Equipment news

Interest in the development of forest utilization and woodworking industries is reflected in the continual demand for information on new equipment. FAO's Forestry Division collect' such information and passes it, on request, to Member Governments: a selection is published here. FAO accepts no responsibility for the claims of manufacturers.

ONE-MAN CHAIN SAW (Model 4-30). 4 hp gasoline engine; weight 30 lb. (14 kg.). Available with Id, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 42 inch (36, 36, 61, 76, 91 and 107; cm.) straight blades and 15 inch (38 cm.) bow. Also Two-man chain Saw (Model 99).

McCulloch Motors Corporation, Los Angeles 46, Calif., U.S.A.

WOOD-SLICING MACHINE for cutting thin softwood boards for box manufacture. Cuts by rotating knives set in a cast-iron cutter disc of large diameter.

Industrie-Companie, Postfach 468 (22a) Krefeld Germany.

HIGH PRECISION CIRCULAR SAW SETTING APPARATUS (Model P.H. 1), for blades from 5 ¼ to 20 inches (13 to 50 cm.) diameter and up to approximately l/6 inch (5 mm.), 6 gauge, in thickness. Manually operated. Precision of teeth setting: plus-minus 0.0004 inches (0.01 mm.).
Interwood Ltd., 326 Old Street, London, E.C. 1, England.

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"KPM" MOISTURE METER (Type HMI), battery-operated pocket size surface-reading instrument for all kinds of wood including veneers. An electrode attachment with drive-in hammer is available for deep measurements.

K. P. Mundinger G.m.b.H., Renningen, Württ., Germany.

HAND SHARPENER for rip or cut-off saws up to 60 inch (160 cm.) diameter.

Armstrong Machine Co., 120 N. W. Ninth Avenue, Portland 9, Oregon, U.S.A.

MOBILE SAW for the conversion of thinnings into pitprops. All operations hydraulically controlled. Aircooled diesel engine.

Cundeys Ltd., Alfreton, Derbyshire, England.

"LA FORESTIÈRE ERVE", to out poles, fuelwood, pulpwood, pitprops etc. into desired lengths: diameter of saw blade 60 cm.

Constructions Mécaniques R. Valentin, 50 rue Gabriel, Mouilleron, Nancy, France.

WOOD HOG (Model 146) for converting waste wood, bark, pulp bolt rejects, slabs, edgings, peeler cores, trim ends, etc., into fuel ohms.

Diamond Iron Works (Division Goodman Mfg. Co.), 4834 S. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.

MOBILE WOOD CHOPPER "NORTHGATE" for converting tree tops, small branches, brushwood, etc., into fuelwood of 6 inch (16 cm.) lengths. Self-contained power unit. Automatic device for loading into wagons.

Curven and Newbery Ltd., Engineers, Northgate St., Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

"TREEHOG", wheel mounted 30 inch (65 cm.) diameter circular saw for land clearing work, felling and bucking; 5 hp. gasoline engine. One-man operation.

Lane and Whittaker Ltd., Ketley, Wellington, Shropshire, England.

"SPIEGELRELASCOP", a small instrument used for measuring the diameters of single standing trees at any desired height, of the basal area per acre in square feet, and of tree heights or any differences of heights. Can also be used as a level with readings in percentages and degrees.

Dr. Ing. Walter Bitterlich, Hallein 257 Salzburg, Austria.

MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR DEBARKING LOGS by hand operation.

Etablissements André Vigneau, Norrois par Frignicourt (Marne), France.

PORTABLE DEBARKING MACHINE "JÄTKÄ 1" disc type, for pulpwood not exceeding 3 ½ feet (1 m.) in length. Weight with engine, 478 lb. (215 kg.); 4 hp gasoline engine. Capacity, 70 cubic feet (2 m³) rough wood per hour. Model 2, weighing 626 lb. (285 kg.), handles pulpwood lengths from 4 to 7½ feet (1.2 to 2.3 m.). Capacity 200 cubic feet (5 ½ m.) half-barked wood per hour.

