No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A 72-volt battery powers the machine, enabling it to lift its massive load at the rate of 2.7 ft. per minute.
At its broadest point the truck is 85 in. wide and it has an over-all length of 184 in.
Despite the great weight involved, simple pushbutton controls guide its operation.
Maneuvering dies on or off the press is a delicate task for which a winch attachment is used. This can be controlled by buttons on either side of the truck, giving the operator perfect vision.
Following the demonstration, the die handler was shipped to Lansing, Mich., where Oldsmobile's plant is located.
Designer of the record-breaking machine is Edward W. Gammell, of Automatic's engineering staff.
Automatic has been the leading producer of huge materials handling machinery since 1906. It is the producer of the Skylift Giant series of ram trucks, able to handle huge coils of steel weighing up to 30 tons. The Giants are now being used in many mills in this country and abroad.
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