. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. & Shepard, in their new stone-crushing plant in Chi-cago, at all points where the crushed storte drops, have madepockets where a certain amount of the material collects, andsaves the chutes and bins from excessive wear at these points. Angle extension waffon chutes for hard and soft coal may beeconomically used in construction work for placing concrete andtransporting other materials. They are adapted to indefinite ex-tension, but each section is in itself an independent chute. Theprices of chutes 18 ins. wide at top and 17 ins. at foo


. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. & Shepard, in their new stone-crushing plant in Chi-cago, at all points where the crushed storte drops, have madepockets where a certain amount of the material collects, andsaves the chutes and bins from excessive wear at these points. Angle extension waffon chutes for hard and soft coal may beeconomically used in construction work for placing concrete andtransporting other materials. They are adapted to indefinite ex-tension, but each section is in itself an independent chute. Theprices of chutes 18 ins. wide at top and 17 ins. at foot, made ofNo. 18 black sheet steel with heavy end bands, weighing about5Y2 lbs. per foot, are as follows: 5 ft. lengths, each $ 10 ft. lengths, each $ 6 ft. lengths, each 12 ft. lengths, each 8 ft. lengths, each CAR CHUTE A chute constructed of sheet steel and angle iron so as tohook on any car or wagon is made in three stock sizes and inmany cases effects great saving in the cost of unloading materialfrom cars. (See Fig. 59.). Fig. 59. Weight Price % yard capacity or % ton of coal 250 lbs. $ 1 yard capacity or % ton of coal 275 lbs. 1% yard capacity or 1 ton of coal 325 lbs. Rated as fourth class freight 133 134 HANDBOOK OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT Another chute, or Adjustable Car-side Hopper, is so arrangedthat the front can be adjusted to any convenient height, and canbe emptied gradually or the discharge cut off entirely. (SeeFig. 60.),


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