. Electric locomotive haulage in and about mines . 9 this type of frame beyond ease of inspection or repair, is thatmore perfect ventilation of the motors is obtained. Plate 15 showshow readily the brake shoes and heads are accessible in an outsideframe locomotive with the bar frame. Plate 16 shows an insideframe locomotive and illustrates further the advantages of the openbar construction, in as much as the motor is very easily inspectedand repaired through the openings in the frame. Plate 17 shows the advantages of removable gibs whichmake it unnecessary to jack the locomotive up clear of th
. Electric locomotive haulage in and about mines . 9 this type of frame beyond ease of inspection or repair, is thatmore perfect ventilation of the motors is obtained. Plate 15 showshow readily the brake shoes and heads are accessible in an outsideframe locomotive with the bar frame. Plate 16 shows an insideframe locomotive and illustrates further the advantages of the openbar construction, in as much as the motor is very easily inspectedand repaired through the openings in the frame. Plate 17 shows the advantages of removable gibs whichmake it unnecessary to jack the locomotive up clear of the axlein order to remove the journal box. This is accomplished by meansof a recess in the pedestals and a somewhat similar recess in thegib, so that by removing the pedestal cup below the journal, andjacking the locomotive up just sufficiently to relieve the pressureon the journal, the gibs can be dropped to a point where the up-per flanges slide off. This makes it entirely unnecessary to dis-turb the suspension of the motor equipment to remove t
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