A treatise on carriages : comprehending coaches, chariots, phaetons, curricles, whiskies, &c: together with their proper harness, in which the fair prices of every article are accurately stated . e others; the box is whatonly wears, and is frequently obliged to be refit-ted to the arms, otherwife they give to the wheel,while in ufe, an unfteady motion, and foon ex-hauft their fupply of greafe. Thofe, if well fit-ted, will contain their fupply for about one weeksregular ufe, or a journey of one hundred wear at the rate of one fet of boxes toevery two fets of wheels; and require, in t
A treatise on carriages : comprehending coaches, chariots, phaetons, curricles, whiskies, &c: together with their proper harness, in which the fair prices of every article are accurately stated . e others; the box is whatonly wears, and is frequently obliged to be refit-ted to the arms, otherwife they give to the wheel,while in ufe, an unfteady motion, and foon ex-hauft their fupply of greafe. Thofe, if well fit-ted, will contain their fupply for about one weeksregular ufe, or a journey of one hundred wear at the rate of one fet of boxes toevery two fets of wheels; and require, in thattime, to be twice or thrice taken out of thewheels, and refitted to the axletree arms. A. The arms of the axletree, which are maderound, but rather of a conical form ; ftrongeft atthe back or fhoulders<2; tapering to the linceend by which is fcrewed for a nut, and alfo hasa fmall hole for a lince-pin c, which prevents thenut from coming off: at the body end is a collaror wafher i, for the back of the wheel-ftock towear againft. B. The box whole and half ftiewn. This boxis made of fhect iron, proportioned in fubftanceto the weight or fize of the axletree, having the fliutting Plate X. AXLETREES. 85 Glutting edges e welded in a ridge, which fecuresthe box in the wheel. C. The nut, which has a broad face /, to lieflat againft the wheel, and is tapped or fcrewedto receive the fcrew end of the axletree; each ofthofe nuL. turn on the fcrew the fame way thewheel goes, and have a notch g for the lince-pinto pafs through, for the purpofe of fecuring thenut from turning off. THE PATENT ANTI-ATTRITION AXLETREEAND BOX. THE advantages which this axletree and boxare pretended to poffefs over the common fort,are very great, principally lying in the great re-lief given to the draught, the retention of oil,the cafe with which it is replenifhed, the great fe-curity for holding on the wheels, and their dur-ability. Thofe axletrees, if made with the fe-curity for the wheels, need no nut or l
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