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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING

REMARKABLE RELIABILITY TEST.

1,830 Miles Round Great Britain.

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The above photograph shows a 33-neater Associated Daimler bus climbing the famous Shup (Westmoreland) Gradient, which is 1 in 8 and 10 miles long, during a 1,880 mile reliabilty test round Great Britain. The run was successful in every respect.

due to a nut working loose on the Autovac suction pipe to induction, and the second stop was caused by the carburettor toggle pina coming adrift. The omnibus bod stood up to the severe strains it was subjected to in an excellent manner. Total weight of the body was 1 ton 16 ewis., ballagt in sand- bags plus an average of ten pas- sengers per day was carried, amounting to 2 tons 6 cwts. The total weight carried, therefore, was equal to about 48 passengers, or an overload of 10 passengera. The chassis weighed 2 tons cwts, so that the total weight carried throughout the tour was 6 tons 19 cwts.

A successful all-round tour of starts were made on a gradient off cal accessory troubles. One was Great Britain has just been com- 1 in 4 with wet and very bad road pleted by an Associated Daimler surface. The long tedious climb 33-seater singledeck amnibus, At-of Shap to Westmorland was ac- led with the A.D.C. 35/50 h.p. complished with ease, at an aver- poppet valve engine. The vehicle ago speed of 26 miles per hour for was loaded with the equivalent the entire length of the gradient. weight of about 37 passengers, and In Scotland, between Pitlochry and the object of the test was to prove Inverness, extremely rough and the all-round efficiency, and relia diffcult roads were experienced bility of this type of vehicle to snow drifta in some places almost stand up to any test likely to be took the steering out of the experienced under severe service driver's hands, The complete accomplished with case. The route was covered in six days, the route taken WON London to total running time being 61 hours Land's End, vin tho West 56 minutes; 226 gallons of petrol of England to Glasgow, and were used for the complete jour thence via Pitlochry to Inverness, ney, consumption averaging 8.1 following the const round to Aber- miles per gallon. Oll consumption deen, Aberdeen. to Edinburgh, 2% gallons, equalling 782 miles thenee to Newcastle, and New per gallon, and approximately 14 castle back to the Southall Works gallon of water was added to tho of The Associated Daimler Com-} radiator each day. pany, Lud,

The notorious Porlock, Countia bury and Parracombe billa in the West Country were climbed in ex- cellent style, and two standing)

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the Associated Daimler Co., of This gruelling test, organised by

Southall, Middlesex, England, At no points on the hilly sections marks a great event in the Com- was overheating experienced, and mercial Motor Industry, and again only two 15 minute delays were proves the worth of Associated experienced, due to minor mechani-] Daimler vehicles.

PNEUMATIC TYRES. of less wear and tear to chassis KEEPING A CAR FIT.

Saving on Road Maintenance..

and body and to, the goods carried, or of greater comfort to passen- gers, are often sufficient to turn the scale and to convert a service-

which is, acarcely paying its way into a money-making concern.

Pressure and Weight,

How to Use the Grease-gun and Oil-can.

Modern cars. demand '80 little. attention to lubrication that they seldom receive any at all. The

The low and medium pressure types of balloon tyre urn now nl- most universally, adopted by motor,

The question of pressures is of owner Ands that," providing he car manufacturers throughout the world. Important as this develop the greatest importance for suc-keeps the engine supplied with oil, ment may be to private road trans-cess in the use of pneumatic tyres, the rest of the car can be left alone port in affording more comfortable and loading and weight distribufor indefinite periods without up- on have also to be considered. parent i-effect. To neglect a car and less expensive conveyance, its The question of waight distribu-in this way is a great mistake, effect is far greater on commercialtion is much more complicated for Proper lubrication of every part of motor haulage at home and abroad.the commercial vehicle than for the chassis is most essential, Before pneumatic tyres and the the private car, yet it is often over otherwise undue wear is bound to rigid frame six-wheeler came into looked by the owners of transport take plare. It is a good plan to go use for the conveyance of passen-vehicles operated on solid tyres.round every point with the grense- gers and goods we were moving in Pneumatic tyres, to give reliability gun at least once a week, or, if the a vicious circle. To withstand and durability, must be run with is in constant use, every 250 On the lubrication chart miles, heavy depreciation, builders of the inflation which is correct ac-several of the grensers will be business chassis. Increased the cording to their design for the marked for treatment only once weight of machines to meet the loads to be carried and the aver-every 500 or 1,000 miles, but more growing demand for greater load age speeds of operation. Over-Frequent attention cannot do harm, eapacity. The heavier the vehi-loading is the most certain way to and may be of advantage. The clea became, the grewer was the produce extravagant and out-of-grease need not be used sparing- damage to road surfaces and proportion maintenance charges, ly, except at points were any aur- foundations, and also a point particularly when air-filled tyres plus might get through to the that is too often overlooked-toure used, It will be seen, then, brake linings and impair their property adjoining the roada.

