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"Sidelines" for Fleet Operators

4th May 1951, Page 67
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NCREAS1NG numbers of opera tors have recently augmented their vehicle fleets to include contractors' quipment of various types. The fficiency of loading and unloading at erminal points, such as goods yards, an often be greatly improved by the mployment of mobile cranes or shovels nder the direct control of the haulage ompany, and the use of earth-moving nd material-handling equipment can.

many instances, be profitably o-ordinated with the work of the fleet. In the hardware section of the British ndustries Fair at Castle Bromwich this ear, the exhibition of the latest nachines offers the visitor an unpreedented opportunity to examine a omprehensive range of mobile equiprent in every category from lightweight lurnpers to the largest excavators. ihere is much to interest the small Terator, seeking to extend his activiies, as well as the civil-engineering :ontractor engaged on major projects. Designed for high-speed grabbing and veration with a magnet, the Jones U. 66 6-ton mobile crane, shown by 3eorge Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd., Wood Lane, London, W.12, on outdoor Stands 1.332 and 1,327/1,226, is availible with jibs up to 60 ft. in length. the hoisting speed with a full load is It3 ft. per minute and a speed of 120 ft. per minute is possible with loads not exceeding 2 tons. Four-wheel drive with a differential gives great .tractive power and virtually eliminates wheel spin. The machine is mounted on pneumatic-tyred restrictor wheels, or it can be based on crawler tracks. Alternatively, it may be lorry mounted.

Neal mobile cranes of 10-cwt. to 10-ton capacity are displayed on outdoor Stands 1,203 and 1,102. The Runabout 10-cwt, crane features single rear-wheel drive and steering which give maximum manceuvrability for use in restricted areas. It may be used as a factory tractor for towing a trailer with a load up to 2 tons, and it is available as a fork-lift stacker.

The latest addition to the range, the 10-ton crane, operates without the use of jacks or outriggers, and is capable

of travelling with its full load. The radius at full load is 11 ft. 6 ins., and this may be increased to 26 ft. for a load of 3 tons, and to 40 ft. for 11 tons. Interesting features include poweroperated steering, fully enclosed gearing; differential ftee4lteel drive, and

hydraulically operated clutches. The

manufacturer is R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd., Plant House, Ealing, London. W.5.

Suitability for operating in confined spaces is also a feature of the shoptruck crane exhibited by Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Ipswich, Suffolk, on outdoor Stands 1,311 and 1,210, and of the new Muir-Hill hydraulic loader, shown on outdoor Stands 1,301 and 1,200, by E. Boydell and Co., Ltd., Elsinore Road, Manchester, 16.

The Rapier shoptruck is designed for material handling in buildings having narrow passageways. It features a revolving superstructure and is mounted on a four-wheel low-loading truck. The telescopic jib is adjustable in length from 12 ft. to 17 ft. in I-ft. stages.

A petrol-electric drive is employed. with separate electric motors for hoisting, derricking, stewing and travelling. Petrol-electric or oil-electric drive is also a feature of the Rapier 5 supermobile crane, produced with capacities from 1-to 15 tons.

The Muir-Hill loader is mounted on pneumatic tyres and has a turning circle of 15 ft. Bucket capacity is 101 cubic ft., and the maximum lifting height of 8 ft. 9 ins, is reached in 5 seconds. The width is 4 ft. 3 ins, and the height 5 ft. 1 in. The machine is capable of loading at a rate in excess of 20 tons per hour and its speed is about 12 m.p.h. Alternative attachments are available for fork lifting. dozing, and so on. The well-established Hydraloader, produced. by W. E. Bray and Co., Ltd., Faggs Road, Feltham, ' Middlesex, shown on outdoor Stands 1,213 and 1,112, is available with a i-cubic-yd., 1-cubic-yd. or a 1-cubic-yd. bucket, and with a petrol, kerosene or oil engine. Bray angledozing equipment is shown fitted to a Fowler VF tractor, and a Fowler Challenger Mark III tractor, on outdoor Stand 1,366.

The lightweight dumper has rightfully come to be regarded as a costsaving unit for many types of building work and other uses, including an increasing number of agricultural applications. Its popularity and adaptability are reflected by the new designs being produced in a variety of forms for general and specialized purposes.

The handy 10-cubic-ft. three-wheeled dumper displayed by Thwaites Agricultural Engineering Co., Ltd., Welsh Road Works, Cubbington, Leamington Spa, on outdoor Stand 1,346, features a hopper with the rear-end height reduced to 2 ft. 6 ins., so that it may be driven under any standard type of mixer. It is powered by a Petters Mark IV air-cooled engine.

Single-speed Gearbox

The drive is taken throne, a singlespeed-and-reverse gearbox, which gives a maximum road speed of 8.5 m.p.h. Two independent foot brakes for the rear wheels are employed; a hand brake operates on both rear wheels.

