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32 SHALE SHAKERS AND DRILLING FLUID SYSTEMS

LINK-BELT COMPANY

LINK-BELT MUD SCREENS FOR SHALLOW, MEDIUM AND DEEP OIL DRILLING

The I .ink-Belt Mud Screen will give everything a Great Capacity with minimum loss of* good, mud.
dniler could ask for hi design, performance, eftieiemn Screen cloth and box vibrate as a unit, with uniform
and dependability. I nits arc regularly equipped with intensity—no dead areas™ quick discharge of cut-
screen box, fitted with a single-piece stainless steel tings.
screen cloth cushioned on Xeoprene strips; cloth ten- Clean Mud. Fine-mesh stainless steel screen cloth
sioning members; "V" belt drive (single for ?•!" \ iH" rejects sand and shale as well as larger cuttings,
,si/e and double for •lb"xt>u" size), mud tank with
thoroughly cleaning the mud. Cloth is mounted on
two-way outlet, made self-contained for supporting acid- oil- and heat-resisting Neoprene tubes for maxi-
screen box and motor; distributing chute with oc- mum life. Cloth, when it does wear out, is easy to
troi spates; and the necessary tools. replace. Cuttings are prevented from entering the
Requires Little Power. \\ e recommend the use of cleaned mud trough by an effective sealing means.
an IHUO r.p.m splashpmof electric motor I IVj h.p. for
Easily Transportable. Unit is small, compact, and
•M" x -38" and V h p. for 48" x no" -creeii \, but a steam self-contained , , . requires minimum head room.
turbine, ga?> or Diesel engine n>a\ be use<L
Simple Installation. Outlets from the mud tank are
Efficient Separation and Great Wear Resistance. provided at either or both sides for easy connection
Swinging- inh-t gaie> deflect mud downward against
with flumes.
a petfoutted bottom plate, assuring good distribution
and coraiol of ll<m les> wear >-n screen cloth ant! Rotating Parts Have Long Life Expectancy. All
effv'cme tititi/ation uf entire screening area. When rotating parts are carried on anti-friction self-align-
not in r-ervicc. twites can be clewed ti^ht to halt the ing roller bearings, enclosed in a single, dirt- and
flow of mud. weather-proof housing.