. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. Fig. 66. being required. It was subjected to the roughest kind of usage;rocks weighing over 100 pounds were constantly dumped uponit, but never caused a moments stoppage during the entirework. The width of the belt was 30 inches, and the actual. Fig. 67. Movable Tripper. quantity removed exceeded 1,200 cubic yards per day. Thework was all done during very cold weather, in December andJanuary. The conveyor used on this contract was also employed by CONVEYORS 145 Messrs. Ryan and Parker for similar work in a gre(at number ofplaces, its l


. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. Fig. 66. being required. It was subjected to the roughest kind of usage;rocks weighing over 100 pounds were constantly dumped uponit, but never caused a moments stoppage during the entirework. The width of the belt was 30 inches, and the actual. Fig. 67. Movable Tripper. quantity removed exceeded 1,200 cubic yards per day. Thework was all done during very cold weather, in December andJanuary. The conveyor used on this contract was also employed by CONVEYORS 145 Messrs. Ryan and Parker for similar work in a gre(at number ofplaces, its length being increased or diminished as desired byeasily made changes in the number of idlers and length of illustration (Fig. 66) shows the conveyor described in theforegoing, carrying the cement bags up the incline to the mixerhouse. It was driven by a Lambert engine placed on a platform


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