Since last year, the G.F. light dumper has been progressively developed by George Fowell, Ltd., Rabone Lane, Smethwick. 40, Staffs. It is exhibited by the distributor, Witlor, Ltd., 132, Lancaster Street, •Birmingham. 4, on Stands B 109 and 208. It is a four-wheeled vehicle, mounted on pneumatic tyres, and has a carrying capacity of 10 cwt. Powered by a Petters engine developing 5 b.h.p., fuel consumption is stated to be less than 2 pints per hour, and the maximum forward speed 3i m.p.h.

The gearbox is a single-speed unit with a reverse in which the the speed is 21 m.p.h. The turning circle is 12 ft., and the direct hand-lever control of the hopper facilitates quick unloading.

The 1and I-cubic-yd. three-wheeled dumpers displayed by Road Machines (Drayton), Ltd., West Drayton, Middlesex, on outdoor Stands 1,103 and 1,002, feature a side-mounted J.A.P. engine driving the two rear wheels through a three-speed-and-reverse gearbox.

A combined tractor and roller, which is also designed to operate with a 4f-cubic-ft. tipper bucket, is exhibited by B.S.A. Cycles, Ltd., Birmingham, 11, on outdoor Stand 1,326, the manufacturer being H. R. Nash, Ltd., London Road, Dorking, Surrey. It is a threewheeled machine, powered by a B.S.A. air-cooled engine developing 5 b.h.p., and it has a forward speed of 18 m.p.h. The built-in roller may be brought into use in 30 seconds by the removal of

9/i. 6 ins.

the rear wheels; the threespeed gearbox, with a reverse, gives ample pulling power for low-speed work.

Also shown on the B.S.A. stand is a prototype of a fork-lift truck manufactured by Molyneux and West, Ltd., Urmston, near Manchester. It is powered by the B.S.A. 420 c.c. industrial engine, which drives the steered wheel through a two-speed-and-reverse gearbox. The lift is hydraulically operated.

The post and the ballast. weights are detachable. The truck is particularly suitable for work in buildings with restricted interfloor passageways. With the post removed, it may be used as a light tractor. It can lift-1-ton load to a height of 9 ft. 6 ins. The engine, transmission unit and hydraulic gear are accessible after removing a rear panel.

The 3-cubic-yd. oil-engincd dumper exhibited by Railway, Mine and Plantation Equipment, Ltd., Imperial House, Dominion Street, •London, E.C.2, on outdoor Stand 1.352, is seen in its forward-control form. A basically similar rear-control model is available for site work. It is manufactured by Motor Rail, Ltd., Simplex Works, Bedford.

The dumper is a four-wheeled vehicle fitted with 13.00-in. by 24-in. tyres on the driven wheels and 31-in. by 9-in. tyres on the steered wheels. The power unit is a Dorman twin-cylindered oil engine delivering 28 b.h.p. at 1,600 r.p.m. The fuel consumption is claimed to be 0.38 pint per b.h.p.-hr.

The twin-ratio gearbox gives three forward speeds and a reverse in either the highor low-speed range. The gears are in constant mesh and are operated by dog clutches.

A pioneer in the light-dumper field, the Dumpling, shown by AvelingBarford, Ltd., Grantham, on outdoor Stands 1,217 and 1,116, is a pedestriancontrolled vehicle powered by a 3.85-b.h.p. petrol engine and capable of a forward and reverse speed of 21 m.p.h.

In a different Category, but in the same power class, is the MG5 tractor, a 7-b.h.p. endless-track machine produced by Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.., Orwell Works, Ipswich. It is shown on outdoor Stand 1,319. An important feature of the tracks is the frictionless rubber-jointed construction which obviates stretch and the need for lubrication. The latest addition to the attachments which may be fitted to the tractor is a bulldozer blade with a capacity of approximately I cubic yd. The drawbar pull is about 800 lb.

On Stand D205, R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd., Dursley. Glos, is exhibiting its range of 1-ton and 2-ton AutoTrucks, which includes the 2-ton elevating model, fitted with either poweror hand-operated lift. The fork-lift trucks, shown by Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., Widdrington Road, Coventry, on outdoor Stand 1,342, comprise both petroland oil-driven types with capacities from 1,500 to 5,000 lb. One of the FTF oil-engined trucks is fitted with a hydraulically operated rotating car ge, which permits movement through angle of 360 degrees in either direcn. The capacity of the machine is 60 lb. to a height of 9 ft.

A newcomer to the wide range of icatruc petrol-, oiland batteryerated fork-lift trucks, shown by '.D., Ltd., 95-99, Ladbroke Grove, ndon, W.I I, on outdoor Stand 1,356. an oil-engined version of the 2PH/9 trol-engined truck.

