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Reciprocating root pruner.

Reciprocating root pruner. - Machine designed to prune seedling roots, particularly those with tendency to develop tap root. Seed beds are prepared 3 ft 6 in. (1 m) wide and 3 in. (76 mm) high and sown to give approx. 100 seedlings per sq. yard (100 per m2) after germination. Depth adjusted by use of jack screws. Tractor moves fwd. at 2 to 2 ½ mph (3 to 4 km/h). Double-edge stainless steel knife must be reversed after 1 to 1 ½ miles (1.6 to 2.4 km) and resharpened after 2 to 3 miles (3.2 to 4.8 km).

Manufacturer: H.S. Marsh Ltd., Reading, Berkshire, England.

Balderson Dig'R - Dozer

Balderson Dig'R - Dozer. - New blade with teeth for ripping up and carrying off material, all in one pass. Teeth give a wedging action, penetrate and fracture toughest materials; full loads may be picked up more quickly and easily. Suitable for building logging roads, land clearing and juniper eradication, slash disposal and fire line construction. All hydraulic control. Finger-tip control of pitch, tilt, lift and dig. It will move hard pan, stratified rock, almost any material except solid rock. Room on tractor back for winch.

Manufacturer: Balderson Inc., Wamego, Kansas, U.S.A.

High speed flooring installation

High speed flooring installation. - Consists of: infeed power rolls from yard, to tilt hoist; cross chain conveyor to fast feed table; Wadkin High Speed 12 × 5 in. (30.5 × 12.7 centimeter) Planer FH; outfeed drop off; cross chain conveyor to set maker; power rolls to storage shed. Flooring produced continuously at speeds up to 42$ ft/min (130 m) by 3-man team with occasional call on fork lift truck working in adjacent storage area. Over 30 standards of timber can be run in a day giving a productivity rate of above 10 standards per man per day.

Manufacturer: Wadkin Ltd., Green Lane Works, Leicester, England.

Tunny 3-ton hydraulic crane

Tunny 3-ton hydraulic crane. - 3-ton hydraulically operated crane unit mounted on Bedford 4-wheel drive lorry chassis 16 ft (4.87 m) jib; lifts 3 tons at 7 ft (2.13 m), 2 tons at 9 ft (2.74 m) and 1 ton at 14 ft 9 in. (4.5 m) radius. 10 ft (3 m) jib extension piece available and, when fitted, lifting capacity is from 1 ¼ ton at 8 ft (2.44 m) to 10 cwt at 20 ft (6.09 m) radius.

Manufacturer: Tunny Cranes Ltd. Victoria Street, London, S.W. 1.

Off highway truck - Caterpillar model 769

Off highway truck - Caterpillar model 769. - 35-ton truck with brakes which stand repeated stops and prolonged severe braking. On 10% downgrades, brakes hold truck to 15 mph (24 km/in) or less for any length of time. Powered by turbocharged, aftercooled 6-cylinder diesel. 9-speed power shift transmission. Pneumatic suspension system. Four independent oil-pneumatic cylinders replace conventional leaf springs. Nitrogen under pressure absorbs shocks to and from the wheels. 142 in. (3,6 m) wheelbase. Vehicle clearance turning circle 54 ft (1,646 mm). Tare weight: 52,500 lb (23,800 kg). Truck capacity is 23.3 cubic yards (18 m3); top speed 41.5 mph (67 km/h.)

Manufacturer: Caterpillar Tractor Co. Inc. Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.

Hidrocop type SH 110

Hidrocop type SH 110. - Cuts timber 110 mm in diam. Apparatus can be fitted to any model of tractor and to any power-driven cultivator of 8 hp minimum. Hydraulically driven cutting arm, telescopic, linked vertically and horizontally, fixed at front or rear of tractor. Giant shears can with one stroke of hydraulic jack cut trees of 50 cm diem. according to type: SH 110, capacity 11 cm; SH 220, capacity 22 cm; SH 500, capacity 50 cm.

Manufacturer: Ets. Le Guen et Hemidy, Le Bourget (Seine), France.

Wayne brush chipper size 16 in. (40.5 cm)

Wayne brush chipper size 16 in. (40.5 cm) - Cutting knife adjustable vertically to obtain size of chip desired, horizontally to establish rate of feed and effectively utilize engine hp for wood density. Telescoping discharge chute: adjusts out for truck loading, down for side discharge - rotates 360º for discharge on either side of machine. Operating controls are panel mounted adjacent to feed table. Safety feed table extra long 54 in. (1.37 m) length protects operator; locks up to enclose knives when machine is idle. Flexible feed opening shroud protects operator against stray flying chips.

Manufacturer: Wayne Manufacturing Co., Pomona, California, U.S.A.

Travelift

Travelift. - Mobile unit handles anything within the area it straddles; offered in wide selection of types, sizes and capacities. All standard models can be adapted for special application. Capacities up to 100,000 lb (45,350 kg); width up to 40 ft (12 m); length 54 ft (16.5 m); independent lifting control at each end; adaptable to clamps, grapples and any other attachments with large heavy-duty tired wheels for most terrain.

Manufacturer: Travelift, Division of Drott Mfg. Co., Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

25- to 100-foot tapes

25- to 100-foot tapes. - These tapes have inside-outside measuring features; selling points include newly designed butt-end cases with attached belt clip, self-adjusting end hook and blade.

Manufacturer: Evans Rule Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Homelite-Bosch electric demolition hammer

Homelite-Bosch electric demolition hammer. - Weight 22 lb (10 kg), strikes at least 20 % harder than hammers weighing 30 % more. New air cushion striking system and shock absorbing neoprene handle reduce recoil to operator. Air for cooling motor is exhausted toward tool point to blow away dust and chips.

