. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . Long HandleRound Point Shove!. Ballast ForK Round Point Shovel Tamping Bar ^p ;-- Fig. 70. Various Types of. Shovels The foreman should see to it that several kinds ofshovels are kept in the tool house, and he should makea practice of timing his men by counting how many 306 THE TRACKMANS HELPER shovelfuls they throw per minute. In this way he willsoon be able to become an expert on economical shovel-ing. To accomplish this result it is not necessary todrive the men or to try them with the wrong sizedshovel in or
. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . Long HandleRound Point Shove!. Ballast ForK Round Point Shovel Tamping Bar ^p ;-- Fig. 70. Various Types of. Shovels The foreman should see to it that several kinds ofshovels are kept in the tool house, and he should makea practice of timing his men by counting how many 306 THE TRACKMANS HELPER shovelfuls they throw per minute. In this way he willsoon be able to become an expert on economical shovel-ing. To accomplish this result it is not necessary todrive the men or to try them with the wrong sizedshovel in order to determine the amount of work ac-complished. The proper selection of tools is alwaysappreciated by the men and they will always workmore willingly, more intelligently and more effectivelywith proper tools. For ordinary average shoveling inearth a shovel which carries about 20 lb. of materialis about right; for high lifts or very long casts, onesize smaller than this should be used. Fig. 70 gives an idea of the various types of shovelsmost suitable for different kinds of work. Tamping bars should be mad
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