Engineering and Contracting . trxu\rpi ESC. Dumping Table for Loading Wagons. onto the hinged pans or tables and wagons driven un-derneath were loaded by unlatching the pans which thenautomatically tilted, emptied and returned to loading po-sition. In discharging the pans nicely trimmed theload in the wagon and the amount spilled was very man attended the table. When a change of positionwas necessary the derrick lifted the table bodily. Thetable was found to be a most economical and easily op- 71 erated device by the contractors, the E. J. Cook Co., Port-land, Ore. A NEW KNOCK-DOWN S
Engineering and Contracting . trxu\rpi ESC. Dumping Table for Loading Wagons. onto the hinged pans or tables and wagons driven un-derneath were loaded by unlatching the pans which thenautomatically tilted, emptied and returned to loading po-sition. In discharging the pans nicely trimmed theload in the wagon and the amount spilled was very man attended the table. When a change of positionwas necessary the derrick lifted the table bodily. Thetable was found to be a most economical and easily op- 71 erated device by the contractors, the E. J. Cook Co., Port-land, Ore. A NEW KNOCK-DOWN STEEL DREDGE. A steel dredge built, including hull, to be shipped inknock-down form and erected on the work, is illustratedby the accompanying engravings. Figures 1 and 2 showthe general appearance of the new machine. The hullas indicated by Fig. 3 is made up of flat steel sectionsand it is stated that all the sections for an Figs. 1 and 2—Front and Stern Views of Steel Knock-Down Dredge. hull can be loaded on one flat car. On a drainage ditchjob an 85,000-lb. hull was hauled from cars to bank intwo days at a cost of about $60. To erect the hull re-quired about 790 man hours, including Il; days delayand cost $140. Two features of the front end construc-tion of the dredge are unique. The boom and the circle
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