. Railway mechanical engineer . in which stem iioS is en-gaged. This stem is threaded at one end with /-in. and -j^-in. pipe threads For the small sized drill, aclamp with a ^s-in. pipe thread is used in connection witha special clamp support. Pneumatic drills are used very extensively in railway shopsand the question of keeping them in repair is always a press-ing one. The universal repair vise illustrated will facilitate in making quick repairs and for this reason is of interest torailway men. The vise is made by the Independent Pneu-matic Tool Company, Chicago, 111. II06-, %


. Railway mechanical engineer . in which stem iioS is en-gaged. This stem is threaded at one end with /-in. and -j^-in. pipe threads For the small sized drill, aclamp with a ^s-in. pipe thread is used in connection witha special clamp support. Pneumatic drills are used very extensively in railway shopsand the question of keeping them in repair is always a press-ing one. The universal repair vise illustrated will facilitate in making quick repairs and for this reason is of interest torailway men. The vise is made by the Independent Pneu-matic Tool Company, Chicago, 111. II06-, % g^^= 1 loe^^^^H H^^Te^^^B 1103 Ii04 i IIOI 1102 1^ Thor Assembling and Repair Vise for Holding Pneumatic Drills Car Hauling ^^^inch Reduces Switcher W ork ANEW type of electric car hauling winch recently de-veloped by the Shepard Electric Crane & Hoist Com-pany, Montour, N. Y., is shown in Fig. 1. The op-erating units of this machine embody many of the distinctivefeatures of the Shepard electric hoist. All moving parts are. Fig. 1. Shepard Electric Car Hauling Wincii anced drive type, driving at two diametrically opposite insures long life, high efficiency and a practically noise-less drive. The winch is mounted on a cast base which encloses thecontroller resistance. A standard Shepard controller is used k I ■■■■fH It Fig. 2. Car Hauling Winch Installed at Coaling Station fully enclosed, making the machine entirely weatherproof with which may be mounted directly on the base or separately forthe exception of the motor. Oil bath lubrication is provided remote control. When desired, the machine can be furnishedfor all the gearing, brakes, etc. The gearing is of the bal- with a gear shift, giving a reduction of four to one. This Mav. 1920 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER 309 enables the wincli to handle four time? it? normal, rated recent installation of this winch in the new coaling sta-tion of the New York Central at Rensselaer is shown in It is used


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