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Hydraulic Chain 5 Ton Mobile Crane

Hydraulic Chain 5 Ton Mobile Crane - Fits International Harvester W.6 Tractor or Fordson Major Tractor.

Dimensions: Over-all length (jib lowered and retracted) 18 ft. 9 in. (5.7 m.); over-all width 7 ft. 10 in. (2.4 m.); over-all height (jib lowered) 7 ft. 11 in. (2.4 m.); weight 5 ½ tons 18 cwt. (5,914 kg.). Turning circle, 30 ft. (9.1 m.) diam. circle. Jib fabricated box section with 6 ft. (1.83 m.) telescopic extension. Weight 6 tons 4 cwt. (6,203 kg.).

International Harvester Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., P.O. Box 563, Christchurch, New Zealand

Porter Cable Model 533

Porter Cable Model 533 - A 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) saw adaptable to all types of cuts from long rip cuts to compound miters, powered by 13 amp motor; blade loaded speed 3,400 rpm. Depth of cut at 90° 2 15/32 in. (64 mm.) and at 45° is 2 2/64 in. (52 mm.). The saw equipped completely with precision ball bearings, is 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) long, 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide and 9 in. (23 cm.) high. Accessory equipment includes metal cutting blade, combination blade, crosscut blade, planer blade, rip blade abrasive blades, diamond hole blade adapter.

Porter-Cable Machine Company, Syracuse, New York.

Heavy-duty Attachment for Caterpillar No. 955 - Trexcavator

Heavy-duty Attachment for Caterpillar No. 955 - Trexcavator. Intended specifically for handling large saw logs. Twin, hydraulically operated top clamps, available with log fork, permit handling of 72 in (1.83 m.) diameter logs. Forward reach of fork at ground level 6 ft. 6 in. (1.98 m.) at max. lift height 6 ft. 3 in. (1.90 m.). With fork at highest position, load clearance height is 11 ft. 7 ¾ in. (3.55 m.).

Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Illinois, United States.

McConnel Capstan

McConnel Capatan - Normally used with up to 300 ft. (91 m.) of left hand lay rope, exerts pull of up to 2,260 lb. (1,020 kg.). Driven by tractor's p.t.o. shaft and can be bolted on with drum vertical or horizontal. Usable for any jobs for which light winches are used, can be fitted in few minutes; does not tie up tractor. Light enough at 70 lb. (32 kg.) for a man to carry on shoulder. Particularly valuable for pulling out bogged tractors as driver himself can fetch capstan, fit it to bogged tractor and make it pull itself out using anchor, without disturbing work of other tractors or men.

F.W. McConnell Ltd., 67, Chiltern Street, London W. 1.

Slice-O-Lator

Slice-O-Lator - The model illustrated weighs 1,600 lb. (726 kg.) without water, 2,000 lb. (907 kg.) filled with water, 2,600 lb. (1,134 kg.) filled with sand; individual watertight filling plug on each drum. Blades 6 in. (16 cm.) wide and 36 in. (91 cm.) long. Over-all length 10 ft. 8 in. (3.26 m.); overall width 8 ft. 6 in. (2.60 m.); cutting width approx. 6 ft. (1.83 m.). Power required 20 hp. The Slice-O-Lator is available up to 4,200 lb. (1,906 kg.); 8 ft. (2.44 m.) cut with blades 10 in. (26 cm.) high.

M. and W. Iron Works, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States.

Hale 30 T Torrent

Hale 30 T Torrent - Portable pumping unit; pumps 20,000 g.p.h. (75,700 liters/h). 143 lb. (65 kg.). Easily carried by two men or wheeled by one. Engine 9 hp. Approximate dimensions: length 24 ½ in. (62 cm.); width 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.); height 25 ½ in. (65 cm.).

Hale Fire Pump Company, Conshohocken, Pa., United States.

S.D. Freightlifter Heavy Duty Fork Lift Trucks, Models 82 and 100

S.D. Freightlifter Heavy Duty Fork Lift Trucks, Models 82 and 100 - For handling and stacking timber. Capacity: Model 82, 16/18,000 lb. (6,800/8,164 kg.) at 24 in. (61 cm.). Model 100, 18,000 lb. (8,164 kg.) at 33 in. (83 cm.). Engine: Diesel 65 bhp. or petrol 70 bhp. Principal dimensions: over-all height; fork raised, model 82: 24 ft. (7.3 m.); model 100: 28 ft. (8.5 m.). Outside turning radius: model 82: 14 ft. 3 in. (4.3. m.); model 100: 16 ft. 11 in. (5.2. m.). Weight unloaded: model 82: 9 tons 2 cwt. (9,224 kg.); model 100: 10 tons 5 cwt. (10,650 kg.).

Shelvoke and Drewry Ltd., Letchworth, Herts, England.

