National Hardwood Magazine - October 2020

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Untitled-2.indd 1 Whatever your hardwood needs, our experienced sales staff will be happy to assist you with all of your lumber inquiries. Call for a complete list of our wood products. SERVICES n Direct mill, export and import shippers n Wholesale, distribution and dry kiln centers MILLING CAPABILITIES n S2S, carbide straight-line rips and gang rip n Custom mouldings SHIPPING OPTIONS n Our own trucks ship all quantities of lumber, from bundle lots to full tractor-trailer loads. n Our common-carrier network also enables us to quickly ship lumber all over the United States. www.oshealumber.com Miller Miller National Hardwood Magazine www.nationalhardwoodmag.com Import/Export Wood Purchasing News www.woodpurchasingnews.com Softwood Forest Products Buyer www.softwoodbuyer.com Softwood Forest Products Buyer Special NAWLA Edition www.softwoodbuyer.com Imported Wood Purchasing Guide www.importedwoodpurchasing.com 72 OCTOBER 2020 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE At O’Shea Lumber, your needs are our highest priority. We maintain a 3.5 million board foot inventory of foreign and domestic hardwoods. Call to experience our excellent customer service. Since 1971 Main Office and Yard 11425 Susquehanna Trail Glen Rock, PA USA 17327 1.717.235.1992 phone 1.717.235.0200 fax E-mail: anton@oshea.com 1.800.638.0296 Wood Trade Publications proudly serves the Forest Products Industry with the following publications and online directories Forest Products Export Directory www.forestproductsexport.com Hardwood Purchasing Handbook www.hardwoodpurchasinghdbk.com Greenbook’s Hardwood Marketing Directory www.millerwoodtradepub.com Greenbook’s Softwood Marketing Directory www.millerwoodtradepub.com Forest Products Stock Exchange www.millerwoodtradepub.com P.O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184-0908 (800) 844-1280 or (901) 372-8280 info@millerwoodtradepub.com www.millerwoodtradepub.com PLEASE VISIT US ONLINE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PUBLICATIONS 1/11/18 3:10 PM TRADE TALK CONTINUED • A 36-cord firewood kiln for Aurora Energy Solutions, Fairbanks, AK. Additionally, SII Dry Kilns has completed kiln rehab projects for Pollard Lumber in Appling, GA; Wood Products in Darien, WI; Hughes Hardwoods in Collinwood, TN; Select Hardwoods in Millers Creek, NC; Northeast Treaters in Athens, NY; Ames True Temper in Pine Valley, NY; Brownlee Lumber in Brookville, PA; and Kepwood in Lexington, NC. It also has installed and upgraded control systems for Oakcrest Lumber in Newport, TN. SII Dry Kilns is a manufacturer of conventional package-loaded kilns, Dual Path Continuous kilns and double track-loaded batch kilns, in addition to various types of fan sheds and multi-zoned pre-dryers for the Hardwood and softwood industries. It offers complete kiln rehab and rebuild services including roofs and wall panels, doors, heating systems, fan deck, and structural replacements. The family-owned company is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In addition to having over 60 employees, SII Dry Kilns has equipment operating at over 2,000 drying facilities worldwide. More information can be found at www.siidrykilns.com. MERCERSBURG, PA– Mellott Manufacturing Co. Inc., located here, has introduced their redesigned tilt hoist that incorporates some major improvements since first designed in 1992, according to the company.

Mellott Manufacturing has redesigned their tilt hoist so that maintenance and downtime are kept to a minimum. The simple design keeps maintenance and downtime to a minimum. Mellott offers standard machine designs in a 7-ton tilt hoist and a 15-ton tilt hoist. Both models can be customized as required. The Mellott tilt hoist design features a base frame constructed in two pieces so that the forks are able to be assembled onto the columns for shipping and ease of installation. The steel columns are welded to a 10-inch diameter pivot tube on the 7-ton tilt hoist and a 16-inch diameter pivot tube on the 15-ton tilt hoist, with flame cut plates that completely wrap the tube. At the top is a 3-inch square tube to tie all the columns together for extra strength. Steel rollers are used in each of the forks in order to distribute the load to all of the columns. The lift cylinders, lift chains, and leveling chains are protected behind removable steel plates. This prevents kiln sticks from sliding into this area, limiting damaged and broken sticks. The tilt hoist is hydraulically powered by dual lift and dual tilt cylinders, cushioned and rated at 3,000 psi. Dual heavy leaf chains are used in an ‘X’ arrangement for load leveling. Packages are lifted using RC240 roller chains on the 15-ton tilt hoist and RC160 roller chains on the 7-ton tilt hoist. The tilt hoist can be operated with manual or automatic PLC controls. Complete control systems including the Please turn the page OCTOBER 2020 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 73