Correspondence dated 4 September 1947

Summary

An item from the surviving correspondence of William John Sands.

Historical context

This item forms part of the surviving William John Sands correspondence and is dated 4 September 1947. It is preserved in the William John Sands Family Archive as evidence of Sands’s professional work and relationships. The accompanying transcript was produced by machine OCR and should be checked against the original scan before being treated as a definitive reading.

Catalogue description

Original correspondence scan imported from the Sands and Ferguson family archive. Source file: 19470904.pdf.

Machine transcript — unreviewed

[Page 1] Mois SE ¢ FéRt-SANOS 2A i so C4, adhe aeons ee September ' - 1947, W.eJ. Sands Esq., "Myrtlefield" Hillsboro' Old foad, LISBURN Dear Willie, VISIT SO sorry to get your telegram saying you cannct get passage until the end of the month. I take it you sent this after getting the good news from Joe Thompson. We are all so disappointed, hecause we do need you 10"_ PLOUGH I gathered the boys around me on Tuesday at Coventry and -l think we have solved the problem of the 10" plough on the 52" tready and made a nice Job of it too. here. The only trouble the front coulter stem catching on the check chain. This SA ad and all I can think of so far is to adapt some kind of a” fixture which will slide the plough clear as the coulter stem catches on the chain. Do give this some thonght end send us a sketch or any Suggestion that will help. GEAR BOXES Far more important than any engine problem, is the -protlem of the rear end of the Tractor, and especially thie gear boxes. We want four speeds with a simpler and much more economical design than we now have. Please do give this most careful and immediate thought. You can help us more in this way than in any other way and I do urge.upon you to press on with the work, because the design of these two new Tractors is now becoming urgent. You are splendid on gears just as you are on most things and we rely on you to give us all the help possible. er Sanat HYDRAULIC -CONTEOL am aseth ¥ eee In She new Tractors we should sBcarpensve "every on advantage we can think of. We shall not a ae away with a monopoly in the Tractor Tranethy [Page 2] a ~~ tl oye { of he Ce *jJ4? - - \ . . - ‘ | — ¥ ia tine - ® i: 1, Fy >, Stat te ; \ hee by our own sp savcaptons. Therefore, let a copies ste PERLS ar business fades out, beth 1 here ond in : aa s eae aa ; poe: ont blir Can ton ifad se) acai pis “8