JANl^VRY 1, 1915 



Fis;. 4. — A closer view of the pump, showiiij; IIil- 



tlie start, for they will surely have to be 



moved slightly one way or the other to make 



up for the stretch of the belt. 



After the belts have once been 



''broken in." any further stretch 



is so slight as to be almost im- 



|i(Mceptible. 



The punii)-base is secured to 

 the floor by means of large 

 screws or a small coach or lag 

 screw. Tliese should be started 

 at the end of the slots furthest 

 from the extractor, so that, as 

 (he belt stretches, the pump may 

 be moved back away from the 

 extractor slightly by loosening 

 the screw. Fig. 4 shows a close]- 

 view of the pump and its 

 connections to the extractoi'. 

 through an opening in the gate. 

 Tills cnnnef'tion does not inter- 



ends will be clanii 

 noce.«sarv. ilie iwo 



fere seriously witli the 

 opening of tlie gate it' 

 desired. In this posi- 

 lion (lie discharge pipe 

 I hat takes the honey 

 from the pump to (he 

 tank is out of the way 

 and does not interfere 

 in any way with the 

 operation of the ex- 

 tractor. 



Tlie engine does not 

 require a stone foun- 

 dation, an ordinary 

 wooden door being sol- 

 id enough unless the 

 (inihers are in very bad 

 condition. -We usually 

 secuie the engine to 

 the floor by boring' a 

 hole through each eud 

 of each skid and in- 

 serting long lag screws 

 into (he floor through 

 (hese holes. A some- 

 what easier plan, and 

 one that permits some 

 change in location or 

 the floor, is to seleci 

 two pieces of 2 x 4 ma- 

 terial, each a trifle 

 longer than the width 

 of the engine-bed. Cut 

 a notch in each end so 

 thn*^ the piece will fit 

 down between the lian- 

 dles at the ends of the 

 skids. Bore a hole in 

 the center, arid then by 

 inserting a long lag 

 screw into the floor the 

 )ed down. Later on, if 

 screws mav be loosened 



i.- -All cNlractor loiateil on tli 

 lent when it comes to putting 



(■ fliHir is iiuiili luorc coiiven- 

 in or taking out. combs. 



