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Inching Drive
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Tim Wollenziehr, a Falk employee drives a fork-lift carrying an inching drive, a later component of a coal pulverizer. This unit was purchased by Babcock and Wilcox Company and used by the Missouri Basin Power Project. Original Falk caption reads: "Special inching drive package includes 100BUR-197.3 special bed plate, Ingersoll Rand EE SUM air motor, Carlson 7 SB200 air brake, 15G62 brake wheel coupling, L.S. shaft assembly (floating) with 30G52 and 25G52."
June 6, 1977
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Kiln Drive
June 6, 1977
Elevated view of a kiln drive that was purchased and used by Dravo Line. Original Falk caption reads, "Color view of May 1977 Pit and Quarry. Photos sent to us [Falk] from Pit and Quarry. Original ...
Main Reducer and Incher
July 1977
Duane Hanson and Norbert Winski attend to a large reducer and incher. This unit was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company-Tilden II Expansion. Original Falk capt...
Floating Trunnion
October 4, 1977
William Rhody, a Falk employee, inspects a large, floating trunnion. This particular unit was purchased by Humboldt-Wedag. Original Falk caption reads, "Finished machined and drilled trunnion. Patt...
Inching Drive
May 23, 1973
Two employees, Bob Weiss and Clyde Tetzloff, attend to a drive that was purchased by Babcock and Wilcox Company and used by AEP Service Corporation. Falk caption reads: "The subject drives will be ...
Bridge Drives
April 23, 1965
Bridge drives that the City of Milwaukee purchased and used. Falk caption reads,"Unit drives the opening of Broadway Street. Unit opens each half of the bridge, powered by a 50 HP motor. Emergency ...
Large Mill Drive
October 29, 1968
Mill drive purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by Duval. Original Falk caption reads, "260 inch x 34 inch single helical split ring gear... part of a photo a slide series to show ring gear manufac...
