. The locomotive engineer . uy those built to gauge ; whenrepairing them, ive should try to preservesome of the sizes and let the rest go. Engines arc not worn out alike, andafter a years service many of the bestmade parts would not work well on otherengines. Engineers, Beware 1 The New York Post is the father of,and deserves all the credit for. the neworder of things that will dawn on thecountry within six months. It proposesto teach locomotive running in the publicschools. Everybody will be have had an idea for years thatlocomotive running was a trade learnedonly by several
. The locomotive engineer . uy those built to gauge ; whenrepairing them, ive should try to preservesome of the sizes and let the rest go. Engines arc not worn out alike, andafter a years service many of the bestmade parts would not work well on otherengines. Engineers, Beware 1 The New York Post is the father of,and deserves all the credit for. the neworder of things that will dawn on thecountry within six months. It proposesto teach locomotive running in the publicschools. Everybody will be have had an idea for years thatlocomotive running was a trade learnedonly by several years of close applicationand hard experience as firemen, but thePosfi easy way out of the strike troubleknocks an old and lime-tried custom in thehead, It is so simple that it is a wonderIhal some other s^-caliber idiot never thought of it before. First class in locomo-tive engineering, stand up! Jimmie Posl,this is not your class, a boy has to havesotne sense to learn engineering. Youbelong in the primary class of in front of pump brackets. A sheave, E,runs on bar D, and to it a differentialpulley block is attached, which hooksinto an eye plug having a thread cut onits lower end, to screw into top cylinderhead of air pump, in place of reversingvalve cap, which may be temporarilytaken out for this purpose. With this arrangement one man caneasily take off or put on a pump in a shortlime. By using the chainpulleys, the pump may bedrawn up and left sus-pended, and the man canhave both hands free tomove ihe pump in or outand adjust the bolls intheir holes. Any shopthat has one lathe and ablacksmith shop can makeone very cheaply. Hiram R, Jones. Portable Hoist for Air Pumps. The advantage of this hoist consists inits being easily and quickly adjusted toalmost any engine. It is attached to thehand rails, as shown at A and £. Thetension rod is made of yk round iron,with a flat piece of % iron welded to
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