. The carman's helper . 8/fAKEHANGER A Temporary Repair Which Can Be Made in the Train Yard. Still another instance where resourcefulness can beshown is on a car with a missing or broken draft this is a repair track job as not many inspec-tion points carry these keys in stock. A truck levermay be used as a key, and a connection pin with cotter 19 THE CARMANS HELPER in each end used to hold it in place. Had this samecar been equipped with riveted attachments and therivets broke, the car would have had to be set out ?ndat least sent to a light repair track, where either boltsor ri
. The carman's helper . 8/fAKEHANGER A Temporary Repair Which Can Be Made in the Train Yard. Still another instance where resourcefulness can beshown is on a car with a missing or broken draft this is a repair track job as not many inspec-tion points carry these keys in stock. A truck levermay be used as a key, and a connection pin with cotter 19 THE CARMANS HELPER in each end used to hold it in place. Had this samecar been equipped with riveted attachments and therivets broke, the car would have had to be set out ?ndat least sent to a light repair track, where either boltsor rivets could be applied. Often the shoes for the Wagner Side Door fixturesbecome lost, and at many points repair parts are not instock. When such occasions arise a one inch deckwasher may be used as a substitute. A slot is cut in. Improvised Side Door Fixture. the washer as shown and the hole is used for the door rod. Steel hopper cars, with draw-head yoke rivets brokenor missing, when loaded to go forward, can be repairedin any train yard by putting in a 1^ x 14-inch bolt anddrawing same up tightly. A locking nut should thenbe applied. For more permanent repairs on a car of this kind,where two yoke rivets are broken and the yoke is foundto be all right although spread, it is not necessary toremove draw-head for repairing. A 1-inch bolt canbe used to draw the yoke tightly to the coupler; then 20 INTRODUCTION a heated rivet may be inserted in one hole where it canbe upset by holding a dolly against the rivet head. Thedolly can be braced by means of a wedge. The boltcan then be removed and a rivet inserted in the secondhole. A job of this kind can be done in less than 30
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