. Engineering and Contracting . to the river, down which it is rafted to the market. Thetrack is shown in the illustration. Wood slabs are used ascrossties, and on these are nailed rough slabs, to which arespiked the 4x6 hardwood pieces forming the rails. The trackis 2Vfe miles long. At each end is a turntable made by mount-ing a worn-out circular saw upon a stump, making a framethe exact length of the trunk, and mounting this upon an-other old saw. The turntable is so well balanced that one. man can reverse the empty truck. A trailer, which also hasrailroad style flanged wheels, is used with
. Engineering and Contracting . to the river, down which it is rafted to the market. Thetrack is shown in the illustration. Wood slabs are used ascrossties, and on these are nailed rough slabs, to which arespiked the 4x6 hardwood pieces forming the rails. The trackis 2Vfe miles long. At each end is a turntable made by mount-ing a worn-out circular saw upon a stump, making a framethe exact length of the trunk, and mounting this upon an-other old saw. The turntable is so well balanced that one. man can reverse the empty truck. A trailer, which also hasrailroad style flanged wheels, is used with the 2%-ton U. truck. The mill has an output of 50,000 ft. of yellowpine per day. Loads consisting of several timbers 18 and from 18 to 40 ft. long are being hauled over thetrack, as many as 25 round trips being made per day. A Correction.—In the Acme Motor Truck advertisement inour May 5 issue showing an Acme truck and semi-trailerloaded with larvia barrels, it was stated in the text that thistruck was owned by Allen County, Michigan. This shouldhave been Allen County, Indiana. Determining Capability of Con-tractor by Standard Ratings The classification of contractors by standard ratings as ameans for stimulating efficiency is proposed by Mr. LeonardC. Wason, President of the Aberthaw Construction Bos-ton, Mass., in an article in the May Bulletin of the Asso-ciated General Contractors of America. He writes: Making preparation for things that do not happen usua
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