The oil engine is a Perkins P4 veloping 40 b.h.p. at 2.000 r.p.m. A ,ing which has been introduced with s model is a canopy, designed to Meet the driver from toppling loads, d to act as a mounting for a canvas ather-screen.

An interesting new Wrigley tipping ick of 20-cwt. capacity features a b.h.p. Villiers engine (driving the igle front wheel through a threeeed-and-reverse gearbox), hydraulic >ping gear, and a driver's seat on the rward end of the body. The steeringiving unit turns through a full circle. le truck is shown by Wessex IndusIA (Poole), Ltd., West Street, Poole, orset, on Stand D 130.

Two new fork-lift trucks are shown 1 the Conveyancer Fork Truck Co., d., Liverpool Road, Warrington, on ndoor Stand 1,358. Powered by a !rkins P4 oil engine, the latest addim to the range is a four-wheeled uck with a Brockhouse Salerni torque inverter for travelling. The second odel is a three-wheeled electric vehicle ith hydraulic lifting gear.

An all-electric fork-lift truck is WWII by R,ubery Owen and Co., Ltd., ooth Street, Darlaston, Staffs, on out)or Stand 1,235.

The Euclid rear-dump truck, chibited by the distributor, John lackwood Hodge and Co., Ltd., 11, erkeley Street, London, W.1, on outor Stands 1,315 and 1,214, is of 9.7-cubic-yd. capacity (15 tons), and is powered by a 150-b.h.p. Cummins oil engine. The hydraulic ram is of the three-stage type, the tipping angle being 70 degrees.

Exhibited on the same stand, the new Carlisle grader features a 75-b.h.p. Leyland oil engine which is in unit construction with the clutch, gearbox and final drive. The grader is a sixwheeled machine and the tandem drive provides maximum adhesion.

A new flat-bottomed scraper recently added to the range of machines manufactured by The Birtley Co., Ltd., Birtley, County Durham, is shown on outdoor Stand 1,302. It is of the cableoperated type and is designed for use with a Caterpillar D7 tractor. The BK 80 scraper, displayed by Blaw Knox, Ltd., Clifton House, Euston Road, London, N.W.1, on outdoor Stands 1,303 and 1,202, has a capacity of 9 cubic yds. It is designed to give a low rolling resistance, with the minimum width, so that it may be towed by any Class II tractor.

Scraper with Air Brakes

Air brakes are fitted to the new Onions 8-cubic-yd. scraper (as supplied to the Services) which is shown on outdoor Stands 1,335 and 1,234, by Onions and Sons (Levellers), Ltd., Moxley Road, Bilston, Staffs. It is also of interest that the range of Onionspowercontrol units will shortly include a larger plate-clutch model, intended for use with the most powerful tractors available.

On the Aveling-Barford stands (outdoor 1,217 and 1,116), interest is divided between the 9-cubic-yd. dumper, first shown last year, and the new Aveling-Austin 99-H motor grader. The blade of the grader is 13 ft. long and the side-shift range is 4 ft. 2 ins. The power unit is a Leyland 100b.h.p. oil engine.

A large excavator with a capacity of 21 cubic yds., known as the 54 RB, is shown by Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., of Lincoln, on outdoor Stands 1,305 and 1,204. The machine weighs 72i tons. and is mounted on crawler tracks with 30-in. links. The overall length of the track is 15 ft. 1 in., which gives the ample bearing area of 64 sq. ft. The power unit is a Ruston oil engine developing 202 b.h.p. at 6.500 r.p.m., or a 125 h.p. electric motor can be fitted if desired.

The improved mobility, grater output and longer wearing life of the Smith 10-cubic-ft. Superten excavator, shown by Thomas Smith and Sons (Rodley), Ltd., Rodley, Leeds, on outdoor Stand 1,362, are obtained by the liberal use of ball or roller hearings in the revolving superstructure.

The carriage is a one-piece all-welded fabricated structure, designed to withstand the great twisting stresses caused by working on uneven ground. The power unit is a three-cylindered oil engine.

One of the most impressive outdoot exhibits is the Vickers VR-180 tractor, powered by a Rolls-Royce sixcylindered supercharged oil engine developing 180 belt h.p., and giving 150 drawbar h.p. The tractor is tilt mounted on an elevated platform on outdoor Stand 1,350, the exhibitor being Jack Olding and Co., Ltd., Hatfield, Herts.

The most powerful of the oilengined tractors on the Marshall stand is the Challenger Mark III crawler fitted with the 6CD630 Meadows unit which develops 95 b.h.p. at 1,500 r.p.m. Fitted with a six-speed gearbox, the top-gear speed is 5.67 m.p.h. and the drawbar pull in that gear is 3,640 lb. The machine is shown on outdoor Stand 1,366 by Marshall. Sons and Co.. Ltd., Britannia Works. Gainsborough.


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