Merton 4 - wheel - drive tractor shovel. - Bucket capacities: 2.25-4.5 cu.yds. (1.75 m³ - 3.5 m³); break out force 20,660 lb (9,371 kg). Total weight (approx. with standard bucket, fuel, oil and water), 22,100 lb (10,224 kg). Engine: number of cylinders 6.
Merton 4 - wheel - drive tractor shovel
MANUFACTURER. Merton Engineering Co. Ltd., Feltham, England.
Mobile yarder-loader. - Skagit Model SJ-4R mobile logger available as loader only or combination yarder and loader. Dual-purpose unit, self-propelled on rubber tires. Upper unit counterweighted and has live boom; optional booms available.
Specifications: General Motors Model 4-71 diesel engine; Allison Model CRT-3531-3 torque converter and 3-speed power shift transmission. Ratios 1.1 to 1; 2.0 to 1 and 6.0 to 1. Continuous 360° swing. Four hydraulic outrigger stabilizer jacks located at each corner of undercarriage. Turntable mounted on chassis having two driving axles. 3 fwd. and 3 rev. speed. Max. speed 25 mhp (40 km/h). Haulback drum: capacity 1,630 ft (497 m) of 5/8 inch (15.87 mm) cable.
MANUFACTURER. Skagit Steel and Iron Works, a Division of Skagit Corporation, Sedro Wooley, Washington, U.S.A.
Spryte track vehicle. - Travels through deep powder snow, mud, up steep grades and down across slopes at 45°, hauling heavy loads. Model 201 specifications: passengers, 3; cargo, 1,500 lb (680 kg). Weight of vehicle: 2,600 lb (1,179 kg); ground pressure when loaded with 3 passengers plus 1,500 lb (680 kg) cargo, 1.11 lb/sq.in. (78 gr/cm²).
MANUFACTURER. Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Logan Works, Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
Koehring Forwarder. - High mobility off-road vehicle loads bunched 8-foot (244-cm) pulpwood at stump without men on the ground. Transports a 3 ½ cunit payload from stump to haul roads without road preparation of any kind. Big wheels and center frame-articulated steering, works under wide range of ground, terrain and weather conditions. Equipped with floodlights and all-weather cab, permitting 2-shift utilization for 4,000 hours per year.
MANUFACTURER. Koehring-Waterous Ltd., Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Moore dip tank outfit. - For lumber (untrimmed) 16 ft (488 cm) long. Dip tank approx. 20 x 20 ft (6 X 6 in) made of 3/16 in. (4.76 mm) flat steel plate with 4 lines of lug type transfer chains, head and tail assemblies; spring-loaded hold-down arms keep lumber from floating; 3 hp motor, reducer and controls.
MANUFACTURER. Moore Dry Kiln Company, P.O. Box 4248, Jacksonville 1, Florida, U.S.A.
Two-saw board edger, Type EDS. - Edger does not rely on saws moving on fixed spindle. Each saw has its separate motor and the whole assembly (saw, spindle and motor) moves as one complete unit when the sawing width is changed, greatly simplifying saw changing.
Fixed saw is at fence side; the other is quickly adjustable to required width. Self-climbing upper feed rollers automatically feed timber of different thicknesses. Four driven feed rollers.
Machine admits boards up to 24 in. (610 mm) wide, max. depth of cut 4 ½ in. (115 mm).
MANUFACTURER. Stenners of Tiverton Ltd., Tiverton, Devon, England.
M and M brush chipper. - Available in 9 models; chipping capacity up to 8-in. (20.3-cm) log diameter. Weight: from 3 325 lb (1,508 kg) to 3,875 lb (1,758 kg) according to model. All units equipped with Diesel power plants.
MANUFACTURER. Mitts and Merrill, 109, McCoskry Street, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.
FWD Wagner lumberjack Model 24. - 24,000 lb (10,886 kg) lift and carry. Does all yard jobs. Loads and unloads trucks or cars, sorts to species, cold decks to 16 ft (488 cm), feeds pond or mill, and handles as many as 20 truck loads per day. Suitable for mills cutting up to 65,000 ft. (19,812 in) per shift. Tusks operated independently or together. Also available Models 40 and 80.
FWD Wagner lumberjack Model 24
MANUFACTURER. FWD Wagner Inc., 4427 N.E. 158th Ave., Portland 30, Oregon, U.S.A.
Witte high capacity circular gang saws, Types KL and SDS/59. Convert logs from 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm) to 12 in. (30.5 cm) diam. into mining timber, sleepers, squares and deales; with attachments fitted can also resaw slabs or balks, at the same time cutting boards from slabs, thus obtaining maximum yield from logs.
Types KL are stationary machines, types SDS/59 are trailer-mounted.
Automatic feed; lifting chain with rigid gripping dogs. Standard cutting length 10 ft (305 cm). Available for cutting lengths up to 22 ft (670 cm). Feed rate adjustable from 15-150 ft (457-4,570 cm) per minute.
Power requirements: from 20 to 80 hp depending on model.
Witte high capacity circular gang saws, Types KL and SDS/59
MANUFACTURER. W. Witte, Engineering Works, 44 Münster, Wienburgstrasse 171, Germany.
Inching limiter - Safety control. - Safety device fits onto all machines employing inching control; provides overriding control of amount of inching the operator can achieve in a single operation of the inching button, i.e., the maximum travel of the machine is controlled by each operation of the inch button. Designed on a "fail safe" basis, i.e., if electrical fault develops machine will not start. Intended for use in conjunction with AC machines, can be used with BC machines if additional relay is incorporated into control scheme of starter.
Inching limiter - Safety control
MANUFACTURER. Watford Electric and Manufacturing Co. Limited, Whippendell Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Portable metal detector MD 213. - Device for locating metal objects concealed underground or in timber. The operation of the device is based on the electric conductivity and magnetism of the metals. The weight of the complete detector excluding headphones is 6.6 lb (3 kg).
Portable metal detector MD 213
MANUFACTURER. Televa, Leppävaara, Finland.
Wajax Mark 3 centrifugal pump. -Designed to meet the requirements of all fire control techniques. Dimensions: Length, 22 in. (56 cm); width, 12 in. (30.5 cm); height, 16 in. (40.5 cm); weight, 55 lb (24.4 kg). From 77 Imp. gallons (350 liters) per minute at free flow to 11 (50 liters) at 275 p.s.i. discharge pressure.
MANUFACTURER. Wajax Equipment Limited, 6051 Cote de Liesse Road, Montreal 9, Quebec, Canada.
Rotating fork device. - Can quickly replace the standard forks on the several models of the Clark fork lift trucks.
MANUFACTURER. Ruhr Intrans Hubstapler G.m.b.H. (Mülheim-Ruhr), Weselerstr. 48-50, Germany.
