreign manufacturers can supply types a vehicles which will cope with practically any task.
It is obviously impossible in a Short article like this to deal with the productions of every manufacturer. Illustrations and comments on the behaviour of Many others are, however, included in other articles 'which appear in thi1 issue, and here we deal particularly with those types of vehicles to which our attention has been drawn by their manufacturers. Commencing with the Albion, we note that the makers of these famous vehicles have specially adapted certain types of their machines to meet the requirements of the builder. One vehicle, on the 32 h.p. 4-ton chassis, embodies a particularly well-constructed gantry and bolster for carrying long, baulks of timber or steel girders, whilat another designed for the same 'purpose combines a two-. wheeled trailer, also carrying a bolster.
That useful and interesting vehicle, the Scammell, is capable of earrying,10-12 tons cf bricks with a normal Jerry body.
Guy lorries are made with spkial long wheelbases and bodie.s to enable timber loads to be carried without excessive overhang, 26 ft. lengths being easily dealt, with.
• The P.W.D. lorry is giving most valuable service to many builders, chiefly on account of the fact that it is possible, owing to the principle of iLeconstruction, traravel on very soft gronnd land to deliver direct to building sites without intermediate handling. It will carry a 5-ton load and haul with ease a 5-ton trailer.
The 4-ton Palladium is a robustly constructed vehicle which is rendering yeoman service in many quarters. The engine and gearbox are three-point suspended, and all cross-shafts are 'carried on barrel bushes, so that frame distortion through travelling over rough country does not affect efficiency. North-Western Motors, Ltd., are in a • position to supply any type of body for the building trades up to 2-ton capacity. An example of the 50-cwt. Star vehicle is illustrated on this page. It is an economical and reliable chassis, and can also be supplied for 30-cwt. and 3-ton loads.
The 5-ton Saurer chassis is specially built for heavy trailer haulage and can accommodate articles of a bulky nature. A particular feature of the chassis is the patent engine brake, as with this no sudden application, such as would cause a trailer to swing its tail, is possible, The Rerliet is another well-bnilt vehicle of Continental design and is made in a type particularly suitable for the transport of girders, etc. In one model the wheelbase is 16 ft. 10 ins., and the space from dash to end of & 15 ft. 6 ins. With shorter wheelbase machines a two-wheeled trailer attachment is sometimes employed. Be Dion-I3outon, Ltd., draw our attention particularly to the 30-40-cwt. vehicle and to the 31-ton model, which can be fitted with a trailer if desired, the load on the chassis being reduced to 3 tons and 2 tons being carried on the trailer. Similarly, with the 5-ton type, the total carrying capacity with the trailer is'7 tons,
The-Austin Motor Co., Ltd., point out to us that their well-known tractor deserves the earnest consideration of the building trade. When fitted with rubber pad tyres it can deal easily with 12-ton loads. An example of the 2-ton tipping wagon is illustrated on this page.
One of the features of the 4-ton Halley is the low loading height, the floor being 3 ft. 2 ins, from the ground. It is a highclass Vehicle with a six-cylindered engine of 35 h.p. . The Tilling-Stevens gear-driven and petrol-electric vehicles are supplied suitable for the carrying of timber and general haulage purposes, and range in load carrying capacity from 21 to 4 tone, Thornyeroft vehicles have been supplied to such well-known builders as Holloway Bros. and Trollope and Coils, the .1 type being particularly popular. In one model the cab is specially strengthened for carrying steel, etc.
Vehicles of Halley make can be sup
plied to kilt Individual requirernents so 'far as body fittings are concerned. Some examples eupplied have gantries for carrying steel girders. The capacities range from 35 cwt. to 5 tons. Dennis vehicles have always proved popular amongst the builders, Higgs and Hill, Ltd.,. for instance, using nine, whilst others for carrying girders and other builders' equipment have been supplied to Messrs. W. Harbrow, Fiat lorries, both light and heavy, have won a deservedly fine rAputation in all classes of work, and, in the case of the heavier types, can usefully be employed with trailers.
. Leylands are synonymous with strength of construction and efficient miming, and can be supplied with various types of bodies to suit individual requirements, in load capacities varying from 2 to 5 tons. Steam wagons are also supplied for heavy work.
We have received commendations, of their Corruner Cars from builders who employ this make of machine, which combines durability with a big capacity for hard work.
Turning to the steam wagons, we find that these are extremely popular where very heavy loads have to be transported. Amongst the undertypes. the Sentinel, Atkinson and Clayton are all giving satisfactory service in this 'particular work. The points about. the undertype are that the load is more evenly 'distributed and the overall length is reduced, but the overtype has by no means lost its popularity, partioulzirly where the loads are extra heavy. The Foden is, of course, one of the earliest produced, and many are giving service after 12 years or more. The Ransome is another 'overtype which is giving every satisfaction, and its makers draw our attention to their 4 n.h.p. tractor, which is used for heavy haulage. • The Allchin wagon is made in 4, 5 and 6 tons' capacity, and one of these machines is illustrated in the article on our centre pages. The Mann steam. tipping cart is particularly well adapted for the building trade, owing to its short wheelbase, which permits it fa' be manteuvred in awkward places,