. American engineer and railroad journal . 7977/77 Pump. LConnection toDischarge Pipe. Operating Valve. Connection to Cy/. HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE LIFT. Boston & Maine Railroad. A compact and inexpensive hydraulic lift for use in removingand replacing the driving wheels of locomotives recently builtand installed at the Boston shops of the Boston & Maine Rail-road is illustrated in the accompanying engravings. The objectwas to provide a hoist that would occupy the minimum floorspace in an already over-crowded shop. The four hydrauliccylinders are mounted on a steel framework having six posts,the t
. American engineer and railroad journal . 7977/77 Pump. LConnection toDischarge Pipe. Operating Valve. Connection to Cy/. HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE LIFT. Boston & Maine Railroad. A compact and inexpensive hydraulic lift for use in removingand replacing the driving wheels of locomotives recently builtand installed at the Boston shops of the Boston & Maine Rail-road is illustrated in the accompanying engravings. The objectwas to provide a hoist that would occupy the minimum floorspace in an already over-crowded shop. The four hydrauliccylinders are mounted on a steel framework having six posts,the two cylinders at the rear end of the engine are fixed inposition and are carried on transverse 12-inch I beams, while those for the front end are mounted on 15-inch cross beamsand are arranged to move laterally on these beams by means ofa chain wheel and screw shaft, while the cylinder bearers maybe moved longitudinally along the short panel of the frame foradjustment to the length of the engines. A iy2-inch steel wirerope is used as a sling und
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