. Railway mechanical engineer . been purchased inthe market which would possess some advantages over theone described, the service which this machine is renderingis entirely satisfactory and its construction was taken careof without interfering with the regular work of the shop. NORTON JACK TRUCK BY CHARLES W. SCHANE A truck that is used by the truck and spring rigger mento handle two Norton jacks in and about a roundhouse orcar yard is shown in the illustration. The work of thesemen generally requires the use of two jacks and by handlingthem in this way considerable time is saved, as they are
. Railway mechanical engineer . been purchased inthe market which would possess some advantages over theone described, the service which this machine is renderingis entirely satisfactory and its construction was taken careof without interfering with the regular work of the shop. NORTON JACK TRUCK BY CHARLES W. SCHANE A truck that is used by the truck and spring rigger mento handle two Norton jacks in and about a roundhouse orcar yard is shown in the illustration. The work of thesemen generally requires the use of two jacks and by handlingthem in this way considerable time is saved, as they arealways ready to he carried directly to the work. The truckis so designed that the jacks may be chained to it, and wherethe jacks are assigned to special workmen they are lockedto the truck and held for their particular use. The devicemay be handled by one man. The illustration shows clearly the construction of the is made up principally of bar iron, the tongue being% in. thick and o in. wide. The braces extending from. A Sitnple Shop Made Power Shear effected. The capacity of the machine ranges up to 2-in. the tongue to the axle are lj4 in. wide by 34 in- thick, round and ?4-in. by 4j4-in. rectangular sections. The yokes which support the jack are made of j4-in. ma- The machine was built at the shops at a total cost not terial, 2 in. wide. The axles are made from a 3-in. square exceeding $300. The frame was made from heavy iron bar, and are 26 in. long, over all. The journals for the beams of 2-in. by 12-in. section which were available and 12-in. cast iron wheels are 1^ in. by Syi in. -/O-—^
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