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HARDWOOD RECORD 



August 10, l!i;;i 



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 i™BiEk HAlSfDUNG 



Bates Steel Mule Model "G" Is on the Market 



Tho Model "(j" is a liuavy B/iti's steel mule built for iiulustrinl 

 work exi'lusivcl}-. It is iiuiflu so tliat a povver-clrivoii winch ran lie 

 attached to the front end for logKint; aud other work. If weiKhs 

 approximately 0,")0U pounds and lias a rating of '2') h.p. on the diaw 

 liar and 35 h.p. on the belt. 



Like the Model "F" Hates steel mule, all working parts are 

 increased against dust and run in cdl l)ath. Wheels, tran.smission 

 and crawlers are lull roller bearing throughout. The clutch is hand 

 operated, dry plate disc type and can be operated either from 

 driver's seat made on platform of tractor. The driver's scat is 

 made of swivel so that it can be pushed out of the way when driver 

 is standing on jdatform. The pedals for holding either iTawler still 

 are located on platform at rear of the tractor. 



Hauling speeds are two .and one-third mili-s per hour and three 

 and one-half miles per Jiour, and the revi^rse s)ieed is .ipproxiniatelx 

 two miles per hour. 



The general construction is of the backbon<' type, where tlu' 

 transmission is bolted directly to the motor, making one solid block 

 of the entire I'ower plant. 



The motor has a three-inch hollow crank shaft and four aud oin' 

 h.alf-inch cylinders. The oil pressure "arriage is between thirty 

 five and fifty jjounds, and is so regulated that whenever the pull 

 increases on the draw bar the volume of oil to the motor bearings 

 is automatically increased at the same time. 



This is a very valuable feature for an industrial tractor, wliicli 

 is subjected to many severe shocks and does not always have .-i 

 competent operator to care for it. 



Like other Rates tractors, the same high grade materials and 

 workmanship arc used in the construction of this machine, ami 

 every part is easily and quickly accessible. 



The Universal Crane 



For heavy lifting the locomotive crane has long been used. It 

 had to have tracks to get to .a job, but when there it was able to 

 handle great loads. This was often unnecessary, as more than S't 

 per cent of the loads to be lifted were far lighter than its capacity, 

 and it became a case of doing a little job with a big investment or 

 doing it by m.-mual labor. 



To meet this condition the light crane has been developed, .ind it 

 is becoming iiopni.ir very r.ipidly in its own field. 





One of these cranes here illustrated is j)articularly flexible in its 

 possibilities, as it can be mounted in a wide variety of ways to 

 meet the working conditions which confront it. 



Instead of steam power it uses a gasoline or electric motor, and 

 does not need a licensed engineer to operate it. It is full rotating 

 .and has ;i capacity of three to four tons with high speeds through- 

 out. The mounting is determined by the work t<i be done and the 

 conditions that have to be met. 



A motor truck makes an ideal mounting where work has to be 

 done often in widely separated spots, as a ten to twelve-mile an 

 hour speed can be made from place to place. 



-V rubber-tired trailer can be used in the same way to carry it 

 when one has ;i truck for towing, though travel gear, using the 

 rraue ]i(>wer, is furnishe<l for short distance work. 



The Univerjial Crane in Action 



In the woods where logs are loaded a "Universal" crane on the 

 railroad flat car mounting will load a train very economically, back- 

 ing from car to car as each is loaded. The crane can load logs fast 

 or it may be used to unload etjuipment. 



A crane on continuous tread can go anywhere a tractor will to 

 load cars or trailers, or motor trucks in the districts where they can 

 get in. Or put it on the motor truck itself in these districts. 



In the mill where lumber is cut and sorted the crane on an auto 

 truck or industrial truck can go from pile to pile loading the carts 

 in a fraction of men's time and can unload from carts to pile also. 

 Such a unit should be very useful in stocking lumber for the kilns 

 and in removing it. 



An Industrial Tractor That Will Stand Shocks 



Timber Surveys by Air 



That he obtained more information regarding the timber and waterways 

 of the country over which he bad flown as the result of a few hours' air 

 trip than he could have secured by years of travel on foot was the 

 recent statement of a timber expert in Quebec. A flying boat was used 

 for this exploration and survey of the forests of the northern part of the 

 Province, the trip of 850 miles being completed in 12% hours of flying. 

 Several stops were made to complete reports of the country traveled over 

 as well as to secure more fuel. Besides the pilot and logging expert, the 

 party Included an aerial photographer. 