Famo "Boxer" Crawler Tractor

Famo "Boxer" Crawler Tractor Specification Engine: 4-stroke diesel. Performance: 46 belt-tap; speed: 4 from 1.82 mph. (2.82 km./h.) to 4.48 mph (7.21 km./h.); 1 rev. 2.24 mph (3.60 km./h.); max. drawbar pull 8,000 lb. (4,000 kg.). Dimensions of tractor: max. length, 114 ¼ in. (2,900 mm.); max. height, 72 ¾ in. (1,850 mm.); max. width, narrow gauge 47 5/8 in. (1,210 mm.); standard gauge 61 7/8 in. (1,565 mm.) 65 5/8 in. (1,665 mm.); wide gauge 82 5/8 in. (2,100 mm.). Ground clearance 11 ¾ in. (300 mm.). Weight of tractor with standard gauge 9,460 lb. (4,300 kg.). Turning radius 61 ½ in. (1,550 mm.). May be fitted with cable winch, bulldozer and angledozer.

FAMO Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Buhlstr. 5-11, München 45, W. Germany.

Hyry Chain Saw

Hyry Chain Saw - Direct drive. Blade length: 17 in. (43 cm.); weight 21;.6 lb. (11.6 kg.); 6 hp/6000 rpm. Membrane carburetor, centrifugal clutch. Cylinder volume: 90 cc.

Chain made by: Sandvikens Jernverks A.B. Sandviken, Sweden.

Manufacturer: Auto Koneistamo Oy, Helsinki, Finland.

Automatic Oscillating Curve and Plane Sander

Automatic Oscillating Curve and Plane Sander - Serves an automatic sander of curved and straight bulkpieces such as chairbacks, arm-rests, trouser-stretchers, lasts, etc. Specifications: (Type XX/3) Useful sanding width, 12 in. (30 cm.); adjustable sanding thickness up to 4 in. (10 cm.); available feed rates, 26 and 52 ft./mint (8 and 15.8 m./min.); power of sandbelt motor, 4 hp.; power of feed motor 0.2/0.3 hp.; dimensions of sanding belt, 73 x 12.6 in. (1.86 m. x 32 cm.); total weight of machine, 1,000 lb. (454 kg.); over-all dimensions of machine, 28 x 47 in. (71 cm. x 1.2 m.).

Kurt Ehemann, Spezialmaschinenfabrik GMBH, Delmenhorst, P.O. Box 184, W. Germany.

Vybak Semi-Rigid Transparent Sheet DVB. 229

Vybak Semi-Rigid Transparent Sheet DVB. 229 - Specially developed for use as machine guards and windows. Based on a polyvinyl chloride resin and is a transparent, non-inflammable sheet, extremely resilient, resistant to water chemicals and oils. Easily fabricated by normal methods, can be assembled or fitted by conventional means with or without frame. Curvature or radius obtained simply by warming.

Bakelite Ltd., 12-18 Grosvenor Gardens, London S.W.1.

M - 68 Planer and Matcher

M - 68 Planer and Matcher. - Medium speed machine. Specifications: 100 percent ball and roller bearing. Four or six knives - round cylinders. Feed works: six 8 in. (203 mm.) diameter feed rolls; feed speed 150 ft. (45.7 m.) per min. Stocks dimension sizes: maximum thickness 6 in. (152 mm.) minimum ¼ in. (6 mm.), maximum width 15 ¾ in. (400 mm.) minimum 1 ½ in. (38 mm.). Machine sizes 16 x 6 in. (406 x 152 mm.). Weight 10,000 lb. (4,535 kg.).

Newman Machine Company, Inc. Greensboro, H. Carolina, United States.

Alber Automatic Band and Circular Saw-Sharpening Machine

Alber Automatic Band and Circular Saw-Sharpening Machine - Sharpens normal gap and gullet teeth spaced from 3/16 in. (5 mm.) to 1 in. (2.5 cm.). Quick change of clamping devices for band resp. circular saw blades; for circular saws, all cutting angles adjustable by scale. Correct cutting angle for band saws rigidly set; drive by Vee-belts. Two feed speeds, 70 and 110 teeth/min., for circular saws from 4 in. (10 cm.) to 24 in. (61 cm.) in diameter, built-in motor A.C. triphase 220/380 V., 0.2 kW., with switch, tools and one grinding wheel mounted on flange with additional equipment for band saw blades of from 3/19 in. (5 mm.) to 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) width and 1 grinding wheel mounted on flange.

Rudolf Alber, Ebersbach-Fils, Württ., W. Germany.

Stanley H75 Saber Saw

Stanley H75 Saber Saw - Cutting 3,300 strokes/mint; cuts 2 in. (5 cm.) lumber. Net weight 4 ¾ lb. (2.15 kg.). Blades available for cutting plastics, plywood, fibre, glass masonite, flush doors, aluminum, brass, copper, steel not over ½ in. 113 mm.) thick, rubber, felt and similar materials.

The Stanley Works, Export Department, New Britain, Conn., United States.

Wadkin High Speed Radial Router, Type 40S

Wadkin High Speed Radial Router, Type 40S - Specially designed for cutting out window and letterbox openings on flush doors. Router head driven by motor giving speeds of 24,000 and 18,000 rpm. Head has vertical movement of 4 in. (10 cm.) by handle. Max. radius of arm: 4 ft. 6 in. (1.36 m.); min. radius of arm 20 in. (51 cm.); hp. of head 2-8 ½ ; speed of head 24,000 and 18,000 rpm.; table size 7 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. (2.26 m. x 91 cm.); net weight 3,808 lb. (1,727 kg.); gross weight 4,984 lb. (2,260 kg.).

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


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