Canadian transportation & distribution management . enut, or shear the bolt, to take the nutoff and get the bolt out. However, withthe aid of the device shown in the accom-panying illustration, the bolts are quick-ly removed, and both bolt and nut re-main undamaged in any way. The device is supported so that it canbe adjusted to position, both horizontal-ly and vertically, throughout a widerange. Supported to the left of the hori-zontal round iron cross beam, as shownin the illustration, is the air motor, whichdrives the cutting tool. The motor is en-closed in a frame, the upper surface ofthe
Canadian transportation & distribution management . enut, or shear the bolt, to take the nutoff and get the bolt out. However, withthe aid of the device shown in the accom-panying illustration, the bolts are quick-ly removed, and both bolt and nut re-main undamaged in any way. The device is supported so that it canbe adjusted to position, both horizontal-ly and vertically, throughout a widerange. Supported to the left of the hori-zontal round iron cross beam, as shownin the illustration, is the air motor, whichdrives the cutting tool. The motor is en-closed in a frame, the upper surface ofthe frame being in contact with, andfree to move lengthwise in relation to,the supporting bar (indicated by the ar-row) which is rigid with the horizontalcross beam. By suitably arranged hori-zontal and circular gearing, the frameenclosing the air motor and chuck canbe moved to the right or left by handleA. The air hose connection is at B. In operation, the cross beam is swungover the wheel, moved to the left, tillthe holder C, on arm D, fits over the. Device for removing bolts, with burred or rivetted ends, from steel tire retaining: rings. in journal boxes is burned in an inciner-ator and the babbitt reclaimed. At Leaside shops, the reclaimingplant handles the packing from approxi-mately 4,000 journal boxes a month. head of the bolt. The tool in the chuckis brought to bear against the rivetedend of the bolt, through the operation ofthe handle A, air is supplied to the mo-tor, and the cutting tool quickly removes July, 1921. CANADIAN RAILWAY AND MARINE WORLD 355 the burred end of the bolt, without hurt-ing the thread or the nut. By pullingthe machine a few inches back from thework by means of handle A, replacingthe cutting tool in the chuck, with an-other tool of the nature of a box wrench,and again advancing the machine to fitthis tool over the nut, the nut is quickly run off the bolt. The motor is revers-ible, so that a nut may be run on just asquickly. When one consid
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