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CALHMS

THE "ONE BOAT" WORK FLEET! 45 barges — 60,575 tons of cargo The "Patrick Calhoun, Jr." powered by

ALCO ENGINES through

WICHITA

Marine Clutches!

This massive tow (upper left) is being moved by the "Patrick Calhoun, Jr." powered with a unique 4-engine installation using 8 clutches. Two Alco diesel engines are compounded on each of two screws with Western Gear reverse and reduction gear and four Wichita marine clutches.

IN ENGINE ROOM:

Upper Left —This view between 2 of the 4 Alco diesel engines shows how they are compounded through the Western Gear reverse and reduction gear. Cooling Air Flow

Lower Left — The Western Gear Seamaster marine gear showing 2 of the 8 Wichita ATD-227 marine clutches.

Wichita Marine Clutches Provide*

More positive control of propeller speed through entire range.

Quicker response, giving the operator a better "feel" of the vessel.

Smoother operation with single remote-control lever.

Sharply reduced maintenance cost.

WICHITA CLUTCH CO.. INC.

Centrifugal blower characteristics are inherent part of

Wichita Clutch cooling.

Propeller speeds below engine idle are permissible due to slip char- acteristics and heat dissipating capacity of these clutches.

P. O. Box 1550 Wichita Falls, Texas 76307

CONTACT YOUR NEAREST WICHITA ENGINEER

THE ORCUTT COMPANY, Birmingham, Alabama

LARRY McDOWELL, Long Beach, California

R. M. HOFFMAN COMPANY, Sunnyvale, California

ANDREW T. LOBEL COMPANY, Denver, Colorado

CLUTCH ENGINEERING CO., Weatogue, Conn.

FRANK W. YARLINE & COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois

WARD S. GARRISON COMPANY, Olathe, Kansas

MILLER-HARRINGTON INDUSTRIAL SALES CO.,

Louisville, Kentucky

R. J. TRICON CO., INC., New Orleans, Louisiana

MIDWEST BRAKE BOND CO., Detroit, Michigan

A. L. MARTIN, INC., St. Louis, Missouri

FREMONT & LEWIS, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio

ROBERT R. KING CO., Tiffin (Cleveland), Ohio

NORMAN RUPP COMPANY, Portland, Oregon

W. G. KERR COMPANY, Pittsburgh, Penn.

MOTION, INC., Memphis, Tennessee

DONALD E. HARMAN CO., Dallas, Texas

NORMAN WILLIAMS, Houston, Texas

SALES ENGINEERING CO., Salt Lake City, Utah

C. ARTHUR WEAVER CO., Richmond, Virginia

GEORGE A. MINNS LTD., Burnaby, B.C., Canada

DOMINION POWER PRESS EQUIPMENT LTD.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada;

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

INGENIERIA MONTERREY, S. A., Monterrey, N. L., Mexico

SUNNY LIMITED, Tokyo, Japan

WICHITA MARINE INTERNATIONAL INC., Bedford, England

LICENSEE FOR BRlTtSH COMMONWEALTH & EUROPE

WICHITA COMPANY LTD., Bedford, England

CONTINENTAL OFFICE WICHITA COMPANY LTD., Rotterdam, Holland WRITE

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