"GRIBOR" EARTH AUGER. - Equipped with single-cylinder petrol engine with max. power 3.5 hp, 3,200-3,500 r.p.m. Fuel consumption 1 liter per hr. at full speed. Tank holds approx. 3 liters. Chassis of welded steel tubes, has 3 lateral tubes used to fix bars at 3 different heights. Available with augers of various diameters and lengths (easily inter changeable) 5, 9, 12, 16 in. (12, 22, 30, 40 cm.). With 2 men drills 1,200 to 3,000 holes a day.
H. Griot, Maschinenbau, Regensbergstrasse 301, Zürich, Switzerland.
ROOT GRUBBER. - For land clearing and forestry work, mounted on Allis Chalmers HD 14, International TD 14 and Fowler Challenger III tractors. Teeth removable with renewable shoe tips.
Merton Engineering Co. Ltd., Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex, England.
WAJAX CENTRIFUGAL HIGH PRESSURE FIRE PUMP. - Specifications: Weight of complete unit 58 lb. (26.3 kg.); overall dimensions: height 13 in. (33 cm.); width 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.); length 29 in. (73.6 cm.). Free flow capacity 83 imp. g.p.m. (377 liters per m.); shut-off pressure 300 lb. p.s.i. (21 kg. per cm²); engine 2 cylinder, 2 cycle, air-cooled 8. hp motor. Pump detachable from engine without tools.
Watson Jack and Company, Limited, 1543 Crescent Street, Montreal 25, P.Q., Canada.
WAJAX CENTRIFUGAL HIGH PRESSURE FIRE PUMP
TRACTOR-MOUNTED "ALRECO" PUMP. - For weed and bush-spraying, transport of liquids, ear washing, fire fighting, etc. "Roller-type" pump, operating on vane pump principle, has 8 rollers in slots in rotor instead of vanes. Built in 3 sizes for direct mounting on tractor's or jeep's power take-off shaft of standard 1 1/8 or 1 3/8 in. (3.49 or 2.85 cm.) size. Chain prevents pump rotating. Pressure ranges from 0 to 25 kg. per cm² (350 lb. per sq. in.).
Allan Rehnström and Co., Gävle, Sweden.
WOODSMAN STYLE: DA5R CARBISAW BLADE. - Carbide-tipped saw blades, double cross rolled, double annealed canter sheets of chrome-vanadium high tensile strength alloy. Double-beveled 45° corner angle of lead tooth working on one diameter followed by the slightly wider raker tooth working on smaller secondary diameter gives multiple chip-cutting action.
North American Products Corporation, P.O.B. 210, Edwardsville, Illinois U.S.A.
WOODSMAN STYLE: DA5R CARBISAW BLADE
REFUSE CHIPPER. - Feed and opening designed especially for entry of sawmill and veneer waste, not solid round wood Horizontal feed controlled by individually hung press rolls and synchronized feed table consisting of several feed rolls.
Special feature, practically no oversized chips manufactured
Discharge either through bottom directly onto screen or conveyor or off the rear for conveyance elsewhere.
Specifications: Three sizes, with openings 8 in. x 16 in. (20.3 x 40.6 cm.), 8 in. x 24 in. (20.3 x 61 cm.) and 8 in. x 32 in. (20.3 x 81 cm.). Size 8 in. x 24 in. can handle over 10 cords of chips per hour with constant feed. Drive 75/100 h.p, depending on stock to be chipped. Directly driven through flexible coupling or by "V" belt or flat belt drive. Feed table synchronized directly to rotor (optional clutch starts and stops feed table without stopping main rotor) or individually driven by separate gearmotor drive.
