. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . ay, wet concrete, etc.,which may be a little slow in dumping and where it mayoccasionally be desired to scrape the car out. In some de-signs the catch automatically locks the body when it returnsto the upright position. While some of cars of this type are equippedwith a hook so that they may be pulled by horse power;couplers are usually omitted as such cars are generallypushed by hand. The larger cars, which are m
. Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry . ay, wet concrete, etc.,which may be a little slow in dumping and where it mayoccasionally be desired to scrape the car out. In some de-signs the catch automatically locks the body when it returnsto the upright position. While some of cars of this type are equippedwith a hook so that they may be pulled by horse power;couplers are usually omitted as such cars are generallypushed by hand. The larger cars, which are more apt to behauled by rope or by locomotives, are commonly equippedwith couplers, ordinarily a simple form of link and pin. Iftrains of more than five or six cars are used they should beequipped with drawheads of the spring type. Brakes may be of the ratchet, lever, or hand-wheel typesbut are so rarely used that they are ordinarily omitted. If cu. ft. with 36 in. gage. The cradle is fitted with doubleflanges so that the body can not jump off the support andis provided with bottom lugs to prevent the body movingsideways. The cradle support is curved and preferably. Fig. 8—V-Body Dump Car, Light Trunnion Type they are used the frame is sometimes extended on one end toprovide a platform on which the brakeman may stand. The wheels are generally of chilled cast iron, although theyare sometimes made of steel. They are ordinarily pressedon the axles which are preferably equipped with roller bear-ings. Brass or babbitt bearings may also be used and ifdesired one or all of the wheels may be loose on the axlesand the wheels may be equipped with rollers in the wheels are usually from 12 in. to 16 in. in diameter. Cars of the trunnion type are usually made only in smallsizes, ranging from 12 cu. ft. to 40 cu. ft. capacity. By usingswivel trucks, a wheel-base of from SO in. to 60 in. is pos-sible ; this pennits the body being carried between the wheels,and gives a low center of
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