The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
WOULD COORDINATE
MOTOR CONSTRUCTION
Automotive Engineers Plan Uniform
Service for u. S. Government.

The Society Of AutomotIve Engineers
has lust held in Washington a three
day conference Of truck, engine, trans
mission, axle, frame, radiator ran
ana bearing manufacturers. for the
purpose of coordinating the production
Of the units to be installed in the
United States government military
trucks. The purpose is TO bring about
interchangeability OF these truck ele-
unents so far as possible. rather than
10 standardize them fully. Several
Of the transmission manufacturers De-
Heve their products can be complete
ly standardized.
There was no intention Of rec
ommending in the meeting changes in
the government specifications in any
major respect. One of the interest
ing developments was a general ex-
pfession Of opinion that it Is practic-
able to standardize length and widths
OF the military truck leaf springs. This
had never been attempted or proposed
seriously before. Next to tires, springs
require replacement on military trucks
more frequently than anything else
Another interesting result Of special
study Is an air cleaner to be installed
at the carbureter inlet to keep dust
collected in military truck service out
OF the engine.
A subcommittee, constituted of MEM
bers of the s. A. E., is now at work
in Washington checking up thorough
ly the detail mounting dimensions pro-
posed at the last meeting. Quarter
size drawings Of the trucks are being
prepared. A final session on the mat
ter will be held in Washington June q.
Among those present at the meeting
were: Col. Charles Clifton, president
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
rnerce; c. W. Stiger. president Motor
and Accessory Manufacturers; l.. NJ.
Bradley, general manager Motor and
Accessory Manufacturers; John G..
ITtz. chairman of the 5. A E. stand
ards committee; X. W. Zimmerschied.
mana ger Washington office S. a. E.;
Coker F. Clarkson, general manager
S. A. E: A. W. COPELAND, chairman
transmission division of the S. A. E.
standards committee; Capt w. NJ.
3ritton, Qua rtermaster Corps, L. ;. A;
c. c. Hinkley, Chalmers Motor Com
pany; F. G. Hughes. chairman ball
and roller bearings division: George
W. Turney. R. w. Austin, Viggo v.
Torbenson. D. h. Moore, B. D. Gray.
B. F. Wright. Federal Motor Truck
Company: Charles Balough. o. J..
Strayer. Hercules Motor Manufacture
ing Company; r. J. Broege. The Buda
CompanyS a. +. Milbrath. Wisconsin
Motor Manufacturing Company; A. NJ.
Laycock. ]. A. Young. Sheldon Axle
Company: H r. MacMahon. A. W.
Russell, j. T. r. Bell, Gurney Ball
Bearing Company: G. w. Carlson,
Timken Detroit Axle Company; Watt
L. Moreland. Moreland Motor Truck
Company: F A. Whitten. General
Motors Company: ]. \. Kraus, Car
ford Motor Truck Company: E. P.
Reber, Gotta Transmission Company;
r. J. Burrows. z. f. Wemp, DENLY
Motor Truck Company; S. o. White,
Warner Gear Company; L. P. kalb,
Kelly-SpringfieId Motor Truck Com
pany: W. \. Frederick. Continental
Motor Manufacturing Company: H.
L. HorninE. Waukesha Motor Com
pany; B. G.. KOether. Hyatt Roller
Bearing Company; A. E. Parsons. w.
c. Lipe. Brown-Lipe Gear Company;
T. V. Buckwalter. Timken Roller Bear
ing Company; A. c. bryan. Durson
Gear Company; L. c. Fuller, A. A.
Gloetzner, G. W. Yoeman. Continental
Motor Manufacturing Company; and
VI. ". Hanks. S. A. f. office.