. American engineer and railroad journal . mm. i%$m One 3-motor D. C. electric pitting crane. Sixty-four annealing pits for 20 wheels each. No. :_. Whiting cupola. Two core ovens. 9 by 15 ft. Four core oven cars. No. 7 Root blower, direct connected with I>. C Ten 4s-in. turn-tables. Twenty 3-ton trucks. Pneumatic wheel breaker. One double cjge 3-ton electric elevator. The floor cranes are of 1,500 lbs. capacity, running uponHacks 100 ft long. A line shaft furnishes power for thehoisting machine, the gearing of which is operated by straightand cross belts, the travellers being fitted with .j
. American engineer and railroad journal . mm. i%$m One 3-motor D. C. electric pitting crane. Sixty-four annealing pits for 20 wheels each. No. :_. Whiting cupola. Two core ovens. 9 by 15 ft. Four core oven cars. No. 7 Root blower, direct connected with I>. C Ten 4s-in. turn-tables. Twenty 3-ton trucks. Pneumatic wheel breaker. One double cjge 3-ton electric elevator. The floor cranes are of 1,500 lbs. capacity, running uponHacks 100 ft long. A line shaft furnishes power for thehoisting machine, the gearing of which is operated by straightand cross belts, the travellers being fitted with .j-in. wirerope The lift is 12 ft. The travelling gearing is located nearthe hoisting gearing, and attached to the trusses, the mechan-ism being reversible, consisting of friction gearing, driving andcurved face friction drums, which carry the endless pullingrope attached to the trolley. The reverse movements of thetrolley are obtained by setting the friction wheel againsteither of two friction pulleys. The trolleys have cast ironframes and
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