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at the W.F.
THE engineering and hardware section of the British Industries Fair at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, now in progress Until May I4,-has an appeal alike for industrialists, engineers, municipal authorities, architects, builders and hardware producers
and users. With an area of 124,401 sq. ft., however, the engineering group is the largest in this 7-acre exhibition, and both in this and the outdoor section, covering 78,000 sq. ft., concerns well known in the commercial vehicle industry give point to the modern appreciation that all industry lives by their support.
True, there are no essentially roadgoing vehicles at the Fair, but the importance to industry of industrial trucks, mobile cranes, dumpers, rollers, etc., is sharply spotlighted, whilst the close links between so many of our accessory manufacturers and the si.hole process of mechanized production stand out strongly.
lit the outdoor section D. a fine display is made by Aveling-Wirford, Ltd., Grantham, with oil-engined road rollers, the petrol roller. 4L7.-euhie-yd. and 1-cubic-yd. dumpers, and the wellknown Calfdozer. The oil-engined rollers ire notable for the variablepressure device—a movable weieht--and Fluidrive transmission can he obtained as an extra. T iese are made in three sizes, giving a range from to 13 tons. The petrol roller is a 30-cwt. type.
Representing the most advanced development in the Aveline-Barford dumpers, the oil-engined shuttle dumper, of Vectibic-yd. capacity. is
e to meet the demand for a high-speed, large-capacity machine, capable of covering thc roughest ground and conforming With legal requirements for use on public highways. The smaller dumper is a threewheeler with a four-cvlindered petrol engine, whilst the Calfdozer is a miniature bulldozer with an 8 h.p. single-cylindered four-stroke engine.
Coventry Climax Engines, !Ad.. Coventry (1) Outdoor), is exhibiting what is thought to be the first oileneined fork-lift truck ever produced. It is powered by the Coventry Diesel 34 b.h.p. type CD unit, with high power-to-weight ratio, The oiler is Model FTF 512 arid, apart from its engine. follows a specification similar to those of the FTD 309 and 312, which are also shown. The FTD 309 is a 3,000-lb.-capacity truck, and the FTD 312 a 4,000-th model, whilst the capacity of the oiler shown is 5,000 lb. There are eight models in the range, from 3,000 lb. to 6,000 lb., but those exhibited are representative.
Pneumatic tyres are standard on all models, but solids can be fitted as optional extras. Lifting, tilting and steering are hydraulic.
The Muir-Hill durnpers, Models 10B, 148 and 20B, comprise the exhibit of E. Boydell and Co.' Ltd., Manchester, 16, on Stand D 611)510. All three are usable without restriction on the public highway, hence the flame "Hiway " which has been given to them. Also common to the three is the rotatable driving seat and steering gear.
The smallest, the 10B, is a 21-3-cubic yd. machine. The intermediate type (148) has a capacity of 31-4 cubic yds. and the layout differs somewhat from that of the 10B, in that, instead of being built on the tractor principle, like the 108, it is designed more on the lines of a commercial vehicle, except that it is unsprung. The engine in the 108 is a four-cylindered side-valve unit, and that in the 14B a Perkins P6 oiler.
Large Line in Dumpers.
-The 20B is if• particularl3'r large dumper, with a capacity of 5-6 cubic yds. Its general •design is similar to that of the 14B, the principal difference being that it is a fully Sprung machine. The power unit is the A.E.C. 7.7-litre oil engine. .
Several models of petroland oilengined roller are seen on the D Outdoor stand of Thomas Green and Son, Ltd., Smithfield Ironworks, Leeds. Of particular interest is the DRM 10tonner which has a fluid coupling and hydraulic power steering. The power unit is a Lister 27/3 oiler. Other models are the PAX, DRL, DRX and DRM, of 23, 6, 4 and 7 tons respectively, two with four-cylindered engines and two with twin-cylindered units.
Displayed for the first time on the stand (D Outdoor) of I.T.D.. Ltd. 142, Sloane Street, London, S.W.1, are the Stacatruc rotary titter, the Stacash_ovel and the Stacascoop. The first-named has been specially designed for use in foundries, metal works and similar plants. Tilting is possible at any angle through 360 degrees and at any height up to 9 ft. or 12 ft„ according to model. Suitable locking gears for fixing bins, skips or ladles to the forks can be supplied to specification.
For Handling Loose Stuff This is convincingly demonstrated, along with the Stacashovel, a large hydraulically operated mobile shovel for handling coal, sand, rubble, etc. Also designed for handling loose material, the Stacascoop, of •i• cubic. yd. capacity, is readily fitted on the front of the well-known standard Stacatruc, which forms the basis of all these
departures This petrol-driven fork truck can handle a maximum load of up to 3,500 lb.
The Aeroloader, for use in loading and unloading aeroplanes at airports, and the Stacatrailer non-reversing trailer, are also shown. • Mobile cranes are exhibited by several concerns in D Outdoor section. One is the Mynne electric runabout crane, displayed by C. H. Johnson (Machinery), Ltd., Adswood Road, Stockport. Another, in the light class, is the Neal Type TIO 10-cwt. mobile A34 crane, shown along with 15-cwt., 2-ton and 4-6-ton types by R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd., Plant House, Ealing, London, W.5.
