HIGGINS ISVERYBIGIN UNION CITY

How To Save Lift Truck Fuel

(Continued from page 1l) change in the intake manifold can sap the engineos power while blasting unburned fuel through the exhaust. maintenance personnel are trained and supervised to maximize fuel use. The knowledgeable maintenance worker makes definite contributions to fuel economy by:

There's another consideration where parts are concerned. Amateur fixing can do more harm than good. While routine maintenance is possible and often described in the manuals, incorrect maintenance and substitution of cleanup fol: parts replacement can actually damage parts and hasten their contribution to fuel waste.

(l) Adherence to schedule and even using a procedure more frequently as experience indicates and supervision agrees.

(2) Using correct and up-to-date instruments for analysis and checking.

(3) Making all adjustments to optimum specifications.

. . Big in service and quality since 1883-and now we're Northern California's leading wholesale distributor of hardwoods. Higgins is also the place for plywood and related prodducts, and for kiln-dried and airdried softwoods. Call your nearest Higgins yard for prompt del ivery. I n Union Cily: 47 1 -4900. We're also big in San Francisco (824 -8744) and Sac ramento (927 -2727).

A typical example involves cleanup ofair filters. A dirty air filter causes fuel mixture enrichment which blasts unused fuel qut the exhaust system. Cleaning an air filter by brushing. washing" rapping. or blowing with air might add a little life to a soiled filter, but it might add a pinhole or even a rip. A pinhole created in one cleaning might become a dime-sized rip on the next. A dime-sized hole can wipe out an engine in eight hours or less. But don't pooh-pooh the pinhole; it can accomplish the same results through dust admitted in 100-200 hours.

Finally. engine maintenance is a success or failure to the extent that

The man or woman at the wheel can defeat a cleanliness system with great certainty. For example, thoughtless running back and forth for modest loads can literally double fuel requirements. A heavy foot on the accelerator can overload the carburetor, rushing raw fuel into the atmosphere. Neglect of the daily maintenance checklist can be catastrophic.

Repeated engine starts often consume as much frrel as 5 minutes running time. Excessive idling due to poor route planning and personal activities will waste fuel. Idling engines aren't hot enough to consume fuel completely. Excessive jockey-

Tips On Collection Letters

(Continued from page B) have been regular. The amount is not large and it, therefore, cannot be a question of funds. 'We are, therefore, at a complete loss to understand your silence, for we certainly cannot believe you are intentionally trying to avoid payment.

The attached itemized statement shows exactly what charges make up the balance of $129.95.

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Don't you think we deserve immediate payment or a letter of expIanation?

Final Letter

We sent you statements and letters on numerous occasions regarding your account. The balance, as noted on the attached statemento is considerably overdue.

We have waited patiently on you and cannot understand whv vou have not paid us by this time. Now we request your immediate attention to the matter and we firmly ask that you send us a check without further delay. We are sure you will realize the reasonableness of this request. ing to get into position for loading and unloading wastes fuel, and so doeg "cowbdyingo" which rushes raw fuel through the engineo unused. Energy also is wasted by spinning of drive tires, which creates high speed that, in the end, must be braked.

We will hold this in abeyance until @ks), at which time, if we have not received your check in full, namely ffI29.95, you will leave us no alternative but to turn the matter over to our attorney for whatever action he may deem necessary for the collection of this account.

Trusting that you will not force us to take such drastic steps and with the assurance that your cooperation will be appreciated, we are, etc.

The above suggestions and sample letters are only suggestions but we urge you to consider these techniques and believe you will find them to be beneficial.

Part of the problem of fuel wasted in excessive starts-stops and in idling can be laid to poor route Planning. Schedulers may need to survey normal routes for lift trucks, even to identifying some changes in racks or easy to move machines' or to doors in walls that might shorten distances between points. Possible lighting changes, made discreetly to avoid buildup of electrical energY consumption, may be indicated.

