Articulated Harbtlt for Tight Work
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DESIGNED for use in confined areas such as markets and town centres, a new Harbilt articulated refuse collector built by the Harborough Construction Co., Ltd., Market Harborough, Leics, has a capacity of 6 Cu. yd. The body is 12 ft. long and 5 ft. wide and there are twin hydraulic rams outrigged from the chassis.
The electro-dynamic series-wound motor was specially developed for the vehicle and develops 3 h.p. at 1,950 r.p.m. It has a four-stage controller operated by pedal with a latch between second and third stages. The latch is interlocked with the reversing switch and foot brake. The drive is transmitted through an inbuilt helical reduction gear to a hypoid rear axle.
The vehicle has an 18-cell 196-ampt.hr. battery and the maximum speed is given as 14 m.p.h. The 8-in, brakes are operated by both hand and foot controls. Wheel hubs are mounted on taper-roller bearings and the vehicle has twin rear wheels.
The body is of light-alloy construction and has six sliding covers. The loading height is 3 ft. 10 in. The cab was specially designed for ease of entry and driver comfort. The step height is about 11 in.
Seating for a driver and three sweepers can be provided, and a clothing locker is available. Doors and curtains can he fitted if required.
MOTOR TRADER FINED
FINES totalling £15 were imposed upon Harry Winfield, 48-55 Wolverhampton Stieet, Walsall, motor trader, at Wolverhampton last week for using a lorty with an out-of-date Excise licence and for employing it for a purpose not authorized by its trade plate.
Mr. G. A. Harrison, prosecuting, said that the vehicle had been purchased on the day to which the summons referred and was carrying machinery under a limited trade plate. The Excise licence had expired at the endof 1955.
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When Driver Need Not Stop
ADRIVER was not legally obliged to stop or -report to the police if the only vehicle involved in an accident were his own and no pepon or animal were hurt. This submission was upheld by Stourbridge magistrates last week.
Charles Herbert Dyer, 33 Whittington Road, Natant, appeared on summonses for dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and not maintaining the steering of his car in efficient order.
In a statement, Dyer said that as he drove out of a ear park at Wollaston, he felt the steering fail. The car mounted a footpath and knocked down a road sign.. He did not stop, but drove the car back to a works. This was done safely it was submitted.
Dyer was fined £5 for dangerous driving, his licence was endorsed and he was fined £3 for driving a car with inefficient steering. Costs totalling £7 3s. were imposed.
REGISTRATIONS FOR FEBRUARY nURING February, the number of
vehicles registered, excluding cars and motorcycles, was 17,520. For the corresponding period last year the figure was 15,586. Details are given in the table below.
"Roads Not Isolated Problem"
THE contention that roads cannot be considered as a technical problem isolated from other matters is made in " koads and Means," published this week by the Conservative Political Centre, 6 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, at 9d. The author, Mr. G. D. M. Block, head of the home affairs section of. the Conservative Research Department, says that the size of the road programme the nation can afford is an economic and political decision.
The suggestion that highways should be placed under a National Road Authority, he states, " bristles with fallacies."
TAXIS MAY CARRY ONLY FOUR
TIIE Sheriff of Lanarkshire has
refused Glasgow Corporation permission to amend by-laws to enable certain types of taxi to carry five instead of four passengers.
Giving judgment upon the Corporation's application, the Sheriff confined himself to the question whetheE the carriage of five persons was desirable to meet occasional insufficiency of taxis.
The City had the Metropolitan type of taxi designed to carry four passengers, but by a "pure accident" one make was theoretically capaitle of carrying five. He proposed to bring the matter to the attention of the Minister of Transport.
Several operators and the Glasgow Taxicab Owners' Association opposed the application.
GOODYEAR TUBELESS GIANTS COMING MPORTAT progress has been made in the development of the tubeless tyre for use on commercial vehicles. The Goodyear concern have had vehicles running on tubeless-tyre tests for a long period.
It is pointed out that the mechanical task of producing a complete new line of lorry tyres in all sizes is great, and for this reason it will he some time before the Goodyear tubeless giant tyre becomes generally available.