Extra help around the yard

There are other devices to quicklY chop almost any kind of scrap: bands, strap, wire, seals, tubing, cable, extrusions, plastics and steel bars. The compact, manageable chunks are packed into containers for recycling and reselling. The choppers and scrap conversion systems can cut the disposal time and cost and give you more operating space.

- SweedMachinery,Inc. (800) 888-1352 weight rack and lower engine placement provide a lower center of gravity and added stability. To avoid tipping forward, the new safety system, attached to the front axle, prevents lifting loads with the ftont wheels and legs in the up position.

Another option is eliminating the conventional steel banding all together. One synthetic fiber strapping now available offers high safety, sfength, durability, lower weight and cost, good shock absorbency and stretchability. They anach easily with buckles or a simple knot and can be removed just as quickly.

A new support is made of l00Vo nylon, which neither exPands (more protection against back injury) nor contracts (so it doesn't lose its shape). And the belt is only a comfortable 5 inches wide.

Belts can be customized with reflective safety strips, D-Rings and suspenders, producing a very practical work belt. They can even be manufactured with your company's logo or packaged for marketing to do-it-yourself customers for home use.

- The LiftBelt ComPanY (800) 995-5438 or (803) 288-0461

Scrap steel banding is another potential hazard in the yard. The long, unwieldly sraps are difficult to handle, store and dispose of. The Band-Ade machine cuts steel banding into compact, easily stored slices and conveniently deposits them in a steel drum. Once messy, bulky straps are transformed into valuable scrap for easy disposal or sale.

- Indian Country, Inc. (607),167-3801

You don't have to worry about rusting, staining or comer protectors. The straps adjust to the wood's expansion. They may also be printed upon.

- CarisraP Intemational (800) 361-9466

Certain problems in the yard can also be avoided by having a forklift that can do it all. There's a new, improved lightweight material handler that copes with all terains and is portable. It attaches to the rear of a flatbed truck for quick and easy unloading at any destination. The hydrostatically-driven A counter-

Kubota diesel powered, it weighs about 3,600 pounds and lifts 4,000 to 5,000 pounds to heights of 72 to 120 inches. Extend-A-Forks and disc brakes are standard. Other models include four-wheel drive.

- Spyder (800) 231-5916

Yet another way to up yard efficiency is through improved communications. Motorola makes Pocketsized HT and MT FM two-way portable radios. The lumberyard radios are just over 6 inches high and weigh about a pound.

There are a variety of models available, with features such as broad tunable band width, programmable channel spacing, a built-in-noise canceling microphone to minimize background noise during voice transmissions, priority channel scan and Call Alert decode.

- Warehouse Radio (800) 523-0625