Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-03-11 | Page 30 | 40,000 Gallons of Oil Used Daily

G GALLONS I OF OIL USED DAILY i cry i time the master er clock at at th theFord the Ford factory ticks H ot off twenty four hours gallons of or fuel oil have bl been n burned In the Ow same time 1500 gallons of ordinary or or- lubricating oil have ha h keen been en ul used Likewise gallons of ot motor oil oil gallons Jallon of gasoline and gallons lIons of ot I kerosene are consume consumed 1 In the tho process K KI I of producing Ford cars carIS during the time hour four period I Ford Fond factory factor machinery r much of or which runs continuously from midnight ht Sunday Sunda to midnight ht tho the following Saturday Is Id n very r carefully treated On One of or tho time most moot important timings things Is to s see that the lie machines are arc well weB oiled To 10 handle the thc lubrication of the lie thousands of machines In ht the Ford plant men nr are employed cd as UN I In addition to tho thu there are aro five thc oil Inspectors whose dut duty Is IN to tofee see fee that the oller keep the time bearings In proper condition and amid that the Immense number of nC oil ail cups ai arc are j kept filled To lo efficiently distribute the oil oU around the tho plant pipe lines JInes are aro maintained maintained main maln- for tho different l kinds of or oil with faucets placed pacE at convenient points where time the ma may come to refill their cans The Tho cutting fluid used use to tn cool Urn the material in the machines and tho the cutting tools tool Is In made up of n a mixture of kerosene oil ell denatured denatured dena dnn alcohol caustic soda machine oil acid and water D By u using ln this thiN fluid machines can be b. operated at ut high speed without overheating them when It would otherwise othen bo ho nece necessary sary to 10 use UtiA great ent care Centrifugal extractors are employed to remove machine oil Ill from chips and sha ln shavings s on machines wh where ro oil Instead In Instead In- In st stead nd of or cutting fluid Is used to keep the time work cool About gallons b of or valuable oil nil aro are arethus thus sa saved sad d and used over u again each aeh tiny dav