The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-07-19

long service 1t must contain the high
egt quality Of material and workman
Ghip and b designed to accomplish
thorough separation Of cream and skim
milk without tearing itself to pieces.
Spiral cut gears are now used In the
best separators because they run
smoothly and prevent jarring, loose or
unsteady motion, or back-lash. They
do this because they have four teeth
ln mssh where spur cut gears have,
one tooth In mssh at time. The
slightsst Earring or unsteady motion
In thsg ears will b transmitted to the
bowl and will cause IL to vibrats and
do poor work. Hence, the value Of
smooth running spiral gears can easily
b appreciated. ''2
The quality Of material used in
making the gears will materially affect
the amount Of wear they will stand.
Tough, close grained iron Il the best
material for this purpose - 1t wsars
smoothly and does not grind or cut.
The shafts, spindles, and frame Of .
separator are among the most expen-
sivs parts Of the machine and should
b protected from wear - much -
possible. In the better grade Of cream
separators, phosphor bronze bushings
sre used to protect the frame and
operating mechanism. This Is very
smooth, flne-grained metal which does
not cut the parts moving In 1t. 1t 10
olightly softer than the steel shafts
and spindles which move in 1t, and
consequently bears the burden Of wear.
Herein lies it, value - tho bushings
can b replaced at . very small cost
whereas II would be considerable
expense to replace the shafts, spindles,
and frame.
The bowl spindle sr neck bearing Of
q separator u enc Of the features .
farmer should carefully investigate.
The purpose Of this bearing II to keep
the bowl properly conferred and to pre-
vent shoclo or vibrations from being
transmitted to the bowl from the
gsars. This bearing to be satisfactory
must b strong, simple, and free from
the necessity Of difficult adjustments.
The fewer parts the bearing has the
better, providing, the parts are prop
erly made. r- -.. $685.
Every farmer naturally wants . sop
arstoY that u easy to turn. By all
mean . separator should be easy to
oporate, and many Of them are, but
unfortunately for the purchaser this
quality u often secured by building
the machine light II by sacrificing
durability. It is poor business sense
= buy . light, flimsily constructed
separator simply because it is easy to
turn. Such separator will not stand
MP under the work for long enough
period TO 30 . profitable Investment.
Mix - 1t comes from the cow is one
Of the purest articles of food, but 1t ID
also very easily contaminated. There
fore the separator bowl must be kept
In clean, sanitary condition. Don't
Judge the sasy-cleaning qualities OF
3 separator by the number Of pieces
the bowl contains. What is infinitely
more important is the construction OF
the parts. A plain, smooth surface II
easily cleaned, whereas, intricate crew
Ices and corners are hard to get ~ and
wal often be improperly cleaned.
In selecting . separator do not b
inhaled By the price. Those who Try
, 70 sail . machine and use Is theil
, strongest argument its low price, Otter
uss this argument because they hav'
, no ethay. The man who Is selling low
. nrioed machines = making just q
r much croft - the man who sells
. Nth trade machine at slightly highs
. prios. The difference u in the Qu0aS
: Of ths mAohine H -