Aug. Eklof AB, Borga, Finland.

DEBARKING MACHINE with 10 hp diesel engine. The bark is removed by application of pressure between three rollers, the log being propelled forward and rotating at the same time. Stationary model or mounted on two wheels.

J. R. Gordon and Co.. 14 Newgate St. Chester, England

TIMBER ARCH "WHITMORE" for the extraction of thinnings, poles, etc. With hand operated winch attached to the arch frame. Adjustable width from 4 feet to 5 feet 2 inches. (1.2 to 1.6 m.). Weight, 616 lb. (190 kg.).

Reginald Tildesley Ltd., Willenhall, Staffs. England.

LOG DEBARKING MACHINE "SKOGLUND" (Model M 12), mounted on tyres. For poles of 2 to 12 inch (5 to 30 cm.) diameter, with minimum length of 6 i/2 feet (2 m.). Capacity, 275 10 ½ foot (3.2 m.) logs per hour. Available accessories: log conveyor chip conveyor, diesel-driven generating unit.

AB Gävle Varv, Gävle, Sweden.

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ALL-STEEL DISC TYPE DEBARKER with air-cooled engine (gasoline, diesel or paraffin) mounted on tyres. May also be equipped as a 3-unit machine with 3 discs in line.

Cundeys Ltd., Alfreton, Derbyshire, England.

DEBARKING SQUARING. DEVICE (Model J. F.) to debark and to cut off' knots and branches.

Etablissements A. Felten. 15 Boulevard du Président Wilson, Strasbourg, France.

MIRA DEBARKED. A single log machine, with rotating barking drum and devices for the feeling-in and feeding-out of logs. Can be mounted on rubber-tyred wheels.

AB C. J. Wennbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Karlstad, Sweden.

CRAWLER TRACK SHOES for (Caterpillar D2 tractor. Width of shoes, 30 inches (75 cm.).

Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria. Ill., U.S.A.

TRUCK ATTACHMENT FOR ROUGH TERRAIN "JUNGLETRACK ", fill use with a standard truck ill jungle swamp, spring thaw conditions, sand or snow.

The Track Corporation, Orillia Ont., Canada.

TILTING FORK attachment for or "Tracto-Lift" fork trucks, for handling of logs. Hydraulically operated. Can be tilted downward 45 degrees or upward 25 degrees

Tracto-Lift Co., 800 East 18th St., Kansas City 8., Mo., U.S.A

MUDMASTER detachable crawler tracks for every type of vehicle. For use in deep mud, snow, etc.

Bates Bros. Ltd., Baguley Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.

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TRENCHING PLOUGH "Waplan", for draining of woodlands, making road ditches and fire lines. Operates behind a crawler tractor of minimum 5 tons' weight and equipped with a winch. Independent hydraulic control of trenching operations by a 5 hp. gasoline engine. Maximum digging depth, 1 m. Approximate weight, 2,300 kg.

Waplans Mekaniska Verkstads A/B, Waplan, Sweden.

TRACTOR LOG TONGS ATTACHMENT for Allis Chalmers tractors "H.D. 15 G" or "H.D. 20 G'. Hydraulically-operated equipment intended for lifting and carrying loads from 12,000 to 16,000 lb. (5,400 - 7,300 kg)

Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co., Milwaukee 1, Wis., U.S.A.

SINKER GRAPPLE for hooking sinker logs out of either deep or shallow water.

Skookum Co., Portland, Ore. U.S.A.

THE LANDTAINER attachment for the conversion of wheel tractors of 35 to 55 hp. into motor-graders. Consists of a steel frame which carries two hydraulic lifting jacks and the blade assembly. The blade can rotate 90 degrees horizontally, and dig from 14 ½ to 18 ½ inches (37 to 47 cm.) deep according to tractor size.

Landsborough Findlay (S.A.) Ltd., P.O. Box 5863, Johannesburg, South Africa.

"WATER BUFFALO", a 67 hp. diesel crawler tractor, specially designed for operations on soft land and swamps.

Albion Motors Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow, W. 4., Scotland.