TINE AND LABOR-SAVING DEVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1921, Page 7

TINE AND LABOR-SAVING DEVICE.

PROVED BY DEMONSTRATION. How many truck-owners, we wonder, know the incalculable advantages to be derived from fitting the Wooldridge Mechanical Hoist on to their lorries? For public bodies, for contractors, and for general carriers it is more than an advantageous way of unloading—it is an absolute necessity, and without it no truck is complete. In these days “time is money,” and the Wooldridge Mechanical Hoist saves time, labor and money. That this is no idle boast was shown only last week. It took four men over an hour tounload 2500 bricks by the old method os. manual labor. The Wooldridge Hoist unloaded 2700 bricks in exactly five minutes, and only one man was required. And the method of unloading is so simple. The control is with two pedals. Press one and the body raises; press the other and the body lowers. Release either pedal at any time and the body is held safety in whatever position it may be. Positive automatic cut-outs stop the mechanism at the point of maximum lift and when the body has returned to chassis, and makes it im-

possible to unwind. The gear is quite independent of the main clutch, and can be engaged while the truck is on the moVe or when it is stationary. The demonstration last week also showed that less bricks were broken when unloaded by the hoist than by the other method. The Whole operation of tipping anl lowering the body, is absolutely fool-proof, and it is so perfect in this respect that it is impossible to injure either machine or hoist. Last week’s demonstration was carried out with a Leyland truck, wliich was practically 100 per cent, overloaded. Tn othex* words, a 5-ton truck carried SVs tons. This speaks volumes for the quality of the truck which carried the load, as well as for the hoist which lifted it. The Wooldridge ‘hoist, of course, can be fitted to any make of truck whatever. , . The Wooldridge Mechanical Hoist is a better proposition than buying a selfdumping truck from the maker, for the Wooldridge Hoist is better than any other hoisting mechanism you can buy, and fits any shaped and any sized body.

To general carriers it is of advantage for tipping bricks, coal, coke, gravel, manure, cement, firewood, etc., whilst, by tipping the body slightly, heavy cases can be unloaded with ease. Even if not in constant use, even if used only two or three times a week, the Wooldridge Mechanical Hoist justifies its installation as a time and labor-saver.

For public bodies the Wooldridge Hoist has /proved a big saving in road construction and maintenance. More loads are carried and less spreading labor is required, as the hoist can be operated in conjunction with a forward movement of the load. Over twenty trucks fitted with ihe Wooldridge Mechanical. Hoist are working fox* public bodies in the North Island to-day, many being repeat orders, and being used in preference to hydraulic. To Finn up the advantages of the Wooldridge Hoist: (1) The cost is lower; the upkeep and attention less. (2) No parts are running when the hoist is not in use. (3) It requires less space on the ' chassis. (4) It is mechanically a better design, and the idle load is less. (5) It is absolutely fool-proof. (6/ It can be.operated without the drivex leaving his seat. The following is a list of users of the Wooldridge Mechanical Hoist: Stritford County Council (2 Beiy and 1 Leyland), Rangitikei C.C. (4 Leylands), Ohura C.C. (1 Leyland), Eltham C.C. (1 Leyland), Hawera C.C. (1 Leyland), Seabrook, Fowlds and Co., Auckland (1 Leyland); C. L. Wilson, Ltd., Eltham (1 Leyland), Murphy Bros.; Wellington (1 Thornycroft); Wellington City Council (1 Thorny croft); Kyngdon and Co., New Plymouth (1 Thornycroft); Manuka a County Council (3 Thornycrofts), E. A. Johnston, Waitara (1 Thornycroft), Cook County Council (4 Albions); Hawke’s Bay C.C. (1 Albion) ; Wanganui C.C. (2 Republics); Hauraki Plains C.C. (2 Dennis); Brennan and Co., Paeroa (1 Dennis), Raglan (2 Daimlers); G. Henning, Ltd., Auckland (1 Daimler); Bett and Bayley, Palmerston North (1 Breakway), Combined Buyers. Ltd., Wellington (1 Wichita) .

Orders on hand for the. Wooldridge Hoist include:— Dennis Bros., England (1 Dennis); N.Z. Express Co. (1 Dennis), Seabrook, Fowlds and Co., Auckland (1 Leyland); Awatuna Dairy Co. (1 Leyland); Hooker Bros., New Plymouth (1 Dennis) ; Waimate West C.C. (1 Leyland).—Advt,