Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-02 | Page 36 | Great Fingers Gripping Soil

GREAT FINGERS I GRIPPING SOIL Crawlers on Bates Steel I Mule Will ViII Run Eve Everywhere where The he modern tractor for farm use must be capable of ot negotiating all sorts and conditions of ot ground and n-d n at atthe atthe atthe the same Bame time delivering delivering- Its ts full rated power whether the ground be he uneven n level hard or soft according to John Blair of ot the Pacific Nash Motor company comPany comPany com- com Pany local distributors of or the Bates Steel Mule Mula Tractor This Is ono one of or the tite features of or the tho Bates Steel Mule Mulo declares de- de declares declares de de- clares Blair which has impressed farmers of or the Intermountain t ter ter- ter r- r Whether the tho ground be wet or dry soft sott or hard sandy san or orrock rocky rock level or hilly the hilly the Bates Dates Steel Mule is Just as efficient Tho The Twin Crawlers aro are pow powerfully built with strong ground gripping cia claws vos or cleats i that hold the surface regardless of ot field conditions Each crawler always s 's has I twelve of or these cleats on tho the ground at atone ono one time twentY four twenty four powerful fin tin Kers gers gripping the soil soU and nd pulling the machine forward The crawler shoes aro are made mado of or special special special cial alloy steel end have In them hardened hardened hardened hard hard- ened steel bushings In fn which a n. hardened hardened hardened hard hard- ened alloy steel pin Is Inserted for tor connecting connecting connecting con con- tho the shoes shoes' together While It ItIs ItIs Is true truo these crawler shoes have a slight wear the the tho wear takes place betWeen between between be be- tween the hardened stool steel pin and the bush hushing bushing InS InS' This Thia bushing and pin can cnn ho bo replaced at a D. nominal cost to the tho I user and as ns this replacement la Is made only at nt long lone Intervals the upkeep cost Is It negligible In most mORt cases less lees than the cost ot of one automobile Ui- Ui ach each year I