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a 2-ton and ig-wheelbase and short-wheelbase 5 models, have been added to the istin range. Although having the ne wheelbase as the existing normalltrol chassis, and employing the ndard four-litre petrol engine and nsmission components, the new adels afford space for a longer body.
e controls have been placed in new sitions and the steering linkage has altered.
Although specified for a total weight 81 tons, the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., ngbridge, Birmingham, quote a limit 2i tons on the front axle of the w 5-ton chassis, which indicates that load distribution in the normal and I-forward-control models is to be the same. In chassis form, complete with front cowl and headlamps, the new long-wheelbase 5-tonner weighs 1 ton 19 cwt. 3-hqr. when fitted with the Austin four-litre petrol engine, and 7.50-20-in. 10-ply-rating tyres.
There are alternative tyres of 8.25-20-in, of 10and 12-ply rating. Of 13-ft. lf-in. wheelbase, this model is available with the Perkins P.6 oil engine of normal rating, and an Eaton two-speed axle is also optional.
The oil engine and two-speed axle are also offered as optional extras in the 5-ton 9-ft.-7-in.-wheelbase chassis, which is intended for operation as an articulated. tractor or with a tipping body. This chassis, with cowl, weighs 1 ton 16 cwt. 11 qr. in basic form, but an allowance of 2 cwt. 31 qr. is required
when the Gil engine is fitted, and the two-speed axle weighs 1 cwt. more.
The new 2-tormer has an 11-ft. 2-in. wheelbase and weighs 1 ton 11 cwt: as a chassis with cowl. It has a maximum gross rating of 6 tons, but with the standard 6.50-20-in. 8-ply-rating tyres its total weight should not exceed 51 tons.
In the distribution of the load, I/ tons is permitted on the front axle and 41 tons on the rear. The same sixcylindered 68 b.h.p. engine is employed as in the 5-tonners, the maximum torque being 174 lb.-ft, at 1,000 r.p.m. Tyres of 7.50-20-in, of 10-ply rating are offered as an alternative.
With the petrol engine, the standard 5-ton long-wheelbase chassis is listed at £781, the short-wheelbase model at £763 and the 2-tonner at £617. The maximum lengths of the body space from the edge of the steering wheel are 19 ft., 13i ft. and 16 ft, respectively.