Masonry Magazine November 1961 Page. 13
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MATERIAL HANDLING DATA SHEET
Material Handling Equipment for the Mason Contractor
LULL MODEL 7B 40 FT HIGH LIFT
Lull Engineering Co., Inc., of St. Paul, Minnesota, manufacturers of construction equipment, recently announced the introduction of a new improved model of their well-known High Lift Loader designed to carry a 3,000 lb. load to a height of 40 ft. In addition to the extreme verticality, dependability, and ease of operation found in all High Lift Loaders, this new machine offers contractors unequalled safety and stability in elevating construction material to heights of up to five stories. Design improvements included in the new Lull 40 Foot High Lift are a longer, stronger, heavier frame made out of high tension steel, seamless steel tube stress members on each side of the machine to prevent longitudinal twisting or racking of the machine, longer and larger capacity ballast tanks, a heavier permanent rear bumper which acts as a cross member of the frame and also gives additional ballast, and a new rear box frame cross member behind the engine for additional stability and stiffening at the point where the transverse tower pivots on the main frame. This model is also equipped with dual tires on the driving wheels for additional stability and traction. According to the manufacturer these improvements in the design make the new 40 Foot High Lift nearly twice as strong and safe.
Other features of the new Lull 40 Foot High Lift include the exclusive transverse movement to aid maneuvering in mud, sand, ditches, etc., variable forward reach of up to 34 inches, high oscillating rear axle, roller type telescopic towers with double acting cylinders, full time power steering and independent wheel brakes to provide greater maneuverability and permit shorter turning radius. The Model 7B 40 Foot High Lift can be equipped with a line of optional attachments including standard pallet forks, brick forks, material bucket, telescopic tower, telescope boom, power hydraulic winch, crane attachment, concrete hopper, standard concrete dumping bucket or swivelling concrete dumping bucket.
For complete information, and descriptive literature on the new Model 7B Foot High Lift, write Lull Engineering Co., Inc., 3045 Highway 13, St. Paul 11, Minnesota.
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WEST SYSTEM OF MASONRY
MATERIALS HANDLING
"Better brick-better workmanship-better walls... and at substantial savings in time, materials and money" are some of the results attributed to the use of the West System of Masonry Materials Handling on the new Gordon Technical High School in Chicago.
Vice President Del Forsgren (of the R. T. Milord Construction Co.) and Masonry Superintendent Ed Rauen join in this summation of their initial experience with West equipment... a Skytrak, powerized Half Hi-Lift, a pair of Standard Brick Buggies and six Mortar Tubs.
Materials safely and efficiently handled by this equipment included 1,500,000 building brick, 500,000 pressed brick 90,000 glazed tile, 40,000 block and the mortar to lay them in the wall. The Gordon Tech project is comprised of 10 buildings, each 250 x 67. The total cost will exceed $3,000,000.00 and eventually there will be facilities for the technical training of 2,300 students. General Contractors are the R. T. Milord Construction Company and the architects are Fox & Fox, of Chicago.
Including the 2,000,000 brick, all masonry materials came to the job palletized. "When brick are palletized by the producer at his plant," points out Vice President Forsgren, "you not only can move the brick more economically around the site, but the men can do a better job because they are working with better brick.
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SONRY-NOVEMBER, 1961