THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BRITISH SIDECAR FIRE APPARATUS.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1926.
A sidecar fire engine carrying complete fire fighting equip- ment was a novel exhibitaja recent motor cyle show in London. This compact apparatus is designed for use in districts which are not easily accessable to the sun! heavy fire machines. The equipment includes chemical extinguishers and a pump. Similar appliances are urgently needed in Hongkong, especially on the
Peak.
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EGYPT WANTS TRACTORS. LARGE DEATH TOLL.
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The demand for tractors in America is the leader of the Egypt is rapidly growing. During world in death rate due to auto- the past year 280 tractors were mobile nccidents.
The rate is
imported into Egypt, as compared 14.8: fatalities for every 100,000 England is second with 24 during the previous year. population. Most of the machines imported with a rate of 6.2. Motor vehicles wore American and British pro- caused a death every half hour ducts.
in this country last year.
THE PLAIN MAN AND HIS CAR.
VI.-CONTROLS (Continued)
(By P. W. F. Mills.)
The clutch pedal.
The Brake Controls.
the starting motor or the operator at the starting handle, in as Whenever the clutch is being much as the clutchshaft and the disengaged with a view to dia-gear wheels in the gear box connecting the engine from the which it drives are not rotated as remainder of the transmission the crankshaft revolves, and the line the clutch pedal should be work performed in churning up pressed right down, and the move-the sticky lubricant in the gear meat should be a raph one. Any- box is avoided. thing in the nature of a half disengagement should be avoided. na this results in undue wear of
The arrangement of brake con- the friction fabric. On the other hand the clutch should always be truls varies between two alterna- engaged with us gradual a move tives. One control, the hand con- ment as possible when the car is trol, may always be locked in the "brakes on" position by means of stationary or moving slowly
a ratchet device, but the brake This does not mean that the move-which this control operates may ment of the foot in allowing the be either one of the two indepen- pedal to come up must not vary dent sets of brakes provided. On in alowness throughout the range
of the pedal, as the pedal rises cars fitted with rear wheel brakes there comes an instant at which and a single transmission brake the commonest arrangement is there is sufficient friction between the clutch surfaces to "take" the one in which the hand lever load of the tar, and when this operates the rear wheel brakes point has been reached there is and the pedal operates the trans-. mission brake, although the re- nothing to be gained by delaying
verse arrangement, which has a full engagement.
great deal to be said for it, is
It will have been noted that use growing in the favour of manufae-
of the clutch is an essential partturers. Most driverà find it more ot all gear changing operations, convenient to use the pedal con- and if the car is fitted with a trol for ordinary purposes, and in case it is an advantage to clutch-stop, described in, a previ- this
operat- ous article, this will come into have the pedal control action when the clutch pedal Ising the smoother and less power- Moreover, on pressed down as far as it willful wheel brakes. KO. It is clear, therefore, that in cars. in which the gear quadrant changing "up", when the effect and hand brake control are cer of the clutch-stop is to lesson the trally situated it is an advantage pause in "neutral," the pedal to arrange operation of the trans- should be pressed hard down. In mission, brake, which is in any changing "down." when the ac-ease located almost immediately Hoorboards of the tion of the stop in checking rota- beneath the tion of the clutchshaft is an ob car, by the hand. lever. The con-' stacle to easy operation, the pedal nections between brake controls themselves are should be presseds down only so and the brakes
or stranded wire far as is necessary to disengage usually' rods the clutch. It will often be found cables, but some of the more ex- that the clutch perial on cars fitted pensive cars are now fitted with with a clilch-stop possesses a pneumatic, or hydraulic control, lever or pedal operating greater range of travel than usual the
in order to make disengagement plungers in pneumatic or hydrau of the clutch possible without lic cylinders and the connection bringing the clutch-stop intoj ta the brake shoes being similar operation:
ly operated by further plungers located near them. The system It is not proposid to deal here entails a considerable amount of with methods of clutch adjust piping, and in some forms a pueu- ment and remedios for "here"
matic or hydraulic reservoir as and "Slipping" clutches, but it well, but it has the important ad- may be useful to refer to, two vantage of being extremely neat, points to be remembered in co thoroughly reliable and of enabl- nection with clutches and clutching a most powerful leverage to Control Cold weather is very be exerted at _the_control with likely to cause the oil in the clutch very little effort. When applied control.connectious laul. perhaps, to The control of front wheel That between the friction surfaces brakes, which are not easily, cof-, themselves to become "gummy!"trolled by rod or cable systems,, This may mean that for the first the pneumatic or hydraulic system. few moments after starting is seen to the greatest advantage." it is dheult to disengage the clutch surfares, and in manṇouve- ing the car in close proximity to ditches and other obstacles care
The Ignition Cut-out Switch.
Most carburetters are fitted
should be taken in depress the with a "throttle-stop" which pre- clutch pedal a little earlier than rents the throttle from closing usual, allowing the car to "ralentirely even when the control the remaining distance required. | fevers is in the fully closed posi- In running the clutches of all tion.
amount of throttle
The
cars. but especially these, with pening which remains is usually "unit" construction of engine and sufficient to enable the engine to gear box, receive a fair amount run very slowly when it is well of heat from the engine, and this warmed up and working under no is, augmented by any prolonged louit. An ignition switch
use of the clutch itself. There | necessary, therefore, to bring it to should always be a small amount rest.
of play in the pedal when the
clutch is fully engaged, and if this The ignition cut-out switch play is absent when the engine should never be used as a means) is well warmed up its absence of stopping the engine in ordinary may indicate that owing to expun-running, and in descending steep. sion in the control connections hills it is unwise to switch off the as without the surfaces are prevented frors ignition current, making complete engagement, sparking across the plug points with consequent undue wear to the latter will probably become foul and necessitate a stop at the the fabric.
foot of the hill to clean them.
If possible, and this is usually The very fact of the throttle being the case if an electric starter is practically closed in such descents being used, the clutel pedal is sufficient guarantee that the should be held,, down whilst the engine is being driven by the mo- crankshaft is being turned in mentum of the car, its own trac- starling on a cold morning.tive effort being almost negligible, Disengagement of the clutch in and there should be no need to this way makes easier work for use the ignition switch.
JOME FOLKS SELL
THEIR HOMES TO BUY AN AUTO 'CAUSE THEY' KNOW THEY'LL NEVER
BE HOME.
LIGHT AUTO MODELS.
the trend towards Although light auto models has been notice- able for a long time in France, it is.emphasized at the present time. Many manufacturers of larger curs are turning their attention lighter models.
USED CARS INCREASE.
to
There has been an increase in
the number of used cars offered for
sale due to the many new cars the which have been placed on
Coupes and roadsters
market.
have been the types of cur easiest to find a ready resale market.
Friendly
Counsel
Graham Brothers truck production
for the first six months of 1925
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equalled their entire production
for 1924.
Words of commendation from good
business men in every part of the world are responsible.
Thoroughly sold by their own ex- perience with these trucks, they in turn are selling their friends.
The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.
33, Wong Nei Chung Road
Happy Valley.
GRAHAM BROTHERS
TRUCKS
SOLD BY DODGE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYWHERE
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88 Wong Nei Chuug Road (Happy Valley).
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.