. The street railway review . light, strong and highest point when closed is but little above thedrivers head. The tower swinging, as it does, from the. top forward uprights, is thrown ahead when down, sothat it hangs over the rear but 2 j4 feet. The wagon ismade of 7 J^-inch stock and 3x4 timber, and is braced, tobe very rigid. It is not a collapsing tower, but a towerswinging on a pivot. It is raised by a windlass geared fourto one, and is raised by one man in nine seconds. It islocked in position by a gate hinged in the bottom of thewagon. The driver can leave his seat, raise t
. The street railway review . light, strong and highest point when closed is but little above thedrivers head. The tower swinging, as it does, from the. top forward uprights, is thrown ahead when down, sothat it hangs over the rear but 2 j4 feet. The wagon ismade of 7 J^-inch stock and 3x4 timber, and is braced, tobe very rigid. It is not a collapsing tower, but a towerswinging on a pivot. It is raised by a windlass geared fourto one, and is raised by one man in nine seconds. It islocked in position by a gate hinged in the bottom of thewagon. The driver can leave his seat, raise the tower,and be on top ready for work in less than a minute. Ontop of the tower railing there is a swinging shelf, whichcan be used as a platform for getting higher or as a tablefor tools. When at work it can be swung over the side (^tMJd>J^,aAWa^r^^^ 189 of the tower out of the way. The ladder is fastened tothe tower permanent!}-. Additional bolts are fastened tothe back end of the tower, which are slid through therear upright. These are used in ordinary constructionwork as an additional safeguard in holding the tower up,but in ordinary work the hinge gat
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