. American engineer . i i- Theidea of trucking the whole outfit was to save the time usuallylost in getting and making hose connections. The possibilitiesof the various uses for a burner of this type are numerous. Thesame arrangement will fire up boilers for tests, or melt off babbittfrom shoes or boxes, etc., thus effecting considerable savings. TRUCKS FOR RODS OR .^XLES. A hand truck of the construction shown in Fig. 3 is a realtime-saver in shops where the handling of driving or truck axles,main or side rods, or similar work, cannot be confined to cranes. u_ 4b .^.—zo- -j,.—zo- .>j. Fig.
. American engineer . i i- Theidea of trucking the whole outfit was to save the time usuallylost in getting and making hose connections. The possibilitiesof the various uses for a burner of this type are numerous. Thesame arrangement will fire up boilers for tests, or melt off babbittfrom shoes or boxes, etc., thus effecting considerable savings. TRUCKS FOR RODS OR .^XLES. A hand truck of the construction shown in Fig. 3 is a realtime-saver in shops where the handling of driving or truck axles,main or side rods, or similar work, cannot be confined to cranes. u_ 4b .^.—zo- -j,.—zo- .>j. Fig. 3—Truck for Axles or Rods. and it is much superior to the ordinary hand truck which iscommonly used. In operation, it is run directly over the rodor axle, and when the handle is raised the far end is lowered,which allows the jaws of the grab hooks to close over the rodor axle. Tlie handle is then lowered, raising one end of theaxle and allowing the nearer pair of grab hooks to be placedover the other end of the axle. On bringing the handle to ahorizontal position the axle or rod is lifted clear of the groundand is ready to be transported. The construction of the grabhooks is such that the weight of the carried body tends totighten them, thus holding the object securely. The truckis of special value where this class of work has to be carriedfrom the store house to the shops or engine house over moreor less rough ground; it requires only one man to handle the
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