A Three-way Tipper of Robust Design
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Guy 3-Tonner Forms Basis of a Twin-ram Woodenbodied Tipper for Municipal Requirements ATHREE-WAY-TIPPING vehicle, which is at once characterized by its neat, compact and robust design, is shown in the accompanying illustration. The chassis is a Guy. Vix-Ant 3-ton tipping. model, with a wheelbase of 8 ft. 5. ins. Bromilow and EdWards, Ltd., of Bolton, Lancashire, is responsible for the, body and tipping gear, the latter being designated B. and E. twin underbody ram, three-way hydraulic type. The body is of wooden construction and is designed to give three-way tipping.
When on side tip, the body side falls level with the floor, a: feature which enables the load to he discharged well clear of the rear wheels. The vehicle is thus able to draw away, after tipping. without difficulty. A point worth noting in connection with the construction "of the, body is the close-fitting .joint made between the side and the floor, a feature which effectively prevents loose loads, such as sand, gravel, etc., from discharging on to the rear wings and tyres.
To be isle, to tip a load from the rear or side a7 will adds materially to the usefulness . of a tipping body, besides which, with the present shortage of man-power, it should prove of great economy to the municipality which has recently taken delivery of a number of these machines.