. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . the cars are not used. The center of the trackshould be about 8 ft. from the front of the boiler, as thislocation with a height of platform of about 18 in. hasproved to be the most convenient for the fireman. The most commonly used charging car has one side ar-ranged to let down and is always built of steel. When thedoor is dropped it is usually slightly above the bottom of thecar so that the shovel will not meet with any obs
. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . the cars are not used. The center of the trackshould be about 8 ft. from the front of the boiler, as thislocation with a height of platform of about 18 in. hasproved to be the most convenient for the fireman. The most commonly used charging car has one side ar-ranged to let down and is always built of steel. When thedoor is dropped it is usually slightly above the bottom of thecar so that the shovel will not meet with any track gage generally used is 24 in., althotigh a goodmany installations have been made with 21J/^ in. outsidegage. Cars for other gages are not sufficiently used to beconsidered. The usual capacity is one ton of coal, althoughmany cars of one-half and one and a half tons arc used,and for special requirements bodies are made of any di-mension and capacity. Modifications frequently made are:Both sides arranged to drop so that the material may bedischarged from either or both sides; one or both endsto drop instead of the sides. The second arrangement is. Fig. 16—Charging Car, Inclined Sides diameter and are pressed on the axle, which has rollerbearings; however, rigid axles with wheels loose on theaxles and rollers in the hub are often used, especially wherethere is much curved track. The scoop or inclined side type is preferred by some,as it is easier to shovel into for loading and it -also iseasy to shovel the material out. It is also made with oneside scoop shape and the other side with a drop door,and it is frequently arranged to dump. One of the illustrations shows a car with drop side anddumping gear for discharging on one side of the track. Ithas a flexible wheel-base and flanges on the outside of therails. The dumping gear is completely under control dur-ing the dumping process so that there is a freedom from theshocks that occur when the body dumps solely b
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