15s. a Ton Reduction in Feeding-stuffs Rate
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HAvING a Bulkmobilc body 14 ft. 4 in. long, 6 ft. 11 in. wide and sides 4 ft. 6 in. high, an Albion Chieftain CI-3.3L lorry put into service by Robert Hutchison and Co., Ltd., Kirkcaldy, has enabled the operators to allow a reduction in rates of 15s. a ton for bulk loads of feeding stuffs. In addition, an extra pound of food may be.carried for every hundredweight, as there is no dead weight represented by bags.
The body has three 2-ton compartments, allowing as many different kinds of load to be carried. When the rear
most compartment is discharged, the body is tipped and the load flows into a worm which feeds it to a hopper. Compressed air then blows the grain through a pipe into the customer's storage. With the second and third loads, the divisions between the compartments are hinged back.
Single loads may be accommodated by locking back the partitions so that the body is, in effect, one compartment, and discharge can then be effected in one stage. There is a suction device for quick loading.