Masonry Magazine July 1965 Page. 25
Fork Lift
Lifting approximately 3,400 lbs. of cement blocks at one time has made an easy chore of a difficult problem in keeping 10 bricklayers serviced while constructing a new warehouse for McKesson & Robbins, Inc., at Joe Orr Road and Stute St., in Chicago Heights, III. Contractor Thorlief Larsen & Son found International 5421 Forklift could easily handle 90 blocks at one time and lift them to a height of 18 feet to storage area on scaffolding adjacent to bricklayers.
Hand Trowel
No rivets are used in the manufacture of a new hand trowel by Harrington Tool, Los Angeles, California for the home owner trade. The handle is fastened to the tempered steel blade by Omark 3/8 x 1/2 in. percussive weld studs which do not penetrate nor distort the highly polished blade bottom.
"After one year of field testing, we are convinced that this method of manufacturing positively eliminates rivet failure and substantially increases the service life of our trowels," explains George A. Sorensen, Harrington sales manager. "That's why we unconditionally guarantee these trowels against such failure."
Harrington's trowels are available in a variety of sizes in plain and notched styles for use with mortar, plaster or mastic. Blades are made of quality steel and handles are hardwood well finished and sturdy.
Mason Panel
Universal Manufacturing Corp., Zelienople, Pa, has introduced a new 4 x 4 lightweight mason panel for residential and other light duty applications. The new panel, a smaller version of Universal's Unibilt scaffolding, is designed to handle loads up to 50 lbs. per square foot and heights to 40 feet.
Panels are welded tubular frames with integral coupling pins and feature ladder-type construction. Horizontal supports every 16 permit placement of planking waist-high levels, thus eliminating banding or stooping.
As with other Unibilt scaffolding, the lightweight mason panel needs no tools or extra parts for assembly. Panels and bracing are joined quickly and easily with the patented Unilok brace lock.
Because the panels are only four feet wide, the scaffolding is also ideal for use in narrow corridors and in other restricted areas. Panels may be space 5, 6, 8 or 10 feet apart. All components have a baked enamel finish.
Portable Saw
A new folding table for use with the Champion Tak-A-Bout, "Jr." portable masonry saw has just been announced by Champion Manufacturing Company of St. Louis Missouri. Featuring table height adjustment within a range of 20 in. to 24 in. from the floor, this unit converts a Tak-A-Bout, "Jr." to a full size, heavy duty saw in five minutes or less, according to Gene Vocker, General Sales Manager.
The table is a CHAMPION exclusive and is available with or without a foot pedal, folds flat, sets up easily and weighs only 47 lbs. (62 lbs. with the foot pedal). Used together, Champion's Tak-A-Bout, "Jr." and the new table constitute the lowest priced, full size, heavy duty masonry saw available. Champion's portable saw is the biggest, most sturdy portable saw on the market. This new table is equally strong and rugged.
For more information or for the name of your nearest Champion dealer write Champion Manufacturing Company, 3700 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Data Handbook
A pocket sized, 136-page Construction Data Handbook has been issued by Grace Construction Materials, a division of the Dewey and Almy Chemical Division, W. R. Grace & Co. A special 23-page section contains estimating and conversion tables most commonly used by architects, engineers and contractors. The bulk of the Handbook is devoted to selecting, estimating, and using specialty products for construction. One page is devoted to each of 101 Grace products grouped in two product lines "A., C. Horn and "Darex products. Included are caulks and sealants, floor materials, ad-mixtures, waterproofing and roofing materials, waterstops, adhesives and bonding agents, technical coatings, and specialty products for maintenance, concrete placement, and paving. In compact form for desk and field use, the Data Handbook is available from Grace Construction Materials, Dewey and Almy Chemical Division, W. R. Grace & Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140.
High Lift Loaders
The Lull Engineering Co., Inc., of St. Paul, Minnesota, recently began making delivery of the new improved Model 4D3-40 High Lift Loaders now being manufactured by the company. Shown in the photos above is one of the new machines recently delivered to Rizzo & Sons, Masonry Contractors of Willmington, Delaware. Photos were taken of the machine working on the Basin School Project at New Castle, Delaware.
The new Lull Model 4D3-40 High Lift elevates 3,000 lbs to 43 ft. heights, moving payloads smoothly and safely up to 46 in. in or out at any height without machine travel. All machine movements loading, lifting, reaching, etc., are all instantly, power-hydraulically controlled by the operator from his position in the cab. Design features of the Lull 4D3-40 High Lift include high oscillating planetary type axles and a 4-speed transmission drop box. This model Lull High Life is now also equipped with regular road grader-type 10-ply 13-24 tires which give the machine increased ground clearance of 1512. The Model 4D3-40 is one of 8 different High Lift loaders now manufactured by Lull. Over 20 different carriage attachments and accessories are available for use with these High Lifts to make them the most versatile machines on the market for all around, and construction-site material handling. In addition to a variety of standard and special fork carriages, these High Lift loader attachments and accessories include extendible and rigid cranes, remote and manually-operated slip-on concrete hoppers and concrete dumping buckets, material buckets, workmens platforms, enclosed cabs and hod-buggies. With one of these versatile machines a user can unload, stack, handle and elevate brick, block, lumber, mortar, rafters and pre-cast beams, scaffolding, etc.... all with one machine. For complete information on the new improved Model 4D3-40 High Lift Loader and the entire line of Lull High Lifts write: Lull Engineering Company, Inc., 3045 Highway 13, St. Paul 11, Minnesota.
Plaster-Mortar Mixers
The production of a new line of plaster-mortar mixers has been announced by the PCM Division of Koehring Company. The new series includes four machines, designated the KWIK MIX 550, 670, 800 and 1000. They are designed for rapid, quality mixing of plaster, mortar and terrazzo materials.
Sizes of the KWK-MIX machines range from 52 cu. ft. of dry material for the Model 550 to a full 10 cu. ft. of material for the Model 1000. Power for the now units is provided by air-cooled gasoline engines of 5 hp. to 16.8 hp. or by a variety of electric motors.
Four one-piece mixing blades PCM design provide for thorough, end-to-end mixing. Rubber-tipped blades are also available.
A unique, 4-way seal arrangement on the drum bearings keeps the mix out of the bearings. Separate mountings support the weight of the drum and the mix. All four models of the new KWIK-MIX machines are designed for trouble-free operation, and all are well balanced for fast spotting and easy moves.
Koehring's PCM Division, located at Port Washington, Wisconsin, is a well-known manufacturer of a wide line of equipment for processing, construction and material handling applications.
Technical Bulletin
Adjustable wall ties their structural properties and recommended use are discussed in a new technical bulletin issued by Dur-O-wal. The strength of wall ties was investigated in a program of tests performed by the IIT Research Institute.
Discussed in this technical bulletin are wall design considerations wind pressures, and the recommended spacing of ties in masonry walls. The use of adjustable ties in seismic areas is also included. Test data and charts are included in this 8-page bulletin. Write Dur-O-wal National, Inc., Box 150, Cedar Rapids, La, and ask for Technical Bulletin No. 64-4.