The Filer and Stowell Co., Milwaukee 7, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
SIMON HYDRAULIC PLATFORM MODEL IG 40. - Consists of turntable carrying arm jointed to move vertically supporting horizontal platform. Specifications: Usually mounted on 4- or 5- ton long wheel base lorry chassis; lifting capacity 750 lb. (360 kg.); platform: reach 40 ft. (12.2 m.); floor area 48 x 34 in. (122 x 86 cm.); max. horizontal extension 24 ft. 6 in. (7.47 m.) from center turntable to front rail; maneuvered by operator from platform. Movements of turntable and booms controlled by hydraulic valves. Weight approx. 2 ¼ tons.
Simon Engineering (Midlands), Ltd., 128-134 Baker Street, London W. 1., England.
SIMON HYDRAULIC PLATFORM MODEL IG 40
CLARK TRACTOR LOGGER MODEL 176. - Engine motor Waukesha gasoline 127 h.p., Diesel 133 h.p. and 165 h.p., 2,200 r.p.m. 4 speeds fwd. and rev. 4 to 27 m.p.h., (6.4 to 43 km. p.h.). 4-wheel hydraulic brakes. Max. Iifting capacity 20,000 lb. (9,072 kg.). Fork length 3 ft. (91 cm.); max. log diameter 6 ft. (1.8 m.). Max. height of lift 11 ft. 7 in. (3.6 m.). Turning radius (outside corner fork) 23 ft. 2 in. (7 m.). Ground clearance 19 in. (48 cm.). Accessory: hydraulic winch.
Clark Equipment Company, Construction Machinery Division, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
CLARK TRACTOR LOGGER MODEL 176
WHELAND 8 FT. (2.43 m.) BAND MILL. - Built for 12 in. (30.5 cm.) or 14 in. (35.6 cm.) wide saws, inches: motorized doubly-supported top saw guide, motor-driven live lumber roll, patented saw straining device, low centre of gravity; dust-proof construction throughout.
Specifications: Can carry up to 20.000 lb. (9,072 kg.) tension on saws. Max. diameter of log to be split 60 in. (155 cm.); r.p.m. of drive pulley for sawing pine at saw speed of 10,000 ft. (3,048 m.) per minute 400; hardwood at saw speed of 8,500 ft. (2,590 m.) per minute 340. Electric motor recommended 150 h.p., 1,200 r.p.m.
The Wheland Company, Signal Mountain Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee U.S.A.
WHELAND 8 FT. (2.43 m.) BAND MILL
STAFFA PORTABLE SHOP CRANE. - Max. capacity 5,000 lb. (2,268 kg.). Load lifted by ram pivoting the jib, powered by hand-operated pump with tank formed in bottom of crane column. Chain and hook attached to outer end of jib are adjustable to provide wider variation in lift. Specifications: overall width over legs 5 ft. 6 ½ in. (1.69 m.). Clear space between legs 4 ft. 5 ½ in. (1.26 m.). Overall height jib fully raised 10 ft. 3 in. (3.1 m.).
Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Staffs Works, Leyton, London H. 10, England
CHASESIDE LOADMASTER MODEL 500. - Equipped with fork and hydraulic claw fitted on shovel after removal of scoop. Control lever behind driver's seat.
Chaseside Engineering Co. Ltd., Station Works, Hertford, Harts., England
CHASESIDE LOADMASTER MODEL 500
AUTOMATIC CROSSCUT SAW. - Entirely automatic action, obtained hydraulically. Rate of fwd. travel infinitely variable for 0 to 100 ft. (30.5 m.) per min., instantly adjustable by lever. Automatic return movement 100 ft. per min. Hand wheel allows for immediate adjustment of cutting stroke.
Machines à Bois Danckaert S.A., 55 rue des Vétérinaires, Brussels, Belgium.
RAPIER 12/24 SUPER FORK TRUCK - Mast arranged to swivel to one side enabling load to be carried end-on, in line with direction of travel. Can enter transverse lane between sets, pick up load at the end, back out into main gangway and maneuver into traveling position with load alongside. Road speed up to 20 m.p.h. (32 km.p.h.), max. lifting and carrying capacity 12,000 lb. (5,436 kg.).
Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Waterside Works, Ipswich, England.
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