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12th June 1923
12th June 1923
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More Motor Fire-pumps Required,

T HE EQUIPMENT of our cities, towns, and other populous places and areas with motor fire-pumps has gone ahead during the past...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"7 he wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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A Dunlop Semi-pneumatic Tyre.

W E understand that the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. has for some time past been experimenting with an Acrocore tyre, designed to...

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LIFTING THE LOAD FROM THE GROUND.

Three Types of Rapid Loading and Unloading Devices. W E HAVE already, in the columns of 'The Commercial Motor, referred to...

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AN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC TIPPING TRUCK.

An Interesting Model the Scope of which is Increased by Fitting a Tipping Body. T HE small electric industrial truck is a...

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THE LATEST IN HORSE-BOXES.

A New Karrier Design in which Special Attention has been Given to the , Question of the Animal's Comfort. THERE ARE many...

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RUBBER SURFACING FOR MAIN ROADS.

Some Early Experiments and Others of a More Recent Character in Rubber Paving and the Conclusions so far Reached. PrHE USE of...

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A NEW TWO-WHEELED TIPPING TRAILER.

A Unit Which Enables the Scope of the Lightweight Farm Tractor to be Extended. I N 'SPITE of the fact that the average .I....

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REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL.

The Methods Employed by the City of Westminster in Collecting from 100 Miles of Streets per Day and Handling 81,000 Tons of...

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BRAKES FOR THE SIX-WHEELER.

How the Problem of Braking the Whole of the Wheels of a Four-wheel-driven Six-wheeler has been SolVed T HE SIX-WHEELER differs...

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A COACH BODY A SLIDING SIDE.

E VER SINCE the motor coach became a popular means of passenger road transport, coach body designers have racked their brains...

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Demonstrating a 12-ton Tipper.

A NT_TMBER of representatives - of the Press were invited last week to attend a demonstration and test which were carried out...

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FITTING A COACH FOR WIRELESS RECEPTION.

Continued from Our Issue of May 22nd, Further Details are Given of the Equipment of a Motor Coach with the New Means of Adding...

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A STREET-WATERING TRACTOR-LORRY.

A LTHOUGH, so far as we are aware, there is no sphere -of municipal activity into which the tractor-lorry has yet made definite...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

The Relative Importance of Standing Charges and Running Costs. Why it is Necessary to Know Both Time and Distance Before...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings. and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. DAY TOURS OF 212 MILES. Peculiarities of the Rhyl Coaching...

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STUDYING THE COMFORT OF THE PASSENGER.

The Development of a System of Seat Springing which Greatly Increases the Flexibility. T HE COMPETITION which now exists...

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AIDS TO 1OLVING FORD PROBLEMS,

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver, and Repairer. I N THIS series of...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor incites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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A PRACTICAL AND EFFICIENT ROAD ROLLER.

( 'NE OF THE best-known types of 1 0 British road rollers which is largely used by municipal authorities and road contractors...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble C ONTRIBUTIONS are invited for this page from...

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HINTS ON BRAZING

And a Story of a Little Difficulty with a Steering Gear. Contributed by Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. T HIS WEEK'S prize of...

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ENGINE LUBRICATION.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. A N INTERESTING improvement on the well-known method of varying the oil level in an...