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cyj/fer14,000tjpurs gfService, tl]e gear§ bok^ good a§ new?" That's Paul Craig talking. He's vice president of Carroll Towing Company, Lake Providence, La. The gears that he's talking about were made by Philadelphia Gear and are aboard the William H. Craig, a 3200 HP twin screw towboat that has had as many as 21 barges in tow in service between St. Louis and New Orleans. The boat was built by Marine Welding & Repair Works of Greenville, Miss. The Craig is the first towboat on the Mississippi with hardened and ground single helical gears with a 300K factor rat-ing. That's about twice the power loading capacity of any other towboat marine drive on the river today. And after 14,000 hours, you can't tell the gears from brand new gears about to be shipped from our plant. Why were Philadelphia Gear marine drives chosen originally? "The price was competitive and delivery was good," says Craig. But there was something else. "The service was good. The Philadelphia Gear something else too. Our "some^ thing else" is a Philadelphia Gear engineer who's willing to wrestle with the problem, design the drive to your requirements, and stick with the job until the boat's in service. Even then, he's on call if problems develop. And as the William H. Craig demonstrates, it's unlikely that any will. For more information about Philadelphia Marine Drives, write to Dept. MR, Philadelphia Gear Corporation, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406. One ol the two Philadelphia Gear 23 HRMGH-F hardened and ground gear, flywheel mounted clutch units aboard the Wm. H. Craig. PHILADELPHIA MARINE DRIVES August 15, 1969 29