An illustration of scheduling benefits to fuel saving Programs is the elimination of dead heading. Quite often 6Vo of a lift truck's travel is without a pay load. Cut this 25Vo and reahze your savings,

Another factor in fuel saving is the right truck for a given application. Can a larger truck rePlace two or three smaller ones? Would the addition of a smaller truck to a fleet of big trucks reduce the less-than-fullJoad trips?

ELECTRICALTY.POWERED EOUIPIIIEI{T

Maintenance of equiPment and training of maintenance personnelo the manner in which drivers Perform, scheduling, all affect energY consumption by electrics as they do energy consumption bY enginepowered vehicles.

Completely similar are these considerations: 1. Mast,2. Drive axle,3. Tires, 4. Steer axle, 5. Scheduling and 6. Operation.

lloweaer, rnq'intenance of electric aehicles has a special consid,eration iffinl is to be saaed. There is less to be maintained, part by part, therefore there is greater significance in the entire vehicle.

The battery, being the power source, must be kept clean and fully charged according to the work schedule.

The hydraulic system is the big user of power and setting the hydraulic relief valve higher than needed is a pure waste of energy. The drive and pump motors must be kept clean with good brushes. Brush arc is a waste. Therefore, it should be minimized by maintaining the motors.

Tires used on electric trucks are very important. Wrong tires can slice two mph off the top travel speed. That is roughly equivalent to 257o. That's 25Vo of. original power down the drain.

And operator consid'erations also are special in this way:

Jackrabbit starts, jockeYing for position and extended use of hYdraulics require much more electric power than flat running. As much as 1200 amps may be used to start a truck rolling while only 120 amPs will keep it going.

There is one last fuel saving Possibility applicable to lift trucks - equipment replacement. There's more sense to this statement than meets the eye because of equiPment , age, overrating for the job, demonstrable excess fuel consumPtion.

Narrow aisle equipment, for example, may be more suitable for an application than sitdown-rider type, anyway, and definitely requires less power to propel and maneuver. Using a truck specialized for an application, as narrow aisle vehicles certainly areo has built-in power saving potential.

Electrics may be quite suitable in contrast with engine powered vehicles, especially indoors. The power costs less than fossil fuel costs and the equipment has the benefits of quiet operation and ease of handling.

A new machine may be smaller than its predecessore dueto design and materials advances. Weights are reduced, capacities have risen, maneuverability is greater.

In sum, you can do a lot to helP conserve fuel and contribute to clean air. Vhich way for you?

.Big in service and quality since 1883-and now we're Northern California's leading wholesale distributor of hardwoods. Higgins is also the place for plywood and related products, and for kiln-dried and airdried softwoods. Call your nearest Higgins yard for prompt delivery. ln Sacrame nto: 9272727. We're also big in San Francisco (824-8744) and Union City {471-4900).

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L-P Acquires Cheney Stud

Acquisition of four separate Cheney stud mills by LouisianaPacific Corp. have been announced by Douglas A. Westenhaver, L-P v.p.Western operations and Francis I. Cheney, president, Cheney Forest Products and R. G. 'oGene" Grant, president, Cheney Lumber Co., Inc.

Assets include: Cheney Forest Products, Central Point, O..; Cheney Lumber Co., Inc., Tacoma, Wa.; in addition, assets of Cheney California Lumber Co.. Greenville. Ca. and Cheney-Grant Lumber Co.,

Pondosa, Ca., separate partnerships. are being acquired. Cutting contracts on 195 million board feet of timber are being assumed along with the purchase of log inventories to support mill operations.

Cheney Forest Products at Central Point near Crants Pass, Or. employs B0 at the stud mill with 45 million board feet annual capacity, planer and dry kilns.

