Moisture detector. - Tests moisture content lumber and wood products. Utilizes rechargeable battery which can be partially recharged in one hour and completely recharged in 24 hours. Battery lasts lifetime of the instrument. Fully calibrated for hard and soft woods in range from 0-25 percent. Completely transistorized circuit ensures accurate readings down to penetration depth of 1 in (2.54 cm).
Model L is one-piece, weighs less than 3 lb (1.36 kg).
MANUFACTURER: Moisture Register Co., 1510 W. Chestnut St., Alhambra, Calif., 91802 U.S.A.
Isles Forge micro stress grader
Isles Forge micro stress grader. - Gives strength value of each piece of timber it grades. Timber is fed into machine on edge by means of horizontal and automatically controlled vertical speed rollers at a speed of 200 ft (61 m) per minute depending on degree of deflection. Then timber is automatically marked by different colored dyes to indicates its strength value.
MANUFACTURER: Isles Forge and Engineering Pty., Ltd., 150 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Athey - 15-ton rear dump hauling unit.
Athey - 15-ton rear dump hauling unit. - Articulated design permits 90° turns between rocker and tractor. Hauler turns in less than its own length, raising body reduces wheelbase for shorter turn radius. Capacity 9 cu yd (6.9 m3). Body tilted for dumping by single hydraulic control lever - dump angle of 50º - overall dimension length rear dump 18 ft 7 in (566 cm), width 10 ft (3 m), height 9 ft 5 in (288 cm), ground clearance 18 ½ in (46 cm).
MANUFACTURER: Athey Products Corp., P.O. Box 669, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602, U.S.A.
High-pressure fog gun fire extinguisher.
High-pressure fog gun fire extinguisher. - The manufacturer claims that more than 90 percent of fires can be extinguished faster with 10 percent of water required to do same job with volume streams because of the combination of 850 lbf/in2 (60 kg/cm2) pressure with the gun atomizer.
Model 200 F.W. can be easily mounted on a truck chassis. Overall height 62 in (158 cm), overall width 92 in (233 cm) overall length 120 in (305 cm). It carries 167 gallons (757 l.).
MANUFACTURER: John Bean Division, P.O. Box 949O, Lansing 9, Michigan, U.S.A.
Demag Gedi - hand chain hoists.
Demag Gedi - hand chain hoists. - Designed for heavy duty under all working conditions.
Stationary and trolley mounted types. Lifting capacity 750 kg.
MANUFACTURER: Demag-Zug-G.m.b. H. Wetter Ruhr, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
Drilling machine HBV/68. - Can be used for drilling in hard and very hard rock, boring both vertically and horizontally, holes of 80- and 95-mm diameter and 40- to 50-m deep. Suitable for underground water level research work.
MANUFACTURER: Hausherr und Söhne, 4322 Sprockhövel i.W., Fed. Rep. of Germany.
Balderson bowldozers. - Developed primarily for high-volume dozing applications. Rear wall of the bowldozer is similar to a conventional straight dozer. Side walls extend 5 to 7 ft (153 to 214 cm) straight ahead and are connected at lower front corners with shallow beam equipped with scraper-type cutting edge. Depth of cut of leading edge controlled by two tilt cylinders providing tip. For Caterpillar D6, D7, D8 and D9 tractors.
MANUFACTURER: Balderson Inc., Wamego, Kansas 66547, U.S.A.
Compact digger. - The new Danuser compact digger, digs holes from 4 in (10 cm) to 14 in (35 cm) in diameter with a maximum depth of 30 in (76 cm).
It is shown here with the Bolens 1000 tractor, but it is equally suited for the International Cub Cadet and other comparable horsepower tractors.
MANUFACTURER: Danuser Machine Company, 500 East Third Street, Fulton, Missouri 65251, U.S.A.
Caterpillar air-suspended seat.
Caterpillar air-suspended seat. - Seat has broad, flat base and back to allow operator to shift position frequently. Air pressure system keeps seat at predetermined level regardless of operator's weight. In operation, air is admitted to and expelled from a chamber to absorb bouncing. 7 in (18 cm) of horizontal travel permit operator to shift seat.
MANUFACTURER: Caterpillar Overseas S.A., 100 rue du Rhône, Geneva, Switzerland.
25-ton chopper. - Brush, limbs, even trees more than a foot in diameter are slashed into chips and slivers by high tensile blades backed by 50,000 (22,650 kg) weight. Blades are kept to knife-sharpness by grinding to assure maximum kill. Chips are pressed into ground to rot.
MANUFACTURER: Hi-Line Construction Co., P.O.B. 2370, Jacksonville 3, Florida, U.S.A.
Fiberglass tank. - Withstands severe impact loads and constant flexing of field service. Repairs easily made on spot by use of inexpensive fiberglass repair kit requiring no special tools. Translucent window allows the level of content to be observed at any time. Four sizes range from 60 gal (226 l.), weight 30 lb (13 kg), to 210 gal (794 l.), weight 80 lb (36 kg).
MANUFACTURER: Protect-All Co., 16400 E. Truman Road, Independence, Mo. 64050, U.S.A.
ANCO H and C class chain. - Made from work hardening manganese steel and used in the sawmill and logging industries.
MANUFACTURER: ANCO Products A - 1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd., 1775 Clark Drive, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Ward cut-off saw. - Cut-off saw for high-speed operation. Integral unit combining the log jaws and saw arm in one frame. Three models - cut up to 48 in (122 cm) log. Rim speed on all sizes is approximately 14,000 fpm (4,266 mpm).
MANUFACTURER: M.A. Ward Corporation, 5185 Airport Road, Eugene Oregon 97401. U.S.A.
