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RANGING in pay-load capacity from 2 tons to 5 tons, the machines exhibited by the Garner Company number fo'ur. There are two examples of the 40-50-cwt. model. One, designated M40, has a 9-ft. 3-in. wheelbase, 27.3 h.p. engine and Goodyear 32 by 6 pneumatic tyres, It is shown in chassis form. Similar in design but slightly longer is model E.40, with 12-ft. 11-in. wheelbase. In this case, a handsome streamlined van body is mounted on the chassis.
Carrying a tipping body operated by a Woods under-type power hoist, model S60 is a 3-4-tonner. Here the wheelbase dimension is 7 ft. 5 ins., and the standardized tyre size 32 by 6 T.T. ; the equipment again being of Goodyear make.
The same size engine as on the smaller models is installed, and the dimensions of the body, which has a steel-lined floor, are 8 ft. 7 ins, long and 6 ft. 8 ins. wide.
A 13-ft, 9-in. by 6-ft. 7-in, flat platform body is carried on the Garner 4-5-tonner--model 046. It has all 11-ft. 9-in. wheelbase, similar engine to the foregoing machine, and 32 by 6 H.D. Firestone tyres.
This paper carried out a road test of a Garner 3-4-tonner on October 15 last, and formed a good opinion of its performance and other desirable charac
teristics making strong appeals to operators.
No visitor to the Show can help being favourably impressed by the pleasing and unusual frontal apearance of this make, whilst the well-known means adopted for rendering the engine accessible for minor overhaul, and easily .withdtawn from the frame when major operations become necessary, are an unquestionable asset. Moreover, the fully forward driving position and cab design give the driver unusually good visibility.
Briefly to run through the salient points of the chassis, the power. unit, which develops 65 b.h.p., transmits through a Borg and Beck clutch, fourspeed gearbox. Layrub propeller shaft and spiral-bevel axle. Braking is by the Lockheed system, and, with the exception of the 2-tonner, is assisted by F, and J. vacuum-servo apparatus. The suspension system incorporates a novel rear spring back mounting.
During our test of the 3-tanner, which, incidentally, is covered by a 50-per-cent, overload guarantee, we recorded a fuel consumption equivalent to 48 pay-load ton m.p.g„ a satisfactory figure for this class. In our report, moreover, we made special reference to the rapid acceleration and retardation, and the remarkable manceuvrability of the machine, which rendered it particularly well equipped for operation in thick traffic, or districts where roads are narrow and winding.—Garner Motors, Ltd., North Acton Road. London, N.W.10.