FI-B ANDPIN-! LUMBER COMPANY

FRANK CLEMMONS. BOB AVERY

Projector Sales Aid

Fairchild's Super 8 film projector, the 990 Exhibitor, designed for pointof-purchase use features large rear screen and high quality speaker to increase a product's sales. The projec- tor uses Super 8 film cartridges. Accessories include remote start switch and automatic time.

Prefinlshed Window Line

A revamped line of windows for new home building, the Model USA line, is new from Alcan Aluminum Corp.

The line is available in double hung, picture windows, casements, cottage, and oriel units. Major features are prefinished exterior aluminum frames and sills, wood sashes, prefinished in polyurea in white or bronze, are treated against termites and rot. A tilting sash provides easy cleaning and painting from the inside for double hungs.

The line is weatherstripped, exceeding the DH-Bl standard for air infiltration by over four times, and passing the more stringent DH-A2-test by being almost two times as tight as required, according to the manufacturer.

Each model has a pre-installed inside wood stop for a standard jamb depth of 4th", and a l-3/8" Integral Nailing Fin on all four sides lor installation. An overlap adds weatherseal.

Other features include full-width finger lifts grooved into the sashes to eliminate the need for sash lifts; springloaded, prowler-resistant sash locks, factory installedl and optional removable wood grilles for easy cleaning. Optional insulating glass, two-track storm windows, and/or full length screens are available. Screens have charcoal screen wire.

Festive Place Mats

Five new styles of mats are being added to Rubbermaid's existing place mat line.

"Gourmet," in a unique shape with stllized lettering, "Mosaic" comes in alnrond. dark blue or yellow. "Sunset" is in oranges and browns. "Banded" is ol' meadow f'lowers: lnd "Fcrn" is a grouping of l'erns on a white background.

A new nrodular clisplay progrurm ot' three units (in 13". 32". ancl 44" widths) can be used fbr maxinrunr pr<lduct exl)osure. Elch unit is l'ree with respective orders of'4. 8 and I 2 cartons. Suggestecl retail prices are S1.39 to s I .99.

Open the Door

The Georgian door from Simpson offers an arched, cut-glass window and raised panels crafted of vertical-grain Douglas fir or hemlock.

The extra-wide stiles are designed to accommodate a full range of door hardware, including security latches. The door also features a drip ledge under the window.

Solar Shield Display

A colorful display designed to accommodate l8 standard sizes of \/imco Solar Shiclds has been introduced by the \/irginia Iron & Metal Co.

On the front panel are listed many ol the product's benefits. On the reverse panel, there are complete d-i-y sizing and attaching instructions. The highly visual package is slotted for pegboard merchandising.

The solar shield is a new oulside tension mounted shading screen that can prevent up to 75([, ofthe sun's heat liom entering windows without blocking the view. Stopping this nruch heat on sun-exposcd openings can greatly improve interior conrlort and substantially reduce summertime air-conditioning costs.

During winter months. they also reflect radiant heat back inside and shield the outside glass fronr cold winds to help keep it warnler inside, saving heating dollars.

According to \/lMCO. the exclusive liber glass fabric of their solar shields is strong and durable. rcquires little or no nraintenance. and is warranted for ten years not to stretch, shrink. derrt, corrodc, rust or stain side walls: it is specially woven to stop the smallest of insects. and it conres with alunrinunt mounting rails already firstened for quick, easy attachmenl to winclows or patio doors. Only a screwdriver is needcd.

Suggested retail prices range lronl side window 6'l8" patio

$9.80 for a 2'/4" x 3'/2" to 520.60 lbr a 4'l0" x door.

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Home Work Bench

A new line olfour Erickson & Foord work benches are manufactured lor home and shop assembly.

They range from the simple, durable EF2, with 5/8" plywood base and l" thick industrial particle board top to the metal-legged EF5, equipped with a laminated masonite top and perforated particle backboard.

F.O.B. prices are $18.50 to $26.

Door Knob Assemblies

Gainsborough llardware Irrclustries

Ptv Ltd.. un Ar"rstralian conrpanl,. has introdr.rcecl to the U.S. nrarkct its universal fixing plates which errable door knob asscnrblies to be l'ittecl to doors rcquiring a 54mnt (2 l/8") size. It llso oll-ers an adarrtor kit which convcrts il plssagc set to a pn\"ac)' set without additional litting. It provides snib locking inside the roonr. enrergencl'release l'ronr outsiclc. and an over-riding unlocking l'unction wlrcn thc knob is turned tionr insiclc in thc nornral ntanncr.

Ready to use right out of the can, Famowood applies like putty-sticks like glue; dries quickly; won't shrink; takes spirit stains, and will not gum uD sander. Waterproof a

You Can Save Lift Truck Fuel

(Continued from page 17) at peak pertbrmance for best results. A visual inspection of these might pass faulty parts. Modern engines with their precise tolerances can be misleading, seeming to be operating well when actually they are well off standard. Checks on engine performance and fuel requirements must be by wellmaintained instruments.

