Peerless Flip Top chip cover. - This chip trailer cover is constructed of steel tubing which frames a tough plastic netting to form a simple door-like cover, hinged at the top side of the chip trailer body. It can be opened or closed by one man.
MANUFACTURER. Peerless Trailer & Truck Service, Inc., Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
Nesco Slashmobile. - The Slash mobile is a portable or stationary machine for various loading operations and sizes of bolt. It can withdraw trees from a cold deck, feed them to the out-off saw, cut them into 8 ft (2.5 m) lengths and load the pulpwood bolts onto a truck all in one operation. Folded for moving in a few minutes and driven like any wheel tractor. Production per 8-hour shift exceeds 190 cords (690 m3).
MANUFACTURER. Northern Engineering & Supply Co. (NESCO) Ltd., Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
Log Hog skidder - The Model 500 Log Hog skidder is equipped with two hydraulically operated log grabs. It rates 67.5 hp. has a capacity of 3000 lb (1350 kg) per grab, a wheel base of 87.5 in (2.2 m) and a turning radius of 10 ft (3 m).
MANUFACTURER. Dunham Manufacturing Company, P.O. Box 430, Minden, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Drexamatic swing lift truck. - The Drexamatic single swing lift truck, Model SL-60ES at 24 in (60 cm) load centre, features a single-swing arm pivoting on the main chassis for front and side-carry in 12 ft (3.65 m) aisles.
Specifications: load rating 6000 lb (2700 kg) at 24 in (60 em) load centre; travel speed, 6 mph (10 km/h); curb weight, 11200 lb (5000 kg); standard lift, 10 ft (3 m); optional lift to 16 ft (5 m).
MANUFACTURER. Drexel Dynamics Corporation, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044 U.S.A.
Pacific hoist. - The Pacific hoist may be installed at any convenient position on the bed of a truck. It will run straight off the truck battery, whether 6 or 12 volts. The boom rotates through 360 degrees. The mount covers an area less than 1 ft2 (925 cm2). Two basic models: ½ ton capacity and ¾ ton capacity. Shipping weight, 300 lb (135 kg).
MANUFACTURER. Pacific Hoist, Division of Sunset Fuel Company, 2944 S.E. Powell Blvd., Portland 2, Oregon.
TMS Norway wheel suspension. - A new wheel suspension, galled TMS Norway (Terrain Mobile System Norway), will reduce the needed pulling power by about 50 percent while also considerably reducing the shocks otherwise imparted to a truck bed. The new system may be applied equally well for terrain driving as for use on public roads at full speeds. It can be used on all types and sizes of vehicles, may be removed and replaced without any difficulty.
MANUFACTURER. Sverre Damms Vognfabrikk, Lörenskog, Norway.
Double-ended dimensioning and profiling machine, Model WN.
Double-ended dimensioning and profiling machine, Model WN. - This is a new machine designed to meet the increasing demand for double-end working on joinery and furniture components and the dimensioning of panels and sheets. It is offered in three versions, either with left- or right-hand opening beam, or as a double opening machine for long joinery components up to 26 ft (8 m). Can take up to a maximum width of 57 in (1.45 m).
MANUFACTURER. Wadkin Ltd., Woodworking Machinery Engineers, Leicester, England.
ESCO Pull-Test machine. - This machine has been developed to perform proof tests to determine safe working loads and to establish maximum stress limits on such products as wire rope assemblies, chain, swayed fittings, hoses, rods and bars. Machines are available with 200000 lb (90000 kg), 85000 lb (38500 kg) and 52000 lb (23500 kg) capacities.
MANUFACTURER. Esco International, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., U.S.A
WABCO articulated ripper-scarifier, Model 925.
WABCO articulated ripper-scarifier, Model 925. - The articulating function of the WABCO Ripper is accomplished by the use of two separate hydraulic circuits. One circuit with its two cylinders raises and lowers the tool bar. The second circuit with its two cylinders rotates the tool bar and shanks. Maximum draft 25000 lb (11500 kg), overall tool bar length 94 in (240 cm), maximum number of ripper shanks 9, maximum penetration of ripper shanks 15.5 in (40 cm).
MANUFACTURER. Le Tourneau- Westinghouse Company, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Portable power diggers. - The Model 30 General is one of a range of five portable power diggers. It is powered by a 4.75 hp Clinton engine, chainsaw-type with variable governor speed control, recoil starter, all-position diaphragm carburetor. A special clutch slips on overload so that when the auger hits an obstruction it will stop while the motor continues to run and thus will cause no harm to the operators or to the machine itself. Earth augers from 2 in (5 em) to 12 in (30 cm) diameter in 2 ½ ft (75 cm) and 4 ft (120 cm) lengths available. Also 16 in (40 em) planting augers available.
MANUFACTURER. General Equipment Co., Owatonna, Minnesota, U.S.A.
The Postmaster. - The Postmaster is a machine for post setting using the power take-off drive from any tractor. It drives wood or iron posts up to 7 in2 (17.8 cm2) by 9 ft (275 cm) long, taking only a few minutes to drive in an unsharpened post depending on the size of the post and the type of subsoil.
MANUFACTURER. Swindon Machinery Services Ltd., Station Road, Long Buckby, near Rugby, England.
Almo-meter. - A measuring accessory for cutting pulpwood and firewood to uniform stacks. The marking unit is fixed to the chainsaw body and does not obstruct cutting work at all. Marks appear neatly on any kind of wet, rough, or dirt-encrusted bark.
MANUFACTURER. Almacoa Aktiengesellschaft Militärstrase 84, 8021 Zürich, Switzerland.
Cargo tie-down. - Designed for cargo control in railway freight oars or on trucks and trailers. Is sufficient to restrain 10000 lb (4500 kg).
MANUFACTURER. Aeroquip Corporation, 300 S.E. Avenue, Jackson Michigan 49203, U.S.A.
Caterpillar backhoe attachment.
Caterpillar backhoe attachment. - This attachment increases the versatility of the D4 Crawler Tractor and 922 and 944 wheel loaders. Simplified mounts allow quick hook-up and removal (5 minutes) from machine. The standard bucket is 24 in (60 cm) wide with a capacity of 5.3 ft3 (150 litres). Digging depth is 15 ft (4.5 m).
MANUFACTURER. Caterpillar Overseas S.A., P.O.B. 1211, Geneva 3, Switzerland.
