. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . Fig. 68. Single Speeder retaining cup or a broken ball bearing. These shouldbe replaced at once, else the damage will spread toall the ball bearings, the cups and the axle, besides in-creasing the labor necessary to propel the car. Attention to the details mentioned, by the man whohas considerable pumping to do, will result in the sav-ing of a great deal of unnecessary hard labor. The 298 THE TRACKMANS HELPER writer has found this to be true by trying it out. Inone season from March to September, inclusive, thew
. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . Fig. 68. Single Speeder retaining cup or a broken ball bearing. These shouldbe replaced at once, else the damage will spread toall the ball bearings, the cups and the axle, besides in-creasing the labor necessary to propel the car. Attention to the details mentioned, by the man whohas considerable pumping to do, will result in the sav-ing of a great deal of unnecessary hard labor. The 298 THE TRACKMANS HELPER writer has found this to be true by trying it out. Inone season from March to September, inclusive, thewriter has, with a partner, covered over 2,500 mileson a No. 3 velocipede car. By keeping the car inproper condition a mileage of 56 miles was made inone day, and 65 miles the following day; these dis-tances heing over ordinary track and grades, includingthe climbing of a long divide; one day facing a head-wind and the following day pumping with the Fig. 69. Gasoline Speeder. Weight 320 lbs. The head-wind always has been and always willbe the pumpers worst enemy. We cannot control it;but we can control the condition in which we keepthe hand cars and speeders which we pump everyday. Speeders are made with three or four wheels, ar-ranged to be propelled by hand as well as driven bymechanical motors. This latter mode of operation hasgained in favor of late years and is particularly ad-vantageous for roadmasters who have to cover longdistances, or for inspection trips where considerable USE AND CARE OF TRACK TOOLS 299 speed is required, and where the working of the leversof a hand car would interfere with the view of theinspectors. Claw bars. Nothing will cause more annoyancethan a poor claw bar, one on which claws are too farapart at toe or close together, neck not properly bent,heel out of proportion to claws, and so on. Most ofthese things can be remedied at shops. When they aresent in to be remedied a letter and a sketch should b
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