. Electric railway journal . ed off are brought in on atrack along one side of the room and those ready forreinstallation are placed on any adjoining track. These two tracks and the300-ton Niles-Be-ment wheel pressare served by a 3-ton crane. This wasmade by the com-pany with the ex-ception of a Triplex2-ton chain horizontal armis an 8-in. I-beam11 ft. long, and thevertical supportwhich extends fromfloor to ceiling is abuilt-up I-b earnconstructed fromfour 3i-in. x and an The arm istrussed to the sup-port by tie rods andthe support re-volves freely on ab a 11
. Electric railway journal . ed off are brought in on atrack along one side of the room and those ready forreinstallation are placed on any adjoining track. These two tracks and the300-ton Niles-Be-ment wheel pressare served by a 3-ton crane. This wasmade by the com-pany with the ex-ception of a Triplex2-ton chain horizontal armis an 8-in. I-beam11 ft. long, and thevertical supportwhich extends fromfloor to ceiling is abuilt-up I-b earnconstructed fromfour 3i-in. x and an The arm istrussed to the sup-port by tie rods andthe support re-volves freely on ab a 11-a n d-s o c k e tfoundation. A four-wheel carriagetravels on the hori-zontal arm and suports the chain block as shown in oneof the accompanying illustrations. The double-arm hook which is used in picking up apair of wheels is constructed of 4-in. x li-in. first constructed each arm was a single bar but thiswas later reinforced by welding on an additional hook holds a pair of wheels steady without danger. THE COLLAR FOR PRESSING THE WHEEL OFF OVER THE GEAR IS A LARGE SEMI-CIRCULAR CASTING
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