. American engineer and railroad journal . maybe pushed back under the central bolster and the air whole plow is then carried on the turntable truck, withthe rear trucK hanging clear of the rails. It is said that threemen can then turn the plow around. Air is again used to takethe weight of the front end. and this places the rear truckdown on the rails and frees the turntable truck, which canbe pushed forward to its normal position and the front ofthe plow lowered upon it. The advantages of this arrange-ment are obvious. The forward truck, when in turntable po-sition, can be more
. American engineer and railroad journal . maybe pushed back under the central bolster and the air whole plow is then carried on the turntable truck, withthe rear trucK hanging clear of the rails. It is said that threemen can then turn the plow around. Air is again used to takethe weight of the front end. and this places the rear truckdown on the rails and frees the turntable truck, which canbe pushed forward to its normal position and the front ofthe plow lowered upon it. The advantages of this arrange-ment are obvious. The forward truck, when in turntable po-sition, can be more easily oiled and examined than whenclosely housed under the nose of the plow. The plow can beturned at any point on the road, and is. by reason of its con-struction, even more satisfactory than a double-end form of plow obviates the necessity for an intermediateturntable or Y as far as snow plows are concerned. 162 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. A >i - II1*—^ ... in . * ■> : n,.. ..i. ,i ii. bfe i III ess each.
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