"Santilli" Annular Saw. - 40 cm. annular saw suitable for felling trees and bucking logs up to 60 cm. diam. Special carburetor permits use in all positions. Working parts water- and air-tight, do not need lubrification. Annular blades made in several sizes, ranging from 30 cm. to 1 m. Specifications: 4.5 hp, engine running on a 4 percent mixture; tank holds enough fuel to last about an hour; weight of saw: 19 kg.
Manufacturer: S.A.S. - Seghe Anulari Santilli, Via Bonzo 7, Turin, Italy.
Crosscut Saw Machine. - Machine developed for sawing to length, and squaring blank ends suitable for automatic lathes etc. Output depends on number of saws mounted on spindle; photo shows 20 in. (51 cm.) machine arranged for sawing three 6 in. (15 cm.) lengths per stroke at rate of 20 strokes per min., i.e., 60 blanks per min. Inclined table facilitates convenient feeding; operator shielded by heavy gauge overplate which covers saws and pressure fingers. In operation table advances carrying work up through saws. These are easily adjusted for length of work, being mounted in independently adjustable collars. Min. adjustment approx. 2 in. (5 cm.).
Manufacturer. Tyson's Woodworking Engineers, Greenodd, Ulverston, Lanes, England.
"Abeille" Truck. - Load raised by lateral " lifting bars ", operated by hydraulic device. Truck takes load, suspended between uprights, lengthwise. Load put on two bolsters or crossbeams raised off ground by two clamps to allow lifting bars to pass underneath. To set down load, decompression of hydraulic device lowers bars. Capacity rating: work load - max. 1,200 kg.; size of load: max. width 80 cm., max. height 80 cm. for all lengths.
Manufacturer: P. Cortot, Avenue Duquesne, Paris 7e, France.
Tarpen Little Giant Chain Saw. - Designed for pruning trees; weighs under 9 lb. (4.1 kg.). Can be used single-handed from ladder or in tree, and cuts branches 4 in. (10 cm.) thick. Hoe-tiller attachment can be fixed with special adaptor to motor in place of saw head, converting into tiller for breaking ground and preparing seed beds.
Manufacturer: Tarpen Engineering Co. Ltd., Ixworth House, Ixworth, Place, London S.W.3, England.
"Jungle Buster" Tree Crusher. - 95,000 lb (43,000 kg.) electric tree crusher designed specifically for removing unproductive forests. Working under rough conditions, such as 30 percent slopes, averages an acre of land every 21 minutes. On level cut-over areas with heavy hardwood stands, the average was an acre (0.4 ha.) every 17 minutes.
Manufacturer: R. 0. LeTourneau, Inc. 2399, South MacArthur, Longview, Texas, United States.
Fireline Trencher Attachment. - Consists of two spiral augers mounted on shaft at end of standard chain saw blade. Teeth of cutting chain turn augers by means of sprocket in center of shaft. Machine digs readily through sod and duff to mineral soil, throws needles and other forest litter out of trench. Also used as conventional power saw.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington D.C., United States.
Conder Hydraulic Rippers. - Designed to operate behind tractors fitted with hydraulic equipment. Valves and couplings incorporated in pipework. Two models are manufactured: The ½ ton, for tractors of approx. 20-25 hp, with tine penetration of 18 in. (46 cm.) max.; over-all length 9 ft. 2 in. (2.79 in.); over-all width 4 ft. 2 in. (1.27 m.); height 4 ft. 1 in. (1.24 in.); weight 9 cwt. (457 kg.) without water ballast, 11 cwt. (559 kg.) with water ballast.
The ¾ ton, for tractors of approx. 35-40 hp with tine penetration of 22 in. (56 cm.) max.; over-all length 10 ft. 2 in. (3.10 m.); over-all width 6 ft. 6 in. (1.98 in.); height 4 ft. 1 in. (1.24 in.) 12 cwt. (610 kg.) without water ballast; 15 cwt. (7.62 kg.) with water ballast.
Manufacturer: Conder Engineering Company Ltd., Winchester, Hants, England.