For general demolition work, clay spading, drilling in all types of hard material, tamping fill, etc.

Manufacturer: Homelite, Port Chester, New York, U.S.A.

Self-priming 4 in. torrent pumps

Self-priming 4 in. torrent pumps. - Designed for large volume, low-cost pumping the Hale 40-T and 41-T. Pumps are trailermounted on pneumatic tires for easy towing and moving for quick dewatering jobs. The heavy-duty aircooled industrial engines have ample reserve power for long hours of continuous pumping with minimum " down time ".

Skid mounted: Length 35 ½ in. (90.2 cm); Width 37 in. (94 cm); Height 36 ½ in. (92.7 cm); Weight 650 lb (295 kg). Trailer mounted: Length 78 ½ in. (2 m); Width 51 in. (1.3 m); Height 51 in. (1.3 m); Weight 800 lb (363 kg).

Manufacturer: Hale Fire Pump Company, Conshohocken, Pa. U.S.A.

New "V" trenchers.

New "V" trenchers. - New series of trenchers, models V-95 V-110 and V-140, all with 6 ft (183 cm) digging depth capacity, equipped with hydraulically-shifted V-shaped conveyors and dual, independent, self-contained, hydraulic conveyor-belt drives. Without leaving seat trencher operator has entire control of every operation. Model V-110 available in two widths: 5 ft 11 in. (180,5 cm) with 12 in. (30,5 cm) shoes; or 6 ft 3 in. (190 cm) with 16 in. (41 cm) shoes. Trenchers have full size power plants. A 330 cu. in. (5,408 cm3) gas engine - 5l hp at 1,200 rpm - is standard on the models V-95 and V-110 with diesel optional.

Manufacturer: The Cleveland Trencher Co., Cleveland 17, Ohio, U.S.A.

Voice-commander - pocket unit.

Voice-commander - pocket unit. - VHF-FM portable 2-way radio built with the transmitter and receiver in single case. Frequency range: 132-174 Mc. Weight 52 oz. (1.47 kg). May be worn over the shoulder, on the belt, or hand carried. 9 ½ × 5 3/8 × 1 ¾ in. (241 × 136 × 44 m). Easily replaceable batteries; rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries are also available.

Manufacturer: General Electric, Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.A.

Rutland Giraffe 2-ton mobile crane.

Rutland Giraffe 2-ton mobile crane. - Special features: use of slightly smaller than standard driving wheels; twin wheels on driving axle; driving axle at front, with steering wheels at rear. Standard jib gives lift up to 14 ft (4.25 m), but as an optional extra, a jib can be supplied capable of lifting 1 ton to height of 25 ft (7.60 m), or, with the same jib repositioned, a lift of 15 cwt (760 kg) to a height of 15 ft (4.5 m) at a clear outreach in front of machine of 15 ft (4.5 m). Crane mounted on Fordson Major tractor unit powered by Ford 4 cylinder petrol engine.

Source: Brown and Tawse Plant Ltd., W. Gorton Manchester 12, England.

Brush cutter.

Brush cutter. - Designed for fast clearing of fields, roadways, other overgrown areas. Powered by Homelite 2-cycle gasoline engine. Adjustable handle bars and friction free shaft; weight 28 lb (12.7 kg). Straight 5 ft. (162 cm) shaft makes it possible to get under overhanging branches and keeps saw with its 10 in. (25.4 cm) blade, out of operator's way.

Manufacturer: Homelite, Port Chester, N. Y., U.S.A.

Armotect.

Armotect. - According to the manufacturer the steel tire cover has all advantages of steel wheel plus shock-absorbing absorbing properties of pneumatic tire - less wear on the machine, longer life to the tires. Made of 3/16 in. (4.7 mm) all steel-plate. Shaped to exact contour of tire. Fitted with angle strakes approx. 10 in. (254 mm) apart. Reinforced with 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) diam. steel beading. Heavy duty tensioning and expanding jack with toggle bar, for fitting and removal of covers.

Manufacturer: J. Foster and Co. Ltd., North Cave, Brough, Yorkshire, England.

Direct driven one man saw.

Direct driven one man saw. - One cylinder, two stroke 125 cc (7.2 cu in,); performance: 5.5. hp at 5000 rpm; centrifugal clutch; cutting length 17 in. (43 cm), 21 in. (53 cm), and 25 in. (63 cm) according to choice. Fuel consumption: 1-1.5 liters p.h.; tank capacity approx. 1.3 liters. Weight of complete saw: 26 lb (11.4 kilos) with 17 in. (43 cm) sawing equipment.
Diaphragm carburetor, engine works in any position. Thumb-operated lubrification. Translucent plastic petrol tank.

Manufacturer: Solo Kleinmotoren G.m.b.H. Maichingen, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany.

Indian fabric-coated No. 70 back pack bag fire pumps

Indian fabric-coated No. 70 back pack bag fire pumps. - Easy to pack. Lightweight collapsible bag, completely watertight construction, reinforced at strain points, shaped for comfortable fit when carried. Brass filler neck and cap. Quick connect type discharge outlet fitting.

New improved Indian brass pump about 18 in. (46 cm) long. Telescope handle makes pump compact for storage.

5 gal. (19 lit.) fabric-coated bag with brass pump and hove assembly. Corrosion resistant, weighs 7 lb (3 kg). Throws fine, coarse, short-or long-distance spray or stream.

Manufacturer: D.B. Smith and Co., Utica, New York, U.S.A.


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