Masonry Magazine August 1994 Page. 38
Sonry contractors under DOS, LAN, UNIX, XENIX, AIX and Windows. Complete take-off for commercial and residential estimating.
SIRIUS SOFTWARE
345 W. Second Street, Suite 201, Dayton, OH 45402. Phone 513/228-4849. Fax 513/228-1159. Contact: Karen Dunlap, Sales and Marketing Rep. Software designed expressly for the small to medium size
builder, remodeler and specialty contractor.
SOFTWARE SHOP SYSTEMS
1340 Campus Parkway, Wall, NJ 07719. Phone 908/938-3200. Fax 908/938-5631. Contact: Don Wygant, Accounting Product Manager. Core package includes job cost, accounts payable and general ledger modules, Payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, purchase orders and other modules are fully integrated.
WHEN APPROACHING blind corners, stop, sound your horn, and proceed slowly as you have no way of knowing what may be coming toward you.
weather, the fork lift is expected to perform in the most extreme cold. For this reason, certain precautions concerning cold weather operation are critical. They are:
■Engine condition. An engine that is not kept in good condition and tuned up will not start easily in cold weather.
Antifreeze. Make sure the antifreeze in the cooling system is sufficient to meet and exceed any cold conditions for your area.
■Engine heaters or other warming devices should be maintained in good working order and properly engaged when you leave the fork lift exposed to extremely low temperatures.
Starting fluid used to start the engine in cold weather should be used only as recommended. Improper use of starting fluid can cause serious damage to engines. The unused amount should be properly stored in a well-ventilated area and out of the reach of children and other unauthorized persons.
REPRINTED from the "Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety and Maintenance Training Manual" published by the Mason Contractors Association of America, 1550 Spring Road, Suite 320, Oak Brook, IL 60521.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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8595. Scott Argeris, General Manager, Mark Jenson, Sales Manager; Glenn Seninger, Sales Manager. Job costing, estimating and scheduling software for ma-
Non-Stop
SCAFFOLDINGE
Increase Production 20%-35%
When the wall is waist high to the bricklayer, he will produce more. Goversment studies, the experience of our customers, and our own experience have proven that point most convincingly. Actually, it's basic human nature. When the bending, reaching, and stooping are climinated, a mason will fall into a fast, comfortable side-to-side rhythm when laying brick and block. He'll put in more units and be less tired at the end of the day. How much more production depends on the type of work. Production increases of 20% are common, while 35% is typical for blank walls like warehouses. Our users have reported production increases as high as 47% on 12" blocks.
When you calculate the labor savings from this feature alone, you will see that Non-Stop can easily pay for itself in the fisa 10 so 20 weeks. Some masonry contractors say that their scaffolding paid for itself on the first job.
Never Run Scaffold-High Again
Building a wall from the ground to scaffold-high and then moving your men is another unnecessary expense to eliminate from your operation. It tends to scatter your men, creates extra work for the laborers, and it wastes ten to fifteen minutes of production time getting the crew started again.
Using Non-Stop, you will set your scaffolding in place first, before any work begins. Stock it with materials and your masons start the wall right off the scal fold. Once they have reached a com fortable working height, their walk boards can be dropped in place in about 30 seconds and they continue working uninterrupted until the wall is topped out. Non-Stop gives you the ability to put your masons' walkboards as low as 4 off the ground.
Another standard feature Non-Stop provides is the ability to add an extra walkboard for the masons. In many situations, like brick veneer with block back-up, you must run the block up first. Using Non-Stop, you can run the block with 3 planks for the masons, let the scaffold down and then run the brick with 2 planks, without moving or replumbing the scaffolding
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