Johanson-Chej Debarking Machines. -Three models: 25-II stationary type with electric motor; debarking range min. length 6 ½ ft. (2 in.); min. diam. 4 in. (10 cm.); max. diam. 30 in. (76 cm.). 25-III stationary and portable type, electric or gasoline motor. Debarking range min. length 3 ft. 3 in. (1 in.); min. diam. 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.); max. diam. 14 in. (35.5 cm.). 25-V type stationary and portable with electric or gasoline motor - max. diam. 22 in. (56 cm.).
Manufacturer: Ingenjörfirma C.H.E. Johanson A/B, Nora Stad, Sweden.
Johanson-Chej Debarking Machines
Log Splitter. - Model illustrated can handle logs 30 in. (76 cm.) diam. and 24 in. (61 cm.) long. Longer frames using the standard power unit and stroke are built for cooperage and pulpwood industries. All control is one-hand lover: controls the ram stroke in either direction at any place. Frame returns automatically after stroke. 7 hp motor weighs 480 lb. (218 kg.).
Manufacturer: The Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio (near Dayton), United States.
"Smith" Circular Gangsaw. - Constructed with five 32 in. (81 cm.) saws on three mandrels. Each saw equipped with guidepins and splitter. Same machine available with 7 saws for use with larger timber. Fed by six special feed rollers; will cut cants or flats from 4 to 12 in. (10 to 30 cm.). Normal operating speed is 600 to 1,000 rpm, giving feed of from 33 to 57 ft. (10 to 17.4 m.) per min. Machine free of vibration, requires no additional foundation.
Manufacturer: Smith and Schneider Sawmill Equipment Ltd., Chinook Valley, Alberta, Canada.
Lodematic. - Used for high speed lorry loading and off-loading and for interlevel lifting up to max. 14 ft. (4.27 m.). Load can be stopped automatically at exact level. Reversal of control at once returns platform to ground. As platform lowers, frame automatically telescopes, forming compact machine. 30 (in. (76 cm.) wide, easily maneuvers through narrow doors and gangways. The standard hydraulic system powered by " plug-in " mains-electric motor, battery and petrol powered units also offered.
Manufacturer: Lodematic Limited, Clitheroe, Lancs., England.
All-hydraulic 3600 Continuous Revolving Crane. - Available in two sizes: Model Fax -12,000 lb. (5,443 kg.). Cap. at 6 ft. 6 in. (1.98 m.) radius, and Model Fay - 20,000 lb. (9,072 kg.). Cap. at 6 ½ ft. (1.98 m.) radius. Standard boom 14 to 21 ft. (4.3 to 6.4 m.) manual telescoping. Avail able boom lengths to 40 ft, (12.2 m.). Model Fax: Over-all width 94 ½ in. (2.40 m.); height, boom horizontal 10 ft. (3.05 m.); length, less boom 15 ft. 1 in. (4.60 m.); turning radius 16 ft. 7 in. (5.05 m.); ground clearance 10 in. (3.05 m.). Model Fay: Over-all width with dual pneum. tires 101 in. (2.57 m.); with single pneum. tires 96 in. (2.44 m.).
Manufacturer: Silent Hoist and Crane Co., Brooklyn 20, New York.
All-hydraulic 3600 Continuous Revolving Crane
De Rouen Dendro-Chronograph. - Developed for tree ring measurement, works on principle that object being studied is stationary, while microscope moves. Frame adjustable in any horizontal position. Total over-all length of microscope carriage 25 ¼ in. (64 cm.). Vernier scale on carriage marked off in 440 continuous divisions with each cm. line numbered, aids in cross checking the running length of measurements recorded from the mm. wheel. Surface divided into 100 lined units with every tenth unit numbered. Easily readable measurements to 1/100 mm. The wheel has an automatic stop for a quick return to zero. Measurements of 1 mm. signaled by sounding device on wheel.
Manufacturer: DeRouen Machine Works, 227 Oak Street, Trinidad, Colorado, United States.
