The other day I was in e-mail exchange with Martin 'Keeper of the Flame etc' Phippard and he slipped in the expression 'Stone Slinger' into the conversation. "What's one of those?" I replied, and this is what he answered (and he sent me these pictures too.)
"A stone slinger is essentially a non-tipping body that uses a conveyor system to 'sling' the stone (typically quarter inch to one-and-a-half inch) into places inaccessible to a tipper. A good example (as demonstrated on YouTube) is where a truck is parked at the outer reaches of a building under construction and the driver/operator----via a remote control box---is directing the flow of material into the area at distances of anywhere between six and sixty feet. Chutes are also used to direct the product where possible."
Martin goes on to say; "As you will have guessed, it appears to be a North American idea.
I found this shot of the interior of the body."
Well thanks for that Martin, now I know what a stone-slinger is. And click through here to see what was on the frontof the above beast...
Yes it's an 2001 Autocar..which Martin tells me is up for sale too! And to finish here's a stone-slinger on a Kenworth...
Comments (4)
Many moons ago I remember a similar vehicle being used for coke deliveries to the infants school I used to attend. It was based on a 'sit up and beg' Leyland Comet 4x2 and went by the rather grand name of 'Bailey's Coal Tanker Service', It had a very heavy hydraulic conveyor system attached to the truck by a very unsafe looking chain and hoist, and remote control was a large red handle behind the cab. I don't know what happened to the idea and as neither the school nor Baileys still exist it's probably lost in the mists of time.
Posted by D Powell | April 13, 2008 7:15 AM
Posted on April 13, 2008 07:15
In a episode of "PORRIDGE" they had a similar NCB vehicle delivering coal.
Posted by Barney | April 13, 2008 10:32 AM
Posted on April 13, 2008 10:32
We are the UK distributors and we are importing 2No. Bay-Lynx Multicat slingers from Canada arriving in the UK late July 08 and mounting them on Volvo FM 400 eight wheel chassis will send some pics when completed
www.stonespreaders.co.uk
Posted by john kilroe | July 6, 2008 11:50 PM
Posted on July 6, 2008 23:50
We now have our stone spreader up and running i will send you some photos
Posted by john kilroe | November 19, 2008 11:33 PM
Posted on November 19, 2008 23:33