Cheney Lumber Co., Inc., located on the deep water port of Tacoma, operates a stud mill with 45 million board feet annual capacity, planer and d.y kilns and B0

SO-CAL COMMERCIAL'S MANUFACTURERS REP DIVISION

So-Cal Commercial announces the formation of its new Manufacturers Reoresentative Division. lt offers you the most effective, least costly way to market bui lding supplies and do-it-yourself home improvement products.

Manufacturers can depend on So-Cal's aggressive Twelve-Man Sales Force to make frequent calls and give quick In-Store Service to both Mass Merchandisers and Independent Retailers.

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For more information and an analysis of your line's potential in this market contact us immediately. There is no obligation; it will be our pleasure.

employees.

Cheney California Lumber Co. at Creenville, Ca. runs a 70-man stud mill with 40 million board feet annual capacity, planer and dry kilns.

Cheney-Grant Lumber Co. at Pondosa on the Northern California border, includes a 40 million board feet stud mill, planer and dry kiln operation employing 70.

All four of the acquired properties will be integrated into and the products marketed through the L-P Columbia Corridor Division.

ALS Expands lts Facilities

American Lumber Species, Inc., through its president Leslie L. Neadeau, has completed negotiations for a group which has acquired Mountain Milling, Inc. at Rocklin, Ca., a lumber remanufacturine facility. See related story" page 3f.

It will be greatly expanded to accommodate such additional services as resawing, air drying. pattern working, regrading, etc. Spur tracks allow for shipment into Eastern and Canadian markets, as well as West Coast customers.

American Lumber Species, Inc. has been retained by the purchasers as managers of the plant and will oversee all operationso production and expansion programs.

Neadeau indicates that upon completion of planned expansion "the plant should be second to none of its type in California."

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DG Shclter Products New Dtv.

DG Pacific, a brand new division in the DG Shelter Produ,cts golrp, has been created to import mahogany plywood and other wood products from the Orient which are used by DG Shelter Products' manufacturing plants in the U.S., according to James W. Leonard, v.p., shelter products, DiGiorgio Corporation, San Frartcisco, owner of DG Shelter Products, Southeast Asian Lauan plywood, used in the production of preprinted wall panels by the Hearin Products div. of DG Shelter Productso will be one of the principal products imported by DG Pacific. "DG Pacific is responsible for a steadily increasing flow of lauan plywood to our wallpanel production plants in Portland, Oregon, and Jacksonville, Fla." Leonard commented. "DG Pacific will also coordinate the importation and distribution of other wood and related products through DG Service Centers to markets in the U.S. and other countries."

Newly-appointed president of DG Pacific is Michael E. Lawler, 37, formerly exec. v.p. and one of the founders of the Hearin Products div. of DG Shelter Products.

DG Pacific will be headquartered in Portland, Or., with sales and liaison offices in Hong Kong.

ALS in Truss Sales

American Lumber Species, Inc. has been selected as sales agency and manufacturer for Woodbar joists, a Koppers Co. continuous chord truss system for residential. commercial and industrial construction.

Manufacturing will be at Mountain Milling, Inc. under an arrangement with ALS. See related storyo page 30.

A distribution system to serve the California. Nevada and Southern Oregon markets is being set up by ALS.

Leslie L. Neadeau, ALS president. feels that this is one more of the manv ."rni"rl their wholesale/brokirage firm can offer their customers.

The firm also recently added Autex, a computerized lumber trading service.

New United Wholesale Plant

Construction is underway by United Wholesale Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., for a plant in Visalia, Ca., to manufacture pallets and industrial lumber.

The firm is a subsidiary of Fruit Growers Supply Co., supply affiliate of Sunkist Growers, Inc. , the California-Arizona citrus marketing, cooperative, headquartered at Sherman Oaks, Ca. J. T. Nickell, president of Fruit Growers Supply, said the new $500,000 plant will provide pallets and other lumber materials to 35 Sunkist-affiliated citrus packers in the San Joaquin Valley and will make its services available to other agricultural, industrial and commercial concerns in the area. Initially some 12 to 15local people will be employed.