Masonry Magazine July 1970 Page. 35
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Cambridge Gripper Slings
Loading hollow core concrete slabs for shipment without damaging their finished surface can pose a problem, especially when the slabs weigh 3 tons each and measure 14 feet in length. At Spancrete Ltd., a producer of building materials in Quebec, both the efficient handling of the slabs and damage-free transfer were achieved with the use of Gripper Slings from Cambridge Wire Cloth Co.
Two slings, 6" wide and 144" long, were used to lift two of the huge slabs from the bed. Constructed of carbon steel, and coated with neoprene, the slings provide a safe rigging which has been fully pre-tested for load capacity. Their steel construction eliminates the safety hazards and wear characteristics encountered with the use of cloth and rope slings, and their neoprene coating provides ample protection for the smooth-surfaced material.
For more information concerning the efficient conveyance of these hollow core slabs or for assistance in planning your particular material handling application, contact Manager, Gripper Sling Dept., Cambridge Wire Cloth Co., Cambridge, Md. 21613.
Equipment Buyers Guide
Prepared especially for use by municipalities, volume buyers and users of industrial tractors and equipment is the new 110-page "1970 International Industrial Equipment Buyer's Guide" just released by International Harvester Company.
The buyer's guide contains specifications and illustrations on the company's complete line of industrial tractors on wheels and tracks, including: A four-wheel drive backhoc/loader and a four-wheel drive loader; integral loader tractors with hydrostatic drive, mechanical transmission or Hydra-Shuttle and Torque Converter for bulk materials handling; 8000, 7000 and 4000 series fork lifts with Hydra-Shuttle and Torque Converter; drawbar tractors, general purpose wheel tractors; crawler tractors, and a complete line of lawn and garden tractors. It also contains data on International backhoes; PAY loggers; loaders; front, center, and rear-mounted blades; scarifiers and scrapers; mowers; protective canopies; special duty equipment; trailers; tires; equipment financing; new equipment warranty: rentals; and a listing of International district sales offices offering a nationwide network for parts and service.
Commenting on the 1970 Buyer's Guide, M. B. McCallister, manager, industrial tractor and equipment sales, said: "This new guide contains information about the world's most extensive line of industrial tractors and equipment. In it buyers will find the exact combination of tractor and equipment they need to match their earthmoving, landscaping, logging, mowing and maintenance requirements. "In addition," McCallister pointed out, "your dealer can point out key features, some exclusive in design and others exclusive in engineering superiority, that make an International tractor or implement worth more when you buy it, use it, or trade."
Municipalities, purchasing agents and quantity buyers seeking machinery specifications may procure a copy of the 1970 International Industrial Equipment Buyer's Guide, AD-30411-Y, from their local International industrial equipment dealer.
Decorative Glass Block
A complete line of architectural and decorative glass block is available in a wide range of styles and patterns from Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. These contemporary glass masonry units provide almost unlimited design versatility when used in window openings and facades, as interior walls and divider paneling, and many other architectural and decorative applications. The double-walled blocks transmit natural light and provide a high degree of thermal and sound guilation descriptiva bhooklet, "Glass Building Units," is available from Pittsburgh Corning Corp., One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222.
Fortex Literature
Fortex Enterprises, 21 West St., New York, N.Y. 10006, sole agents for Fortex molded rubber fiber buckets, pails and tubs, has just completed new literature giving details of these various items. The literature describes this equipment as working tools for industry, shows their molded rubber fiber construction which is claimed to be unique they cannot rust, dent or chip. There are many illustrations, showing the various sizes and shapes, which are adaptable to industrial uses to help maintenance and construction workers, mechanics and factory personnel. Describing their superiority to metal and plastic pails, the literature shows these molded rubber-fiber pails and tubs in a cut-away, illustrating how they are able to take abuse without losing shape. A chart also shows tests that Fortex pails with neoprene are solvent-resistant to lime, acids, fuels, grease, chemicals, detergents and compounds.
Lightweight Champ Saws
Champion Manufacturing Company, 3700 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, has added a seven horsepower unit to its line of "Lightweight Champ" concrete saws.
The saw, referred to as Champion model CS-150, weighs just 124 pounds yet offers many features of larger saws. Up cutting motion throws residue away from the operator. The blade guard is hinged for ease of blade changing and to permit sawing up to obstructions.
Other features include maximum weight over blade to prevent "riding un" out of the cut, positive screw feed for precise cutting depth selection and an extra heavy formed and reinforced steel base for rigidity. There are fore and aft cutting guides and four wheel suspension for straight line cutting.
Power-Matched Mixers
Western Products of Milwaukee is now marketing its complete new Power-Matched Mixer line. "Power Matched" means the right mixer-engine combinations for reliable power and high production mixing. The economy and availability of these job-tested mixers will produce more profitable mixing, according to the company.
The Mixers are available in sizes sizes from from 31½ cu. ft to 11 cu. ft. All mixers include one set of rubber blades and one set of steel blades.
For more details write: Western Products, 1234 N. 62nd St., Milwaukee, Wis. 53213.