Overhead traveling crane. - Specially built for handling long loads. The carriage is fixed by 3 points on a box girder. Acceptable load 1 to 10 t. Max. length tip to 39 ft 4 in. (12 m).
MANUFACTURER. Alcoma, 11 rue Léon-Cogniet, Paris 17e, France.
Two-bag drive model 2250. - Payload capacity: up to 1,000 lb (455 kg) or 5 men, depending upon terrain. One- and two-bag trailers available, pull type or powered. Speed: 10 to 20 mhp (15 to 30 km/h) on land; 3 mph (5 km/h) in water. Steering: full hydraulic power. Outside turning radius: 15 ft (4.50 in). Tires: two 40 x 50 in.(1 x 1.25 in) Rolligon bags with cleats, axle loaded and chain driven. Each bag lays down a footprint of 700 sq. in. (4,515 cm²). Engine: air cooled gasoline, 18 hp. Transmission: hydrostatic, two speeds forward and reverse.
MANUFACTURER. Rolligon Corporation, 1602 Old Spanish Trail, P.O. Box 20096, Houston, Texas 77025, U.S.A.
Hy-Hoe 380 log and pulpwood loader. - Lifting capacities (payload) 7,500 lb (3,402 kg) at 10 ft (3 in) radius. Engine: standard, gas 68 hp; optional, diesel 70 hp. Pulpwood or log grapples: Hydraulic Machinery Company design complete with rotor and cylinders. Weight, less ballast, 12,000 lb (5,500 kg). Turntable has 83 1 ¼ -in. (31.7 mm) ball bearings, and 144 ¾ -in. (19 mm) ball bearings. Boom speed: full up to full down in 7 seconds. Overall height: 11 ft 3 in. (3.5 in) for road travel. Overall width: 93 in. (2.35 in) in roading position.
MANUFACTURER. Hydraulic Machinery Company, W 137 N 5500 Williams Place, Butler, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Hy-Hoe 380 log and pulpwood loader
Bogie-Tractor wagon TV-Ettan. This wagon is manufactured in three different models: TV-Ettan, intended for 118 in. (3 in) wood and timber, standard width 93 in. (2.35 in); loading height 75 in. (1.90 in); weight 4,851 lb (2,200 kg); maximum load 18 metric tons. The width of the wagon may be increased to 98 in. (2.50 in).
MANUFACTURER. Agerprodukter AB, Vikarbyn, Sweden
225 hp Moto grader No. 16. Powerboosted mechanical controls; is capable of moving larger volumes of dirt. Transmission gives 9 fwd. and 9 rev. speeds, both up to 30 mhp (48 km/h). Three positions: converter drive, direct drive and overdrive. Steering wheel adjustable forward and back.
MANUFACTURER. Caterpillar Overseas S.A., 100 rue du Rhône, Geneva, Switzerland.
Shaw Sideloader. - Overall width 6 ft 3 in. (1.90 m); overall length 13 ft 9 in. (4.20 m); overall height 9 ft (2.75 m); deck width 4 ft (1.20 m); deck height 3 ft 6 in. (1.05 m); fork length 4 ft (1.20 m); wheel base 8 ft 3 in. (2.50 m); track 5 ft 2 in. (1.55 m); lift height 10 ft, 12 ft, 14 ft (3 m, 3.65 m, 4.25 m); fork tilt 6° up, 4° down; turning circle 13 ft 6 in. (4. 10 m). Capacities: 3.4 and 5 tons only.
MANUFACTURER. Joshua Shaw and Sons Ltd., Providence Works, 483 Bradford Road, Batley, England.
Conveyancer Drott 85 RM2 Go-Devil. -General dimensions: wheel base 6 ft 3 in. (1.90 m); overall length 11 ft 9 in. (3.60 m); overall width 6 ft 2 in. (1.88 m); overall height 8 ft 5 in. (2.55 m); deck height 3 ft 2 in. (95 cm). Height of boom at highest point: height extended 29 ft 9 ¼ in. (7.55 m); height retracted 13 ft 7 ¼ in. (4.15 m); maximum boom extension 16 ft (4.90 m); maximum boom angle 60 degrees; net weight 13,440 lb (6,000 kg).
Operating specifications: outside turning radius 14 ft 5 in. (4.40 m); inside turning radius 5 ft 6 in. (1.68 m). Winch: ratio 60: 1; rope length 120 ft (36.5 m). Engine - Diesel. Make Ford, 57 hp at 2,250 rpm; fuel tank capacity 15 gal. (70 lit).
