Forestor bandmill. - Instead of being carried through the blade, with the Forestor the log is scoured between a set of rails and the whole unit, complete with power unit, traverses along the rails, sawing as it goes. The Forestor needs no foundations. It can handle logs up to 72 in (180 em) in diameter.
MANUFACTURED. Forest and Sawmill Equipment (Engineers) Ltd., 190 West Hill, Putney, London S.W. 15.
Bell hip pack. - The standard model has a tubular aluminium frame to which the load is buckled. An adjustable, stowaway shelf is included to provide a rest for the load, if needed. The frame is attached to a contoured, aluminium waistband lined inside with a special closed-cell, nonabsorbent, ventilated padding. The construction of the Hip Pack is such that it can be readily modified or fitted with special attachments to make it compatible with objects of practically any size or shape. Weight approx. 4 lb (1.8 kg).
MANUFACTURED. The Rotary Company, Inc., 1746 Dale Road, Buffalo, New York 14225, U.S.A.
Counting pen. - This pen, supplied either with a dry or a ball point, is particularly useful for such operations as word or line counting. It counts up to 999, and returns to zero at the push of a button.
MANUFACTURER. Topochaix, 12 rue de Lagny, Paris 20e, France.
Tree-cutting blade. - This multipurpose claw fits easily onto the arm of a backhoe, replacing the bucket. It has been given added versatility with the incorporation of a powerful cutting blade which can shear tree limbs 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) diem.
MANUFACTURER. Cooper-Stanley Company, Inc., 3005 East Abraham Street, Arlington, Texas 76010, U.S.A.
Personnel lift platform. - This truck-mounted personnel lift has a 4 × 12 ft (120 × 365 cm) platform and a load capacity of 8 000 lb (3 630 kg). The 22 ft (670 cm) boom can rotate through 370°. The platform has wings which reduce its size to 4 × 8 ft (120 × 240 cm) for roading. Can be controlled from platform.
MANUFACTURER. Paxton-Mitchell Company, 27th and Martha Streets, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, U.S.A.
Newsum test rig. - The Newsum test rig PR.3T has been specially developed to give daily quality control tests on glued joints in bending or in shear. The load beam is mounted on the proving ring, held between roller guides, and the load is applied by hydraulic ram. The proving ring is rated at 3 tons maximum, and mounted between ball pivots to ensure complete freedom. The hydraulic ram allows a 5 in (12 cm) beam travel, and is controlled by a hand-operated single piston pump. Overall height 46 in (120 cm), overall width 32 in (80 cm). Figure shows a finger joint sample at the point of failure under bending stress.
MANUFACTURER. Newsum Timber Engineers Ltd., 2/4 Empire Way, Wembley, Middlesex, England.
Helle automatic mobile mill. - Completely mobile. Operating dimensions excluding dive creek: 42 ft (12.8 m) long, 8 ft (2.4 m) wide, 9 ft 6 in (3 m) high. Road dimensions: 38 ft (11.6 m) long, 8 ft in (2.4 m) wide, 10 in (26 cm) ground clearance, 8 ft (2.4 m) high. Weight: 11 000 lb (5 000 kg). Hydraulic feed with heavy roller chain drive, and hydraulic log turner. Saw diameter: up to 56 in (142 cm). Power required: 100 to 160 hp. Capacity: 15 000 to 25 000 ft (4 600 to 7 600 m) per day, 2 000 to 3 000 ft (600 to 900 m) per hour.
MANUFACTURER. Sawmill Hydraulics inc., Farmington, Illinois 61531, U.S.A.
Self loader. - The Valmet Terra 865 LM has a hydraulic loader mounted on the cab roof and controlled from the cab. Length of boom: 4.6 m; lifting capacity: 3 000 kpm; boom rotation: 380°; grapple rotation: 280°. Max. length of loader: 720 cm; max. width 229 cm; ground clearance: 66 cm; vehicle weight: 7 300 kg; load capacity: 8 000 kg. The loader is powered by a 4-cylinder diesel with an output of 82 hp/ 2100 rpm SAE.
MANUFACTURER. Valmet Oy, Lentokonetehdas, Tampere, Finland.
Articulated payloader. - The H- 120C articulated payloader is powered by a 6-cylinder International DT-817 diesel that delivers 296 flywheel hp at 2 100 rpm. The pay-loader handles four cords (612 ft³ or 14.5 m³) of logs in each unloading pass from truck to stockpile or from stockpile to sawing deck. It has four forward and four reverse speeds, and EL top forward speed of 30 mph (48 kph).
MANUFACTURER. International Harvester Company, 401 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611, U.S.A.
Wood chip mover. -The Balderson BB9S Chip Bowl installed on a D9G Caterpillar, provides a new solution for moving loose loads in bulk- especially wood chips. The manufacturers state that one Chip Bowl can move more wood chips in two work shifts than two similarly mounted 19 ft (580 cm) U-blades working three work shifts. The 24-ft (7.3 m) Chip Bowl has a capacity of 60 to 70 yd³ (46 to 54 m³).
MANUFACTURER. Balderson Inc., Wamego, Kansas 66547, U.S.A.
102" WFN 2500 double end dimensioning and profiling machine.- This machine is particularly suitable for completely machining many furniture components ready for assembly from both panels and solids. Available in three sizes, to give maximum distance across the chain tracks of 1 500, 2 500 and 4 000 mm. Attachments for relishing, stop grooving, drilling on the run, jump scoring, profiling, sill slanting, and corner rounding.
MANUFACTURER. Wadkin Ltd. Green Lane Works, Leicester, LE5 4PF, England.
102" WFN 2500 double end dimensioning and profiling machine.
Igland unimog skidder. - This skidder has been specially developed to overcome the diverse problems encountered in large-scale thinning and softwood clearfelling operations. The basic unit, a 38 or 46 hp 4-wheel drive tractor, can be fitted with any one of three standard winches - a 3-ton double drum winch, a 4-ton double drum winch or a 4-drum winch. A logging plate with fair-leads is fitted to the rear of the chassis, and with a high tower fitted to the plate gable crane operations up to 600 yards (550 m) can be under taken. The winches are mounted immediately behind the cab, and can be operated either from the ground or from the driver's seat.
MANUFACTURER. James Jones and Sons Ltd., P.O. Box 35, Lambert, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
The Treever. - With this machine one man can gather, load, haul, unload and stockpile 30 to 40 cords (75 to 100 ma) a day. Centre joint cosign gives 34 in (86 cm) oscillation on all four wheels and articulated steering for short turns, plus 4-wheel drive and even-weight distribution for constant traction. The boom arm swings 270 degrees. The 1/5 cord (0.5 m³) clam lifts several bolts at once.
MANUFACTURED. Massey-Fergurson Inc., P.O. Box 1500, Akron, Ohio 44309, U.S.A.
