DOUBLE WEDGE BUNDLING HOOK. - End of cable is doubled back through small wedge wound around bundle and pulled through, tapping large wedge into position making a secure positive lock. To release, large wedge is simply backed off.
Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd., 16 west 3rd Avenue, Vancouver 10, B.C., Canada.
MOUNTED TRANSPLANTER No. 550. - Fits over almost all tractor models; follows contour of ground and handles all transplantable crops and tree seedling setting. Adjustable pack wheels give tight soil seal. Furrow depth regulated by depth control lever. Left wheel operates self-cleaning water valve adjustable to release the proper amount of water for various plant sets. One or two 55-gall. (208 l.) water tanks can be mounted on tractor. Plants can be spaced from 8 in. to 55 in. (20 cm. to 140 cm.).
Optional features: scraper that controls height of ridge assures even planting depth. Long marker bars available providing row spacing up to 6 ft. (1.83 m.). Deep furrow opener available.
New Idea Farm Equipment Company, Coldwater, Ohio, U.S.A.
SPEED SWING LOADER. - Has 180° boom swing and various attachments. Used for loading, transportation, draining ditches and clearing roads. Specifications: 4-wheel drive, planetary axles, 3 speeds fwd., 3 rev., 4-wheel steer optional, bucket, fork, crane hook; 18 ft. (5.5 m.) boom extension; fully hydraulic control; gas engine - Chrysler 90 hp; diesel engine GMC 77 hp; overall height without cab 9 ft. (2.7 m.); width overall 8 ft. (2.4 m.); length overall 22 ft. 4 in. (6.8 m.); wheel base 9 ft. (2.7 m.); ground clearance 1 ft. 2 in. (36 cm.); bucket capacity 1 ¼, cu. yds. (0.96 cu. m.).
Pettibone Mulliken Corporation, 4700 W. Division St., Chicago 51, Illinois, U.S.A.
RANSOME STUMPER. - Stumper model R 100 can be easily attached and detached in few minutes. Used with blades of 35 in. to 52 in. (89 cm. to 132 cm.) in height. Operating depth 18 in. (46 cm.). Weight 900 lb. (408 kg.).
Ransome Corporation, 2729 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia 29, Penn., U.S.A.
MERTON TWO-WAY LOADER. - Equipped with hydraulic control. The height at which the material is discharged can he varied according to requirements.
Prime mover is Fordson Major four cylinder diesel engine rated to develop 44 b.h.p. at 1,700 rpm. Petrol or vaporizing oil engine can be supplied as alternative as requested on order.
Standard bucket size 7/8 cubic yard (0.67 m³) for ordinary materials. Output per hour 100 cubic yards (76.5 m³).
Specifications: Overall length bucket on floor 14 ft. 6 in. (4.40 m.); overall height over cab 7 ft. 9 in. (2.35 m.); overall width 6 ft. 9 in. (2.10 m.); weight with fuel, oil and water 6 tons.
Merton Engineering Company Limited, Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex, England.
FORK TRUCK WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.
FORK TRUCK WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. - 20.000 lb. (9,070 kg.) capacity pneumatic-tire fork truck with four-wheel drive and finger-tip direction controls. Designed for heavy duty in mud and over rough terrain. Four-speed, power shift transmission and torque converter with 3-1 multiplication coupled with 143 hp General Motors diesel engine. Gasoline engine optional. Four-wheel or two-wheel drive obtained by moving selector lever. Single lever on steering column controls lifting and tilting movements.
Specifications: Underclearance 14 in. (36 cm.); speed 25 mph (40 km/in) both fwd. and rev. Turning radius 312 in. (7.92 m.). Wheelbase 108 in. (2.74 m.). Length (leas forks) 207 in. (5.26 m.). Empty weight 32,470 lb. (14,730 kg.). Tires 14 in. x 24 in.
Industrial Truck Division, Clark Equipment Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A.
KVAL No. 440 BD. - Used for automatic edging and sanding both sides of doors and panels and then automatic double trimming to length in one continuous movement through machine. Only infeed operator and off bearer necessary. No operator between edging and trimming process.
Used in manufacture of doors and in connection with panels and other similar stock. Pre-hung door concerns use this equipment to advantage. Capacity 250 units per hour.
Kvalheim Machinery Company, Petaluma, California, U.S.A.
