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VERNON TOOL COMPANY, LTD.
2740 East 37th Street Los Angeles, California, U. S. A.
Kansas and Oklahoma
Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent Representative
THE BRIDGEPORT MACHINE COMPANY
McNEELY MATERIALS COMPANY Export:
2935 Jensen Drive, Houston, Texas THE NATIONAL SUPPLY CORP.
OIL WELL SUPPLY CO.
PRODUCTS:
McNeely Vibrating Suter Heavy-Duty Steel Engine Foundations Pitmans
Rotary Mud Screens Engines A.P.I. Gages Hoist Drum Brake Rims
Pumping Units Fish Tail Bits
Tool Joints Production Crown Blocks
Drill Collars Rig Irons
Straight Line Pumping Kellys Tubing Heads Forged Steel Fittings
Adjusters Subs Christmas Trees Gasoline Storage Tanks
McNEELY VIBRATING MUD SCREEN—MODEL E

Combining large capacity, low maintenance cost A high f requeue}' vibration is imparted equally to all
and long life, the new, improved Model E McNeely points on the screening surface through rotation of an
Vibrating Mud Screen fully meets the requirements unbalanced shaft mounted between two oversize, self-
of the oil industry for an economical and reliable aligning ball bearings. The entire vibrating frame is in
shaker screen to remove sand and shale from drill- turn mounted on four pure gum rubber blocks.
ing mud. Capacity has been increased 15%. screen The double reinforced, all-welded vibrating frame and
cloth life doubled, and the vibrating frame double sturdy base are built to give years of satisfactory, eco-
reinforced to withstand severe overspeeding. nomical performance in the most severe oil field service.
The McNeely Screen, equipped with the custom- The McNeely Vibrating Mud Screen may be
ary 30 mesh wire cloth, will continuously handle the driven by a 3 IT.P. electric motor, gasoline or gas
entire output of the largest mud pumps in most in- engine, or steam turbine. The alternating current
stances. Capacity varies with the character of the electric motor is recommended whenever power is
formation being drilled, but averages in excess of available. Write for Bulletin No. 101.
650 gallons per minute. This high volume is largely
achieved because of the curved screening surface— MODEL E BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS
an exclusive McNeely feature. Average Capacity, gallons per minute 650
Screen cloth is unusually long lived. Operators all Horsepower Required 3
over the world report from four to six months service Recommended Speed Range, R.P.M 3000-3400
from a single set of cloth. The cloth, made from Headroom Required, inches 25%
heavy, corrosive-proof Monel wire, is divided into Screen Shaft Pulley, 4.0" P.D 2VB
two sections. Each half is independently tensioned Net Weight, pounds 1625
Domestic Boxed Weight, pounds
1900
and only one half need be replaced at one time. Export Boxed Weight, pounds 2075
The screen is mounted on heavy skids, and steel Boxed Cubic Displacement, cubic feet 185
approach and discharge ditches are incorporated in Overall Length, inches 93
the unit. This makes installation and removal easy Overall Height, inches 40
and economical. Overall Width, inches 72