. Public works . nd allowed to enter the gearing at theside. The conveyor consists of linked slatsrunning on chain geared wheels, andit dumps the material off the end, eitherin a pile along the side or direct intowagons. The traction is of the heavy motortruck type, consisting of a four-cylinderWisconsin motor. The gears are allcast steel, as also the sprockets. Thechains have hardened steel pins andsteel side bars. The elevator consistsof steel slats 3/16 inch thick and 2%inches wide riveted to the carrier chainnear each end. The rooters and sidecutters are made from a special gradeof selecte
. Public works . nd allowed to enter the gearing at theside. The conveyor consists of linked slatsrunning on chain geared wheels, andit dumps the material off the end, eitherin a pile along the side or direct intowagons. The traction is of the heavy motortruck type, consisting of a four-cylinderWisconsin motor. The gears are allcast steel, as also the sprockets. Thechains have hardened steel pins andsteel side bars. The elevator consistsof steel slats 3/16 inch thick and 2%inches wide riveted to the carrier chainnear each end. The rooters and sidecutters are made from a special gradeof selected steel which will withstandhard usage. The whole machine isoperated from the cab. in which aregrouped all levers within easy reach ofthe operator. These levers control thesteering, vertical motion of the grading cylinder, digging speed and road speedof two to four miles an hour. This grader and loader, illustratedhere, is made by the Dennis TurbineTraction Grader & Loader Co., 543 36thstreet, Milwaukee,
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