KAJAANI DITCHER. - Used in Finland for draining forest areas and swamps. Wings consist of two sections, outer wings (detachable to reduce transport width) push excavated dirt away to prevent it dropping back into ditch. Two floating pluses on back of ditcher reduce sinking when used on swamps and minimize towing resistance, also act as skids (inclination adjustable). Front end rests on rubber-tired axle assembly.
Pulled by tractor size Caterpillar D6 or D7 equipped with towing winch. As direct pulling with a tractor tends to break surface, especially on soft swamps, towing ditcher with winch advisable.
Specifications: Overall dimensions: length 4.92 m. (18 ft. 2 in.); width with spreading wings 3.5 m. (11 ft. 6 in.); tread 1.8 m. (6 ft. 2 in.); tires (2) 13 in. x 28 in., 6-ply.
Oy Witraktor Ab, Helsinki-Lento, Finland.
BELL 300 ELECTRONIC EDGE GLUER WITH BELL 333 CONVEYOR-TRANSFER GLUE SPREADER.
BELL 300 ELECTRONIC EDGE GLUER WITH BELL 333 CONVEYOR-TRANSFER GLUE SPREADER. - Cycle of operation automatic, begins when operator presses foot lever. This actuates ram which conveys laid-up stock into press. Top platen pressure equalized giving uniform parallel movement and pressure. Top and side pressures maintained until the operator again presses foot lever. This opens press and feeds in new press load which has been assembled on lay-up table while former load was being cured. This incoming load pushes cured load out of press.
The Bell Machine Co., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
FESTO RADIAL SAW TYPE SM. - Serves for cutting to length bevel cuts, mitre cuts, tenoning, notching, edging, grooving, etc.
Specification: 4 hp three phase motor, 2,800 rpm, swings and tilts, 5 ½ in. (140 mm.), vertical movement 18 in. (450 mm.), blade-height of cut 6 in. (150 mm.), width of cut 28 in. (700 mm.), weight approx. 594 lb. (270 kg.) with automatic telescoping guard. Special attachments available.
Festo-Maschinenfabrik G. Stoll, Esslingen a.N., Germany.
TILTING ARBOR SAW BENCH. - Specifications: Size of one-piece main table, 43 in. x 45 in. (109 cm. x 114 cm.). Table expands for 4 in. (10 cm.) dadoes. Ripping capacity, 28 in. (71 cm.). Cutting off capacity with gauges, 30 in. (76 cm.). Size of arbor where saws are applied, 1 in. (2.5 cm.). Largest saw possible, 20 in. (51 cm.). Automatic plastic guard over saw. 5 hp saw bench motor. One 16 in. (41 cm. ) diam. cross cut saw or rip saw provided. Net weight 1,600 lb. (726 kg.). Additional equipment available.
Tannewitz Works, 301-325 Front Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
CUT-OFF SAW No. 606. - Compact, ram type, air-operated, cut-off saw designed for continuous use in furniture production lines, millwork and other woodworking plants. 7 ½ hp motor available. Stroke actuated by depressing foot-operated push button. One push will cause ram to take predetermined stroke and return. Speed of out-stroke adjustable by operator. 16 in. (41 cm.) diameter saw blades furnished as standard. Floor space required 21 in. x 44 ½ in (53 cm. x 113 cm.). Net weight 980 lb. (435 kg.).
Ekstrom, Carlson and Co., Bockford, Illinois, U.S.A.
HOMELITE EZ CHAIN SAW. - 5 hp direct drive. Weight 19 lb. (8.6 kg.). All-angle diaphragm carburetor allows cutting in any position. Available with 12, 17, 21, 25 and 30 in. (30. 43, 53, 63, 76 cm.) guide-bars, integral cooling fan, water-and dust-proof ignition and ball bearings on shaft and pinions.
Homelite, 75 Riverdale Avenue, Port Chester, N. Y., U.S.A.
MULTI-SAW. - New multiple-purpose saw designed especially for contractors, carpenters, builders, industrial maintenance crews etc. for cutting hard or soft wood, aluminum, ferrous and nonferrous metals in sheets or tubing, fiber-board, etc. Eight blades available.
Specifications: Weight 6 ½ lb. (3 kg.). Aluminum die east housing. 3.6 amp motor idles at 4,500 strokes per min. and cuts at 4,250. 230 volt model available.
Porter-Cable Machine Company, Syracuse 8, N. Y., U.S.A.
