Hendrickson Suspension for Light Six-wheeler
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A' NEW model from M. 6. Rowe (Motors), Dublebois, Ltd., will be displayed on the forecourt of West Brompton station during the Commercial Motor Show, in company with two other Hillmaster vehicles.
Known as the L/M/14, the new vehicle is a 6 x 4 chassis designed for a gross weight of 20 tons. As the unladen weight of the complete vehicle with a light-alloy platform body is under 51 tons, a payload of 14+ tons is permissible.
The -double-drive rear axles are Eaton 18800 single-speed units of 6.68: I ratio, combined with a lockable third differential of the same make operated from the driver's cab. The axles are carried in a Hendrickson bogie assembly, using rubber cushions as the suspension medium, with all location member rubber-bushed to reduce maintenance t4 the minimum.
The six-wheeler has a wheelbase o 18 ft. and is powered by a Meadows 6DC 500 oil engine producing 135 b.h.p. 2,400 r.p.m., thus continuing a polic: of providing a high power-to-weigh ratio. A five-speed-and-reverse gearbo; with direct-drive top gear is standard, bu the chassis may also be supplied with ; similar unit giving an overdrive-top rah( of 0.798 to 1.
Brake-drum diameters are 15+ in, or the front axle and 15+ in. at the rear with 44-in. and 6-in.-wide facings. Opefa lion is hydraulic with air-pressure help The chassis shown will have the lates Hillmaster cab.