. Railway mechanical engineer . Gasoline Tractor Used for Switching Cars Around the Shop comprising the stripping department, are especially equippedfor this work. Air jacks mounted on wheels are providedfor raising the cars and a 1,200 lb. air hoist for handling thesheets is mounted on a runway above the center line of eachtrack. On these tracks the cars are cut down with the oxy-acetylene torch. The parts to be discarded are picked up byan electric load-carrying truck with a jib crane and are car-ried directly to the scrap car. As the old material is re-moved the new sheets are brought in by
. Railway mechanical engineer . Gasoline Tractor Used for Switching Cars Around the Shop comprising the stripping department, are especially equippedfor this work. Air jacks mounted on wheels are providedfor raising the cars and a 1,200 lb. air hoist for handling thesheets is mounted on a runway above the center line of eachtrack. On these tracks the cars are cut down with the oxy-acetylene torch. The parts to be discarded are picked up byan electric load-carrying truck with a jib crane and are car-ried directly to the scrap car. As the old material is re-moved the new sheets are brought in by truck and are set on. Stationary Rivet Heaters Installed in the Assembling Department horses at the end of the car. When the stripping is finishedthe new parts are picked up by the air hoist and loaded ontothe car, which is then switched across the turntable by agasoline tractor and placed on one of the tracks where theassembling is done. The practice of stripping on separate tracks and loadingmaterial onto the car before it goes to the assembling depart-ment has several advantages. It shortens the haul for theelectric trucks, provides a loaded movement in both direc- tion- and keeps the assembling department clear of scrapand refuse from the dismantled cars. The tractor used for hauling cars around the shop is sounusual that it merits special mention. It is driven by afour-cylinder gasoline engine through a variable speed fric-tion drive. The short wheel base makes it convenient forhandling cars on the turntable. By weighting the tractordown with rails the adhesion has been increased so that it isnow capa
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