Masonry Magazine October 1970 Page. 25
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changeable, giving the basic tractor exceptional versatility at modest investment.
Bulk Cement Handling
A new method of merchandising and handling masonry cement is proving profitable to both the masonry contractor and the cement dealer. The system is set up on a franchise basis by Stevens Bulk Cement Systems, Inc. of Anderson, Indiana. By handling masonry cement in bulk the dealer is able to make substantial savings in storage, warehouse labor and cost of the cement. The masonry contractor, on the other hand, also shows greater profits because the cement is delivered to the job site in a sealed tank mounted on a trailer. This Mobile Mortar Batcher holds 30 bbls, and has a batching system incorporated in the unit to deliver a 14-bag batch of cement into a dump hopper that unloads directly into the mixer. The contractor merely dumps as many units as are needed for each mortar batch. An automatic counter keeps an accurate tally of how many 14-bag batches are used. The contractor profits by paying only for the actual masonry cement he needs and uses.
For additional details contact Stevens Bulk Cement Systems, Inc., Anderson, Indiana 46011.
Make Your Plans To Attend
21st Annual MCAA Convention
Houston, Texas
Feb. 6-9
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Infra-Red Heat
Combining Infra-Red heat with a blower type heater, Aeroil Products Company, Inc. has introduced an all new LP Gas heater.
The Model M-225 Mushroom Heater is portable and comes complete with regulators, hose and safety pilot. It was expressly designed to be used for temporary heat applications where people have to work in unheated areas during winter months.
Free literature is available from:
Aeroil Products Company, Inc., 67 Wesley Street, South Hackensack, N. J. 07606.
New Dyfoam Brochure
A new brochure on expanded polystyrene is offered by Dyfoam.
The 8-page, 4-color booklet describes the uses of Dyfoam boards, billets, and blankets for low temperature and comfort insulation; drywall and plaster base; perimeter and cavity wall insulation; farm and metal building insulation; and numerous other applications in packaging, flotation, and industry. Technical data, diagrams, and application photos are included.
Copies are available from Dept. DF-92, Construction Products Division, W. R. Grace & Co., 62 Whittemore Ave., Cambridge, Mass. 02140.
Morgen Winter Enclosure
By using Morgen adjustable scaffolding with its winter enclosure systems and a temporary roof of plank and polyethylene that was jacked up as work progressed, win and Leighton, Inc., was able to work through the winter on two 10-story load-bearing masonry dormitories at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The overhead roof protection was connected only by draped polyethylene with the Morgen winter work enclosure which completely surrounded the top of the exterior walls. In this way the platforms of Morgen scaffolding could be raised frequently to keep the masons working on exterior walls constantly at waist height for maximum efficiency, while the temporary roof protection, also supported on Morgen towers, was elevated only as each floor was completed.
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By alternating work on the buildings, laborers and carpenters could form up and pour concrete floors on one building while masons laid up the exterior and interior walls on the others.
The winter masonry work was in the heart of the upstate New York snow belt. Contractors must expect 90" of snowfall during the winter with 15" on the ground at one time, and temperatures down to 18-below.
Sunlight through the polythylene roofs had a greenhouse effect. Direct sun alone made a 20-degree difference in the temperature inside.
Weather permitted the first five floors to be built in the fall without winter protection. The winter enclosure and the roof structure was made on the sixth floor level. The Morgan towers to support the roof for the rest of the building were based on that floor. Nine-foot inserts were simply added to the top of each tower as needed to increase the height, and the roof was winched up to the higher level. As the succeeding floors were formed, one foot square holes were left to accommodate the Morgen towers.
New Case Brochure
A colorful 8-page brochure spells out the ABC's of the versatile new Case modular system for Case Construction King loader-backhoes. It is available either through Case dealers or J. I. Case Company, 700 State St., Racine, Wis. 53404.
The Case Modular System offers the user a choice of three basic options fitting the same tractor: (1) backhoe module with optional buckets and claws; (2) heavy-duty hitch module which provides 4-way hydraulics for powering and controlling box scrapers, mowers, rototillers, rakes, augers and other 3-point hitch tools; and (3) counterweight module for fast, high-production loading.
The three modules are quickly inter-