. American engineer and railroad journal . PLOW FOR CLEARING CINDER PITS, NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILROAD. packing rings are sprung. This is not only very much cheaperand lighter than the old construction, but appears to be fullyas effective against leaking. The rings are split aud a piececut out, the two ends being brought up against a pin set intothe groove and flattened at the sides. This prevents the ringsfrom turning, and breaks the joints of the split. It has notonly given excellent results in practice, but has served to lessenthe number of piston-ring breakages, for before the
. American engineer and railroad journal . PLOW FOR CLEARING CINDER PITS, NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILROAD. packing rings are sprung. This is not only very much cheaperand lighter than the old construction, but appears to be fullyas effective against leaking. The rings are split aud a piececut out, the two ends being brought up against a pin set intothe groove and flattened at the sides. This prevents the ringsfrom turning, and breaks the joints of the split. It has notonly given excellent results in practice, but has served to lessenthe number of piston-ring breakages, for before the adoptionof the solid head there was a great deal of trouble from this
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