The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-07-11

long service it must contain the high
est quality of material and workman
ship and be designed to accomplish g
thorough separation of cream and skim
milk without tearing itself to pieces
Spiral cut gears are now used in the
best separators because they rur
smoothly and prevent jarring, loose OF
unsteady motion, or back-laSh. They
do this because they have four teet:,
in mesh where spur cut gears have
ore tooth in mesh at time. The
slightest jarring or unsteady motion
in theg ears will be transmitted tothe
bowl and will cause it to ribrate aad
do poor work Hence. the value OF
smooth-running spi al gears can easily
be appreciated.
The quality Of material used In
making the gears will materially affect
the amount Of wear they will stand.
Tough, close-grained iron is tEe best
material for this purpose as it wears
smoothly and does not grind or cut.
The shafts, spindles, and frame Of a
separator are among the most expen-
sive parts Of the machine and should
be protected from wear as much as
possible In the better grade CT cream
separators. phosphor bronze buShings
are used to protect the frame and
operating mechanism. This is very
smooth, tine-grained metal which does
not cut the parts moving in it. 1t is
slightly softer than the steel shafts
and spindles which move in it, and
consequently bears the burden of wear.
Herein lies its value as the bushings
can be replaced at very snail cost
whereas it would he a considerable
expense to replace the shafts, spiadles
and frame.
The bowl spindle or neck bearing Of
a separator is one of the features a
farmer should carefully investigate.
The purpose of this bearing is to keep
the bowl properly centered and to pre-
vent shocks or vibrations from being
transmitted to the bowl from tie
gears. This bearing to be satisfactory
must be 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.
Every farmer naturally wants sep
arator that is easy to turn. By all
mean a separator should be easy to
operate, and many Of them are, but
for the purchaser this
quality is often secured by building
the machine light = by sacrificing
durability. 1t is poor business sense
to buy light, timsily constructed
simply because it is easy to
turn. Such a aseparator will not stand
up under the work for a long enough
period to be . pfotitabe investment
Milk as it comes from the COW is enc
Of the purest articles Of food, but it is
also very easily contaminated. There
fore the separator bowl must be kept
in a clean, sanitary condition. Don't
Judge the easy-cleaning qualities of
2 separator by the number OF pieces
the bowl contains. What is infinitely
more important is the construction OF
the parts A plain, smooth surface is
easily cleaned, whereas, intricate crew
Ices and corners are hard 10 get al and
will often be Improperly cleaned.
In selecting separator do not be
misled by the price. Those who try
to sell machine and use as their
strongest argument its low price, often
use this argument because they have
20 other. The man who is selling low
priced machines is making just as
much profit as the man who sells
nigh grade machine al slightly higher
price. The difference is in The quality
If the machine.