Further, the recommended inspec- tion and in-depth tuneup recommended by manufacturers may be performed more frequently than maintenance manuals indicate. Here's why: the manual recommends a proven average cycle based on long term experience throughout the material handling manufacturing industry. But your environment might be more of a hazard to engines than that of the model used for the average.

The lollowing can be examples of how experience can guide a user of engine powered equipment into a more realistic maintenance cycle.

Company "A" changed engine oil and performed tune-ups as recommended for its 10 lift trucks. However. an analysis of the oil showed the maintenance superintendent that the change interval could be extended safely. The plugs lnd points also were experiencing good life. Now, instead ol using the equivalent of 105 qts. of oil and 15 filters every 150 operating hours, only 70 qts. and l0 filters are consumed. In addition, fewer tune-ups are spaced at greater intervals. In this situation energy savings are only indirect. Direct energy savlngs can come lrom a reverse situation.

Company "B" discovered that it had to decrease the time between tuneups and oil changes. Although more oil was used for changes, the engines were maintained closer to their peak performance, consuming less fuel. The frequent oil changes certainly contribute to fuel savings over years of operation, not over just a lew weeks. Engine wear is reduced, allowing the engine to operate more elficiently. When an engine starts "burning oil" greater quantities ol fuel also are consumed because of lower compression and plugs fouled by oil that enters the combustion chamber.

As a result of a good maintenance program carried out by Company "8", it can expect to conserve hundreds of gallons of fuel with its fleet of trucks compared to what an inadequate maintenance program could have cost. Many engines properly maintained have been known to last over 40.000 hours without major overhauls. But the best of maintenance programs can be short-circuited by using "cheap" oil, low grade fuel and inferior parts, not just in tune-ups but also in repair.

Why is the correct part so important? On one hand you might say any part that fits should do the job. On the other, you may realize that designers create engines as systems of parts and subassemblies. Usually, performance is warranted based on adherance to the original engine concept.

Among typical parts that must reflect the original design are the air filters, which must physically withstand the applications as well as provide proper filtration; oil filters, spark plugs, distributors, and their parts, carburetors, nozzles (in case of diesels) etc. If an intake manifold develops a crack and is replaced by a "will-fit" part, this part can sap the engine's power by not providing a proper air flow for good fuel-air mixing and engine "breathing." An incorrect nozzle on a diesel will allow raw fuel to pass out the exhaust in the form of black smoke.

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 discretely 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 60 per cent of a Iift truck's travel is without a pay load. Cut this to 25 per cent and realize your savings.

Another lactor in fuel saving is the right truck lor a given application. Can a larger truck replace two or three smaller ones? Would the addtion of a smaller truck to a fleet of bis trucks reduce the less-than-full-load trips?

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. Neglect of the daily maintenance checklist can be catastrophic. There's another consideration where parts are concerned. Amateur fixing can do more harm than good. While routine maintenance is oossible and often described in the manuals, incorrect maintenance and substitution of cleanup for parts replacement can actually damage parts and hasten their contribution of luel waste. A typical example involves cleanup of air filters. A dirty air filter causes fuel mixture enrichment which blasts unused fuel out 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. Don't try it. 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 poohpooh the pinhole; it can accomplish the same results throueh dust admitted in 100-200 hours.

Finally, engine maintenance is a success or failure to the extent that maintenance personnel are trained and supervised to maximize fuel use. The knowledgeable maintenance worker makes definite contribution to fuel economy by:

A. Adherance to schedule and even using a procedure more frequently .as experience indicates and supervlslon agrees.

B. Using correct and up-to-date instruments for analysis and checking.

C. Making all adjustments to optimum specifications.

Even a parked vehicle presents a luel problem. Repeated engine starts olten consume as much fuel as five minutes running time. Excessive idling due to poor route planning and personal activities will also waste fuel. ldling engines also may overload and foul plugs, increasing fuel consumption. Excessive jockeying to get into position for loading and unloading wastes fuel, and so does "cowboying," which consumes fuel unnecessarily. Energy also is wasted by spinning of drive tires. A driver who spins tires also drives faster than needed. The extra speed must be re-absorbed by heavy braking.

Electrically-Powered Equipment

Maintenance of equipment and training of maintenance personnel, the manner in which drivers perform, scheduling, all affect energy consumption by electrics as they do energy consumption by engine-powered vehicles.

Completely similar are these considerations: mast; drive axle; tires; steer axle; schedulingl operation.

However, maintenance of electric vehicles has a special consideration if fuel is to be saved. 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 maintained on a regular basis as prescribed by the battery manulacturer. No short cuts here.

The hydraulic system is the big user

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