The Purchase Department.
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Where to Buy Your Necessary Supplies and Accessories.
Vandervell Replacement Batteries.
We have received a leaflet from C. A. Vandervell and Co., Ltd., Acton, London, W., which gives ,particulars of the replacement batteries which the company is manufacturing for use on American vehicles. The fact that so considerable a number of American machines are equipped with lighting sets and electrical self-starters has undoubtedly turned the attention of British manufacturers to the production of batteries suita,ble for these equipments. There are several special features connected with the batteries produced by Vandervell and Co. Interested readers should apply for ta copy of the pamphlet at the address given above., Midland Tires.
A copy of a new solid band-tire list which has recently been issued by the liclidlafid Rubber Co., Ltd., Ryland Street, Birmingham, is to hand. We reproduce a composite illustration of three different de signs of this company's tires suitable for commercial vehicles which have been extracted from the leaflet. A number of tabulated details is included dealing with each section of tire produced, and a schedule of loads gives the maximum load for each tire section.
We notice with interest that "Midland tires are being manufactured at the present tune to fit American rim sizes. The list included giving the various sizes is added to continually. Particulars are given where fitting facilities are available in the principal towns throughout the Country. The fitting • of Midland tires at these depots to&commereial vehicles is carried out free of charge to the user. A copy of the leaflet can be obtained from the company upon application.
No-solution Puncture Patch.
We have received from Charles L. Cut'hbe and Co., 37, Great Eastern Street, London, E.C., a samplesaf the Climax No-Solution patch, which is manufactured for mending punctures in the inner tubes of pneumatic tires. As its name implies, no solution of any kind is required when using the patch.
• It is necessary, however, to carry oat the following instructions to enable the patch to be effective. Thoroughly clean with benzole or petrol the portion of the inner tube which has to be covered, and then sandpaper well round the puncture. Saturate this part of the tube with the same spirit as used for cleaning purposes. Cut out the patch with the fabric, adhering and saturate this with petrol. Then peel the fabric off and rub the part of the tube which has been prepared for the patch with the adhesive side of the fabric, which may then be thrown away. Immediately place the patch upon the wet tube with a very slight shuffling movement so as to drive out any air from between the surfaces, and press well down. When this is done, if the patch is allowed to dry under pressure it will be found to afford a permanent and effective %repair.
Wrigley's Components.
The illustration which we reproduce herewith will give our readers some idea of the class of component which E. Wrigley. and Co., Ltd., Foundry Lane Works, Soho, Birmingham, is manufacturing. It shows a gearbox suitable for embodying in a four-ton commercial vehicle. It will be noticed that considerable attention has been paid on the part of the designer to the requirements of the user.
One or two interesting points will be noticed in connection with this design of gearbox. It will be seen that the change-speed operating gear is enclosed, which, of course, secures the mechanism both against the intrusion of dust and oil. The extended tundish, which protrudes outside the frame, presents an orifice which will accommodate the most unhandy receptacle for oil. It will be seen that there is no split in the gearbox through which the oil can leak, and the lid is of the quick-detachable type. An ample drain is provided.
Of course, as is generally known, Wrigley and Co. specializes in the production of numerous component parts for the commercial-chassis builder. We are given fo understand that after the cessation of hostilities the company anticipates being able to offer a considerable number of new specialities suitable for vehicles ranging from the light delivery van -t,o the heavy-class industrial-machine.
Particulars are not available at the present time concerning these new components, but we will, of course, give our readers an early description of them as soon as details are to hand.