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A TRACTOR-SHOVEL CONVERSION UNIT.

31st August 1926, Page 46
31st August 1926
Page 46
Page 46, 31st August 1926 — A TRACTOR-SHOVEL CONVERSION UNIT.
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Details of the Interesting Chaseside Attachment for the Fordson by which It is Made Into a Useful Digging and Loading Device.

MEE FORDSON tractor is becoming almost as ubiquitous as the Ford chassis, and busy brains are always designing new attachments by which its utility value can be increased.

One of the most recent of these and, incidentally, one of 'the most interesting, is the Chaseside-Fordson shovel attacnment and loading device. Such machines as shovels are usually employed under the most adverse conditions, being handled by unskilled labour and working in air often laden with. dust. The makers, the Chaseside Motor Co., Ltd., of Enfield, Middlesex, have realized this and have designed the controlling gear to be as simple and as strong as possible, and have arranged for the lifting and dropping of the scoop to be controlled by a single lever, whilst, to prevent overwinding, an automatic throw-out has been embodied in the winch gear. This is positive in action and thus ensures that the winding gear cannot be damaged by careless handling. So far as protection against dust and grit is concerned, all bearings, gears, etc., are enclosed or equipped with dust excluding devices. Furthermore, the winding gear consists mainly of Ford parts; consequently, it can be easily and cheaply maintained, as such parts are obtainable from any Ford depot, and should a breakage occur these parts can be replaced without waiting for spares from the manufacturers of the shovel.

All controls are within easy reach. of the operator's hands and feet when he is seated ; consequently he is able to manipulate the levers rapidly and

In 'using the shovel, the tractor is driven into the heap of material, the shovel lifted with a load of 10 mt., and locked in the upper position, after which the tractor can travel to any desired spot where the contents are to be discharged by merely tipping the shovel.

No castings whatever are employed in any of the highly stressed paris of the outfit, and, consequently, failures from the breakage of such parts have been entirely obviated.

This attachment embodies the results of careful experiments and tests extending over a period of more than a year, the machine working under the most severe conditions in one of the biggest guano triamifactories in the world. It was not until the experimental model had fully satisfied the makers that it was decided to enter into production.

It will be seen from our illustrations that the winch gear is at the rear and is driven by an ordinary Ford finaldrive bevel gear. At the front of the tractor are vertical stanchions of channel-section steel tied by lengths cf angle steel to the rear-axle easing. These stanchions serve to carry the cross-bar bearing the pulleys over which run the two wire ropes by which the shovel is lifted and lowered. The lower part of the shovel is mounted on two swivel arms and it is so arranged that it can be brought right down to the ground.

It will -.be noted that the tractors used are equipped with Muir Hill wheels shod with solid rubber tyres.

The working capacity of this machine is stated to be 21 tons per hour, and considering the care with which it is designed it is not expensive.

For fuller details concerning price, etc., we would refer our readers to the makers.

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