MANUFACTURER. Conveyancer Fork Trucks Limited, Liverpool Road, Warrington, England.
Conveyancer Drott 85 RM2 Go-Devil
Tree Farmer model "C5B" Diesel. - Brake horsepower 93; GMC Model (2 cycle) 3-53; 3 cylinders; 4-wheel drive. Tires: standard 16.9 x 30-10 ply nylon with special logger Hi-traction bar tread. Speeds: with standard tires: 8 fwd - 8 rev. up to 15.5 mph (25 km/h) high and low ranges. Winch: cable capacity 275 ft of 5/8 in. (84 m of 15.1 mm); max. line pull 15,000 lb (6,800 kg); speed 50-200 fpm (15-60 m/min). Standard dimension height 102 in. (2.60 m); width 90 in. (2.30 m); length 15 ft 3 in. (4.60 m). Ground clearance at banjo 18 in. (50 cm), at hinge 23 in. (60 cm). Wheelbase 91 in. (2.30 m). Track 74 in. (1.90 m), front axle oscillation ground to tire 23 in. (60 cm).
MANUFACTURER. Canadian Car, Fort William Division, Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd., Box 67, Fort William, Canada.
Tree Farmer model "C5B" Diesel
Twin band resaw. - Made from a heavy-duty steel frame. Each machine has net weight of 2,900 lb (1,315 kg). Can rip material to as thin as 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) and cut piece of 1 ¼ in. (3 cm) material into 3 strips of equal thickness.
Blades adjustable to 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) apart and up to 12 in. (305 mm) apart. Table is stationary on the left-hand machine with a sliding throat plate that enables the right-hand machine to be moved in or cut. The bandsaw has 7 ½ hp motor. Machine can use saw blades up to 2 in. (50 nun) wide.
MANUFACTURER. The Tannewitz Works, 315 Front Avenue, N W., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49502, U.S.A.
Braze-Kleen. - A 20 cu. in. (327.8 cm³) block, 2 x 2 ½ x 4 in. (5 x 6 x 10 cm), of dense, green rubber-like sandpaper cleaning compound. When cleaning sanding surfaces in operation, the compound softens rapidly on contact with the abrasive, adheres to dust particles and flies off the abrasive surface. Abrasives, at rest, are cleaned with an action similar to that of a pencil eraser. Useful for furniture manufacturers. (Also works on tile, concrete, marble and aluminum finishing equipment.) Cleaning time depends on belt size and extent of loading.
MANUFACTURER. Wood Conversion Company, First National Bank Building, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Northfield 36 in. (90 cm), heavy duty bandsaw. - With 48 in. (120 cm under the guide for sawing of large low density material such as cork, styrofoam, etc., available from 5 10 hp. Also available with underguide capacities from 19 ½ in. (50 cm) to 48 in. (120 cm).
MANUFACTURER. Northfield Foundry and Machine Co., Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Northfield 36 in. (90 cm), heavy duty bandsaw
"MoDo-Hackan".- Tool suitable for scarifying, planting and sowing, may also be used in broadcast borning, road building, etc. Consists of one ax blade and one convex hoe blade, both of specially hardened steel. Wooden handle. There are two types, both with handles: 35 ½ in. (90 cm) long: Senior 56 weighing 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) with an ax blade of 1/8 in. (3.0 mm); Junior 56 weighing 3 lb (1.4 kg) with an ax blade of 3/32 in. (2.5 mm).
MANUFACTURER. AB Motormekano, Lycksele, Sweden.
Special midget choker hook. - The "jump-proof" hook guards against loss of chokers and the accidental release of logs. Rope size 3/3-7/6-1/2 in (9.5-11-12.5 mm). Ferrule size M3-M4. Weight 1 lb (453 g).
MANUFACTURER. A - 1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd., 1775 Clark Drive, Vancouver 12, B. C., Canada.
Sure-Guard. - Shields chain saw without interfering with its operation and efficiency. Sure-Guard shield rides on top of the log, and does not interfere with the saw's operation. Greatly reduces the blowing of sawdust into operator's face and eyes; he can also give more attention to actual cutting operation without worrying about danger from the blade. Whenever the blade is not in the wood, it is completely covered, automatically and instantly.
MANUFACTURER. Woleslagle Manufacturing Corp., Box F, Leicester, New York 14481, U.S.A.