Jones cranes are shown by George Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd., Wood Lane, London, W.12, which markets them for K. and L. Steelfounders and Engineers, Ltd., Coborn Works, Letchworth, Herts. The largest runs on rails, but the Super 44, Super 22 and Super 15 are all fully mobile and the last-mentioned and lightest model is claimed to combine the compactness of the light non-mobile hand crane with the advantages of the fully mobile poweroperated crane.
Similarly, Thomas Smith and Sons (Rodley), Ltd., Leeds, shows 5-ton oilengined and petrol-electric cranes of various types.
Both mobile cranes and industrial trucks are exhibited by Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., Crown Works, Sunderland, on one of the D Outdoor stands. An all-electric Coles 1-ton crane demonstrates the performance of these versatile models, the range of which includes 1-, 3-, 5-, 6and 121--ton types, plus lorry-mounted patterns in 3and 6-ton capacities.
On the same stand, the Electric Eel exemplifies its safety and ease Of operation. Load-carrying, "low lift," tiering and heavy-duty Electric Eels are available. "Body-weight" steeringis a letiture.
Also in D section outdoors are examples of the Conveyancer range of fork-lift trucks, made by Electro Hydraulics, Ltd., Liverpool Road, Warrington. The Mark TB now has a greatly reduced turning radius. It has petrol-electric drive. Other models in the range are Mark II, Mark III and Mark VIII respectively, with 14 h.p, petrol engine, battery-electric drive, and 8 h.p. petrol unit.
The Outdoor section B contains an interesting exhibit by Tractors (London), Ltd., Bentley Heath, Barnet, Herts, in the form of a miniature
general-purpose tractor powered by a Norton single-cylindered motorcycle / engine, and having a fully automatic centrifugal clutch. Control is remarkablY simple, there being only accelerator and brake pedals and a single hand control for forward (single-speed) and reverse gears, and left or right steering operating on the rear drive. There is normal steering at the front. The price is £200.
Three makes of industrial truck are exhibited indoors. Two of these are the Lister (R. A. Lister and Co., Lid. Dursley, Glom.) on Stand D 210 and the Graiseley Electric (Diamond Motors (Wolverhampton), Ltd., Upper Villiers Street, Wolverhampton) on Stand C 227. The former is exhibited along with sub-assemblies and component parts, whilst on the Diamond stand arc two platform types and one sided, and a chassis.
Reliance's Extensive Range
The third, on Stands D 245 and
D 142 combined, is the Reliance, made by Reliance Trucks, Ltd„ Vale Works, Heckmondwike, Yorks. This make is well represented, but would merit a small exhibition of its own,so wide is ' the range of trucks and tractors with single, twin and four-eylindered engines. Threeand four-wheelers are manufactured, and the larger trucks are suitable for such heavy duties as refuse collection.
A bright display is made on the Chaseside stand D 709 by an orange mechanical shovel, a silver mobile crane and a black excavator. All are based on Fordson Major tractors. The maker is Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd., Station Works East, Hertford, Herts.
On Stand C 311, Motor Rail Ltd.. Simplex Works, Bedford, shows the Motor Rail front-control-type dumper of 3-cubic-yd. capacity, fitted with a
twirt-cylindered oil engine. It can be
used on highways.
Several well-known manufacturers or electrical equipment are represented among the exhibitors of accessories. On Stand C 501 Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Great King Street, Birmingham, 19, shows many items from its wide range. including heavy-duty batteries and gasturbine injection equipment.
On the same Stand is C.A.V,, Ltd., Warple Way. Acton. London. W,3, with
starters, dynamos, fuel-injection equipment, lamps, etc. Fluorescent lighting for passenger vehicles is demonstrated.
The Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., Exide Works. Clifton Junction. near Manchester, shows Ironclad commercial vehicle and traction batteries on Stand C 417. whilst Oldham batteries are seen on Stand C 414, rdong with charging plant and allied eqtripment. The maker is Oldham arid Son. Ltd.. Denton, Manchester.
Charging plant, test gear, tho Oileorl and other accessories are shcywa bs Messrs. Runbaken Electrical Products. 71-73, Oxford Road, Manchester, 1, MI Stand C 728, Crompton lamps and Young starter and traction batteries. along with other electrical equipment. are on Stand B 308.
A wide assortment of windscreen wipers and washers, fans, defrosters, hooters, direction indicators and so on is shown by Trico-Folberth, Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, which has its exhibit on Stand C 309.
Exhibirs by organizations such as the Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd. Wellington !louse, Lancaster Place. London, W.0 2, Stand D 629. and Reynolds Tube Co., Ltd., .fyseley, Birmingham. Stands D 621 and 520, are also of great interest to commercialvehicle operators and manufacturers.
Light-alloy Castings
An impressive display by hhirmid industries, Ltd.. Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, near Birmingham, includes castings for such items as engine parts. This is on Stand 0 725.
The Brock house combiaed torque converter and fluid coupling is seen on Stands D 405 and 304. and, in addition to the Turbo-Transmitter, there are many items of workshop and garage equipment, The exhibitor is J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd., Victoria Works, Hill 'fop. West Bromwich.