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UD-24 — Irrigation
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Subject: "UD-24 — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Carl Lane, Klamath Falls, Oregon who owns a 960-acre farm near Casa Grande, Ariz. which is operated by C.R. Sturgeon. The UD-24 diesel power unit has taken the place of a 125-hp. motor which had to be disconnected because drouths had caused a shortage of hydraulically produced power. It is connected by 6 V-belts to a Peerless turbine pump. Water is taken from a well 600 feet deep with a lift of 180 feet and is pumped at the rate of 2300 to 2400 gals. per min., 24 hrs. a day, sufficient to irrigate 400 acres. The casing of the well is 20 inches in diameter and water is delivered thru an 18-in. outlet pipe. With the present Diesel operation ninety 2-inch syphon hoses are used as agaist seventy with the former electric operation. It takes approx. 9 gals. of Diesel fuel per hr. to operate the outfit. The UD-24 is portable and can be transported to any place where needed. It has 6 cylinders equipped with radiator fan clutch and power take-off develops 180 hp. at 1375 r.p.m."
1950
International Harvester Company
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WHi 139025
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UD-16 — Irrigation
1950
A UD-16 sitting outdoors, with a storage tank on the right. There is a cornfield in the background. Subject: "UD-16 — Irrigation." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by ...
Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit
1950
Subject: "Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "UD-124 Power Unit owned by Lew Caldwell of James, N. Mex. operates the 6-inch main saw, three-saw gang...
UD-18A — Irrigation
1950
Subject: "UD-18A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Delta Securities Co., Inc., Raceland, La. Used with Worthington 48-inch drainage pumps. Units are dra...
UD-14A — Irrigation
1950
View towards two men posing outdoors near a UD-14A. Subject: "UD-14A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by J.M. Johnson, Katy, Texas. It powers an 8-in. Lay...
UD-18A — Irrigation
1950
Subject: "UD-18A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Delta Securities Co., Inc., Raceland, La. Used with Worthington 48-inch drainage pumps. Units are dra...
Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit
1950
Elevated view of a sawmill. Subject: "Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "Here in a backwoods location is shown a new International UD-24 Diesel pow...
