. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. The Oliver 4-Yard Car. a cost of $75. The average daily output was 330 cars, or yards,making a labor cost of about 19 cents per yard. Cars similar to these were loaded by a 30-ton traction shovelfor 10 cents (contract) per yard, and dumped and hauled backby horses for 7 cents per yard, average length of haul 1,500 feet. 116 HANDBOOK OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT The repairs on cars were very high, amounting to about 4 centsper yard, but had stronger cars of the same type been used, therepairs would have been Fig. 49. 8-Yard Car in Du
. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. The Oliver 4-Yard Car. a cost of $75. The average daily output was 330 cars, or yards,making a labor cost of about 19 cents per yard. Cars similar to these were loaded by a 30-ton traction shovelfor 10 cents (contract) per yard, and dumped and hauled backby horses for 7 cents per yard, average length of haul 1,500 feet. 116 HANDBOOK OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT The repairs on cars were very high, amounting to about 4 centsper yard, but had stronger cars of the same type been used, therepairs would have been Fig. 49. 8-Yard Car in Dumped Position. A diamond frame double side dump car of wood and steel, costsas follows: Fig. 50. TABLE 72Capac-ity, Weight,Yds. Lbs. Equipment Price 4 6,000 Link and pin coupling and air brake $ 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, hand brake 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, air brake 12 28,000 Double trucks, automatic coupler and air brake
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