Motor Tipping Waggons

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1921, Page 2

Motor Tipping Waggons

EXPERIENCE IN THE DOMINION

Many of the North Island County Councils are very enterprising in securing equipment for making good roads. Our Eltham contemporary recently reported on the first day’s work of a Ley la nd motor tipping wagon purchased by the local Council. It stated that “the lorry took its load of four yards of metal—s tons weight—and travelled a distance of seven miles along the Rawhitiroa road, where new formation and tarring processes are in course of progress. Excellent speed was maintained, the motor travelling at a Ifi miles an hour quite comfortably on all the road hut the bigger hills. Arrived at the point where work was going on, the lorry hacked’ up the hill, and at the required spot she quietly tipped up the load, the hack was opened, and, slowly moving forward, the metal was spread evenly over a length of about six yards. It was all quickly and quietly done, and almost before the lorry had got to the end of the section two men were evening the metal out, the clay and screenings were down, and the roller was just waiting to get to work. It was a fine object lesson in up-to-date road-making. “The Leyland before four o’clock in the afternoon had done seven trips of fourteen miles each with its 5 ton load, and did them easily. Tt is an English motor, with a 3(1-10 h.p. engine (English rating) does to 8 to 9 miles to the gallon of benzine, and 1500 miles to the gallon of oil, thus showing that it is very economical. Its long stroke engine enables great speed to he maintained. Jt is built in five models from 2 to fi tons, the 4-ton lorry being built in four sizes.”

This particular British lorry is hemming well-known right through the West Coast. The district agent for the Leyland is Mr H. H. Smith, “the motor man” of Greymouth, who will give particulars to any enquirer.