| Show BIG INDIAN TRUCK EQUIPMENT the dig big ind indian ian copper company the plans arid and operations of which are treated in the foregoing article from the grand valley times published at utah has purchased its transport equipment froni from the shaw motor company of salt lake the truck to be used is tile clintonville Clint onville four wheel drive for which the shaw company coni pany is agent in this section and the foll following taken froll from i a later issue of the times is descriptive of 0 f the machine and its possibilities the first of a string of trucks that vill ibe be used to transport copper bullion cronl the dig big indian mine to crescent was brought brou glit through on oil its initial trip to the mine monday by T G wimmer or of crescent who has the contract to convey the ore to the railroad the machine is a three ton four wheel drive truck and until tho the nill mill is in operation will be used to transport supplies and equipment from crescent to big indian mr wimmer has placed an all order for three more of the trucks on its first trip to the mines tuesday the truck carried pounds of freight in addition to six passengers who were picked up on the road the distance from crescent to bil big 1 indian indan sixty eight miles was negotiated in eleven hours including all stops en ell route the return trip to crescent was made in half a day the truck reached moab last night another load of machinery weighing pounds mr wimmer believes that the truck will prove especially adapted to the uses for WHEEL trimmers tY IMMERS 10 CO C 1 16 L M t T 4 1 type of four wh wheel eel drive truck Us used e dby by the big indian copper company which it is intended it encounters no difficulty in getting over the softest ground should the front wheels get into a deep hole the rear wheels will push the front out and should the rear wheels become stuck in a similar manner it is an easy matter to disconnect the rear wheels from the drive shaft this being accomplished simply imply by turning two handles on the crank shaft which is under the middle of the truck the wheels are connected again in the same manner the truck can therefore pull through the deepest holes no attempt will be made to operate the truck during the extremely muddy season it is a difficult matter to buy these trucks now as nearly all of the output of the mail manufacturers is being shipped to EJ europe drope arid used by the british government to convey soldiers over the battlefields and also to haul the large machine guns |