that unless a user is prepared to efficiency. With certain types of exercise more care with the pneu-front-wheel brakes the steering-pin The Required Solution.'

matic than he did with the solid <reasers have to be handled rather The problem to be solved, there-tyre, the results will be unsatis-arefully because of this possibility, fore, was how to reduce road factory, and he will probably By giving them a little grease wear and tear and yet make vehi-blame the tyres and revert to the very week instead of bivver doses old system. Results of this kindance of trouble. Before apply- at odd times, you will avoid the cles sufficiently safe to durability. The solution has been have, no doubt, boon the obstacle ing the gun, clean the mud off the partly found in the air-filled tyre to the wider use of the preumatic treaser. Then make sure that the for the industrial motor; and it is tyre in commercial vehicles,

lubricant gets through properly.

ensure

to be hoped that it will not be long. But it is road preservation that At certain points there is, bound before the pneumatic tyre is used is the great argument for thefto be resistance, but if it is not wherever possible for goods as adoption of the pneumatic tyre easily overcome the greaser is pro- well, as for passenger traffic. both at home and oversen. The bably choked with mud or dust. To-day, the use of the air-filled solid tyre is, by engendering road-Try changing it with another one, tyre on the lighter classes of goods hammer, the surest destructor of It is a good policy to have a few vehicles and on those of modern road surface and foundation, and, pares handy, for a choked grenser is often difficult to clear. One or design constructed to carry a con- by vibration, of adjoining house two points, hidden away in unusual siderable number of passengers is property; and nothing is more wel positions, are easily overlooked, widespread, and there is a notice-come than the development that is They should all be located from the able tendency towards its employ taking place in this country, not instruction book. Every month, or ment on the heavier models of ma-only in the high-pressure pneuma- after cuch 1,000 miles running, it chine. Progress is not, however, tie, but also in the low-pressure is advisable to check the oil level as quick in this direction as it tyre and that built with special in gearbox and back axle. Re- should be. The initial cost or the section. And it is high time that lefshment is only required long cost of conversion, the lack of reli- the Government, in view of the intervals, but there is always able data, and a certain number of somewhat natural deterrents to chance of leakage causing an un- early fallures which proved ex-many commercial vehicle users, expected shortago. Use nothing.

Lo but the encouragement

recommended grade of travagant, are factors which have gave made many transport employers owners of vehicles with pneuma- geur oil for making good any do. At the same time go hesitate to adopt the pneumatic [tle tyres by reducing taxation on ficiency. tyre. Now, however, pre-apture such vehicles, for the surest way right round the car with an off- failure is comparatively rand to raising the general level of can, paying particular attention to it is being found in every prace transport efficiency and of reduc- brake shackles, control joints and tice that with proper fe longer ing the cost of road maintenance pedal shafts. Ordinary engine oil life and greater mage can be both factors that will favour-will serve quite well for general got out of pneum

tyres than ably affect the general cost of purposes. The bearings of the starter magneto, dynamo, and are possible with no solid rahberving is the more extensive adop should be given one or two drops tyre. Moreov the advantagestion of the air-filled tyrė.

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SERIES A. B. “NATIONAL”

Brake Horse Power 35 at 2200 Revolutions Wheelbase 107 inches PACKING

R.A.O. Horse Power Rating 21,7

PISTO1. Displacement

170.9 Cu. In.

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NETT WEIGHT

1765 lb. @$975

F.O.B.. EXTRA

FACT: NETT

SHIPMENT NETT, CASH DELIVERY HONGKONG

G$21

G$184

G$ 580

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2100

J 495

56

219

770

2160

495

36

219

770

17

2430

585

45

270

900

30

2 Passenger

2305

595

45

270

910

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2840 +1

465

270

980

5 Passenger

2505

675

270

990

1

5 Passenger

2475

716

45

270

1020

50

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••• Hongkong Price includes spare rim Tire & Tube, Right Hand Drive.

.. Hongkong Price includes apate cim Tire & Tube, Bamper, Balb Horn, Drah Deck Top, Right Hand Drive,

* Hongkong Price includes spare rim Tire & Tube, Dumpar, Bulb Horn, Right Hand Drive,

SERIES L. 0. "CAPITOL"

R.A.C. Horse Power Rating 217 Brake Horse Power 35 at 2200 Revolutions Piston Displacement 170.9 'Cu. In. Wheelbase 12% inoles, -

2130 lbs.

G840 Chassis 1 Ton nett weight

40 Chaseis 1 Ton with Cal weight 2500 Ibs.

Hongkong Price includes spare rim, Tire and Tube and 4 fonders.'

G$405 610

G$185 185

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