. The street railway review . l views,But with a zest that makes us glad,They read, my friend, they read your ad. HYDRAULIC WHEEL PRESS. THE illustration herewith, represents a 100-tonhydraulic machine for swinging 36-inch carwheels, made by the J. T. Schaffer ManufacturingCompany, of Rochetter, N. Y. It is equipped with specialattachments for forcing off and pressing on pinions andgears of electric motors, which gives it an advantage overthe ordinary car wheel press. This company makeseight sizes of wheel presses, to accommodate car wheelsand drive wheels from 30 to 84 inches in diameter, som
. The street railway review . l views,But with a zest that makes us glad,They read, my friend, they read your ad. HYDRAULIC WHEEL PRESS. THE illustration herewith, represents a 100-tonhydraulic machine for swinging 36-inch carwheels, made by the J. T. Schaffer ManufacturingCompany, of Rochetter, N. Y. It is equipped with specialattachments for forcing off and pressing on pinions andgears of electric motors, which gives it an advantage overthe ordinary car wheel press. This company makeseight sizes of wheel presses, to accommodate car wheelsand drive wheels from 30 to 84 inches in diameter, someof which are portable. The larger machines have doublepump, and those having single pump are made for both hand and belt power. They are so constructed as to beperfectly secure if required to resist a bursting pressure of6,000 pounds per square inch. The lower tension bar isflatwise, therefore stiffening the line of pressure. Eachmachine is supplied with a standard gauge, safety coupl-ing, sealed water tank and safety V^l SCHAFI EK WHEEL PRE^S This company has also introduced excellent appliancesto be attached to any hydraulic wheel press for straight-ening car axles, and pressing off car wheels from axles onwhich a motor gear is located near the wheel. All theproducts of the Schaffer Manufacturing Company aresold under a guarantee. SIMPLE TRACK BRUSH HOLDER. THE reversible and adjustable track brush holdermade by the Track Brush Holder Company, ofRockford, 111., is a neat little arrangement for hold-ing an article that is needed on every road. The major-ity of brushes are either so that they drag alongbehind the wheels when the car changes direction or havea lot of complicated machinery for raising and brush holder is placed on the guard board of thetruck at each end. It is thrown up or down and locked
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