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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 For Marine Bulletin No. 119
