. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. .29 cts.; running time, cts.; total, cts. TOOL BOXES Wooden tool boxes cost ready made or made on job: 6 x 3 x 2 8 $ 5 x 2 8 x 2 6 Wood tool carts with 42 wheels: Size of box, 82y2 x 34y2 x 25 ins. Price $ Size of box, 48 x 24 x 14 ins. Price TRANSITS A low priced and yet reliable transit, known as a builderstransit, weighs 6 lbs. and costs $85; with compass, 3-inch needle,$100. The tripod weighs 6 lbs. A light mountain transit with a 7%-inch telescope, a 4-inchneedle, complete, costs $200. Weight, instr
. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. .29 cts.; running time, cts.; total, cts. TOOL BOXES Wooden tool boxes cost ready made or made on job: 6 x 3 x 2 8 $ 5 x 2 8 x 2 6 Wood tool carts with 42 wheels: Size of box, 82y2 x 34y2 x 25 ins. Price $ Size of box, 48 x 24 x 14 ins. Price TRANSITS A low priced and yet reliable transit, known as a builderstransit, weighs 6 lbs. and costs $85; with compass, 3-inch needle,$100. The tripod weighs 6 lbs. A light mountain transit with a 7%-inch telescope, a 4-inchneedle, complete, costs $200. Weight, instrument 5% lbs., ex-tension tripod, 7 lbs. Mountain and mining transits with 9%-inch telescope and 4-inch needle, cost complete $235. Weight, instrument 10 lbs.,tripod 9 lbs. Surveyors transits with a 5-inch needle weigh 16 y3 lbs. andcost $160. Engineers transits complete cost from $175 to $250 and weighfrom 9 to 15 lbs. 625 HANDBOOK OP CONSTRUCTION PLANT TRACTION ENGINES The prices of traction engines range from the prices givenbelow to 30 per cent Fig. 297. 9x10-inch Cylinder Simple Traction Engine. DESCRIPTIONS AND PRICES SIMPLE TRACTION ENGINE. Length Miles of Bore per and Steam Hour at Stroke Rated Pressure Weight Normal (Inches) H. P. (Pounds) (Pounds) Price Speed 7i4xl0 9 130 10,917 $1,130 8^x10 12 130 13,007 1,220 9 xlO 15 130 14,206 1,365 10 xlO 20 130 15,823 1,600 11 xll 25 130 20,368 1,880 12 xl2 32 160 32,600 2,820 COMPOUND TRACTION ENGINE. Length Miles of Bore per and Steam Hour at Stroke Rated Pressure Weight Normal (Inches) H. P. (Pounds) (Pounds) Price Speed 5%x 81/oxlO 9 130 $1,220 6i/sx 9 xlO 12 130 1,315 7 xlO xlO 15 130 1,455 ^ 7%xll xlO 20 130 1,690 914x13 xll 25 130 1,975 For Straw Burning Attachment, including Jacket on Boiler,add $47 to prices above. TRACTION ENGINES 627 All Straw-Burning- Engines are jacketed unless otherwise or-dered. For Jacketing Coal-Burning Engine (except 32 H. P.) add$128
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