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"Freighter" Plqfform Truck Announced By Hyster Go.

The completely new "Freighter" platform truck recently announced by Hyster Company is designed to transport loads of up to 4@0 pounds safely and rapidly through confined aisles and crowded areas of terminals and warehouses. Fully automatic drive results in smooth power flow and excellent "inching" qualities for precise load po- sitioning. The air-cooled engine provides 8.1 h.p. at 3000 r.p.m. for ample power to'negotiate ramps up to IO/o with full load. The "Freighter" can be operated at speeds up to 10 m.p.h. and is reported to be extremely economical in ooeration.

All inquiries reqardins NE$f PRODUCTS, New Liter' atote 6r booklEts and other items mentioned in this section should be addressed to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHAI\T, Room 508, 108 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be promptly for' warded by us to the manufacturer or distributor, who will then answer your inquiries direct.

Simplified driving controls make the "Freighter" unusually easy to operate. The throttle ring is mounted within the steering wheel and the hand-operated, brake-control bar is forward of the operator and below the steering wheel. Steering ratios of either 1 to 1, or 3 to 1, are offered. The centrifugal clutch olus fullv automatic transmission with in infinite series of ratios provides a smooth power flow under all conditions.

The "Freighter" has an overall length of lOSf" with bed size of ffi' long x 47' wide, r,vhich has s/s" slope to center to assist in keeping load from shifting. Unexcelled maneuverability is accomplished by 36O0 steering, making it possible to operate in a 77" 90o intersecting aisle. E,lectric starting system, engine-hour meter and comfortable; padded operator support are included as standard equipment

Additional information and specifications are available from Hyster industrial truck dealers or by writing Hyster Company, DO2 lI E. Clackamas Street, Portland B, Oregon.

lnlqnd to Distribute Up-Rite Ponel Sqw

Appointment of the Inland Lumber Company -as exclusive distributor for the newly developed Up-Rite Panel Saw is announced by Fred S. Thomson, president of the wholesale lumber firm. "After thoroughly investigating all panel saws on the market, we reached the unquaiified opinion that the UpRite Panel Saw reDresents the best value in the field today," Thomson said. With less than l/o of the retail lumber dealers in the country utilizing such a saw, Thomson predicted a large and