. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . Fig. 21—Hand Operated, Dumping Position There are obvious advantages in the use of cars of thelarger capacity, but there are also limiting factors which donot always make this desirable. For certain work on a36 in. gage track, which is extensively used in construction. Fig. 22—Hand Operated, Running Position work, a 4 cu. yd. car is preferable to a S cu. yd. car becauseof its lighter weight, lower height and the fact that it
. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . Fig. 21—Hand Operated, Dumping Position There are obvious advantages in the use of cars of thelarger capacity, but there are also limiting factors which donot always make this desirable. For certain work on a36 in. gage track, which is extensively used in construction. Fig. 22—Hand Operated, Running Position work, a 4 cu. yd. car is preferable to a S cu. yd. car becauseof its lighter weight, lower height and the fact that it canbe used on lighter rails and softer trackbed. Air Operated Two-Way Dump Cars. Air-operateddump cars usually are used for large operations. wherestandard gage tracks and double truck cars are the the hand-operated side dump car has largely supersededthe gondola car with hinged side doors which was unloadedby a plow and the A-frame car with which considerablehand shoveling was often required, so the hand-operatedside dump car is being replaced by the air-operated sidedump car for such railroad work as widening roadbedsfor laying additional tracks, trestle filling, reducing grades,track elevation in cities, ditching, building yards, etc.; forthe construction of canals and large dams and for thestripping of large beds for open mining of coal or of iron. The operation of dumping being under the control of theengineman an
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