. American engineer and railroad journal . GE Fon NEW cOuPl-t.^^* ^;.MU5T PASS THIS GAUGE WHt»* ^S^POINTS ARE DflAWM BACK AHW qO^IT WITH AWY 0HEM0VA6EE PO^ Fig. Cage for New Couplers. Three blows of 1,640 pounds weight falling 10 feet. A coupler will be considered as having failed to stand thistest when It is broken before it has received three blows at5 feet and three blows at 10 feet, or when any cracks appearmore than 1 inch long or open more than 1/16 inch, or when thecenter line of the shank is distorted more than 1 inch from itsoriginal position, or when the knuckle is found to ha
. American engineer and railroad journal . GE Fon NEW cOuPl-t.^^* ^;.MU5T PASS THIS GAUGE WHt»* ^S^POINTS ARE DflAWM BACK AHW qO^IT WITH AWY 0HEM0VA6EE PO^ Fig. Cage for New Couplers. Three blows of 1,640 pounds weight falling 10 feet. A coupler will be considered as having failed to stand thistest when It is broken before it has received three blows at5 feet and three blows at 10 feet, or when any cracks appearmore than 1 inch long or open more than 1/16 inch, or when thecenter line of the shank is distorted more than 1 inch from itsoriginal position, or when the knuckle is found to have closedmore than % inch from its original position when pulled outagainst the lock after having received the three blows at 5feet. 2. Jerk test of complete couplers. Two couplers to be sup-ported in the machine by the yoke forgings and draft springsprovided. Blows to strike directly on the equalizer bar con-necting the two couplers and resting on their closed knuckles. Three blows of 1,640 pounds weight falling 5 feet. Three blows of 1
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