. Railway mechanical engineer . s about 3,500 lb. Either motor drive or beltdrive can be furnished. Drill for General Heavy Work. are provided with an arrangement for taking up wear. Thearm is clamped by one lever, convenient to the operator. Itis raised and lowered by means of a screw operated by tumblergears that are engaged by a handle within easy reach of theoperator. These gears are so arranged that the\ have a ten-dency to disengage, thus forcing the operator to retain hishold on the handle while the arm is in motion. If, by anychance, the arm should reach the extreme position before the
. Railway mechanical engineer . s about 3,500 lb. Either motor drive or beltdrive can be furnished. Drill for General Heavy Work. are provided with an arrangement for taking up wear. Thearm is clamped by one lever, convenient to the operator. Itis raised and lowered by means of a screw operated by tumblergears that are engaged by a handle within easy reach of theoperator. These gears are so arranged that the\ have a ten-dency to disengage, thus forcing the operator to retain hishold on the handle while the arm is in motion. If, by anychance, the arm should reach the extreme position before theelevating handle is released, the gears would automatically AUTOMATIC FREIGHT CAR DOOR LOCK The accompanying illustrations show the Ideal automaticfreight car door lock made by the Gustin-Bacon Manufac-turing Company, Kansas City, Mo. One view shows thedoor shut and locked, and the other shows the door just aboutto be closed and the action of the lock just before the haspdrops into place. It will be seen that as the beveled end. Automatic Freight Car Door Lock with Door About to Close of the hasp strikes the catch casting it slides up and dropsinto place, allowing the locking casting to fall into the door is pushed shut the lock automaticaly runsinto position for sealing, and eliminates the necessity ofusing a bolt or pin seal. This automatic feature is of spe-cial interest as a good many times difficulty is experiencedin holding the door closed on some of the cars while the seal
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