. The locomotive engineer . on with train brakes also probably occur to you that, if youdo not. Ihe cars you are hauling will have to stopyour engine. Dont reverse your engine when the driver brakesare applied. If properly designed, they will giveall the resistance to revolution the driving wheelswill comfortably bear. Heturdatton of movementis less with sHdinc; wheels than when revolvingwith brakes appUcd. Dont start the pump with a hurrah. Give ittime to warm up a little to its work, and get a littlepressure for the air piston to cushion on. Its re-markable what good results you can get from
. The locomotive engineer . on with train brakes also probably occur to you that, if youdo not. Ihe cars you are hauling will have to stopyour engine. Dont reverse your engine when the driver brakesare applied. If properly designed, they will giveall the resistance to revolution the driving wheelswill comfortably bear. Heturdatton of movementis less with sHdinc; wheels than when revolvingwith brakes appUcd. Dont start the pump with a hurrah. Give ittime to warm up a little to its work, and get a littlepressure for the air piston to cushion on. Its re-markable what good results you can get from thepump, with a little care for its welfare. Donl put a quart of bad oil in the air cylinder,when a small spoonful of good oil, that wont do just as well, and put it in at the properplace, Tiof the suction opening^:. Air passages stopup with poor oil. and some time, when you dontwant it to. ^our pump may get hot for you. Dont fail to have the roundhouse people lookafter the repairs of your pump when required ; its. A V-u-vK AND Seat Grisdeii, Dont The Westinghouse Air Brake Co. have sent out a Chapter on Donts. with their instruction book,that is worth preserving and learning by republishing this we give the Air Brake Co. apretty good ad. and the ink we are using on thisnotice is probably worth about $20 per drop tothem, still we would not be doing our duty by ourreaders without giiitig the Donl chapter in full,so here it is : Dont think that the present improvement in theWestinghouse Automatic Brake Apparams isntneijessury. and that the old uulomalic was goodenough It wasnt, and well vouch for it. Someday youll agree with us. Just as you did after a sea-son when the old automatic took the place of thestraight air brake. Donl get impatient when you thluk the bntkesare not operating to your liking, and blame Ihemwith containing defects which may exist only inyour imagination. It may be that you are not soskillful in handling the bmkes us your a
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