Specializing in Used Units
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A Service System for the Supply of Replacements Which Enable Old Vehicles to be Run Economically
T"question of absorbing old and redundant vehicles is a very difficult and pressing one, and considerable interest therefore attaches to an organization, Used Units, Ltd., Nairne Street, Accrington Road, Burnley (the directors of which are Messrs. J. Oswald Tillotson and T. E. Rhodes), established to deal with t,his problem, particularly as it specializes solely in commercial vehicles, and the staff engaged is thoroughly experienced in their maintenance.
Immediately a vehicle is received into the works, a complete record is made and carded; this gives details of the make, year of manufacture, type, horsepower, number of engine, type and number of gearbox, axles, steering gear, etc., and a serial number is issued. The vehicle is then dismantled by trained mechanics, and the serial number stamped on those units and parts which are found to be sound and usable. Unserviceable material ia sorted according to its specification and gold to metal merchants; even the window glass and the wood are disposed of.
The chief point about this system is that satisfactory replacements for vehicles in operation can usually he supplied at almost a moment's notice. All that it is necessary to give are details of the part wanted, and the make, type and chassis number of the vehicle. The stock cards then show what is available.
There are undoubtedly many vehicles which should be off the road, and will probably be sent off when the new Act is put into operation ; but there arc others which, although they may have been in use for some years, may not have run a long mileage and have been maintained in good condition, yet it is often difficult to obtain for them serviceable units and spares at a price which justifies their purchase, and it is here that
the used component is Ending a ready market.
Vehicles such as those to which we have referred are often employed on short-distance delivery work, quarrying, roadmaking, etc., where the modern high-speed unit is not required, and may not always show to the greatest advan tage. • The company does not, however, confine itself to units for old-type vehicles, but frequently obtains possession of rew parts from modern vehicles, which have reached it through the salvage of some accident in which portions are undamaged, whilst there are many cases of engine conversions from petrol to oil where the complete petrol units, in excellent order, are sometimes available at attractive prices.
Inquiries are being received from almost every part of the country, and some of the largest fleet owners and municipalities have already been supplied, thus proving that the company
performing a useful service. •