. The Street railway journal . y removed by withdrawing the bolts of the cylinder head and the lower end of the connecting rod, whereby the crosshead,cylinder head and piston can be lifted out without removing any otherpart. The steam chest is bolted to the cylinder, so that it may bereadily removed when desired. The crosshead slides are so jointed tothe frame as to enable adjustment for wear. The crossheads haveMagnolia metal gibs to prevent cutting of the slides, and have clampjoints for the piston rod. The pistons are of the snap ring pattern, therings being made of a special metal (some ha
. The Street railway journal . y removed by withdrawing the bolts of the cylinder head and the lower end of the connecting rod, whereby the crosshead,cylinder head and piston can be lifted out without removing any otherpart. The steam chest is bolted to the cylinder, so that it may bereadily removed when desired. The crosshead slides are so jointed tothe frame as to enable adjustment for wear. The crossheads haveMagnolia metal gibs to prevent cutting of the slides, and have clampjoints for the piston rod. The pistons are of the snap ring pattern, therings being made of a special metal (some having been used for a longtime without internal lubrication). The valve is of the piston type,steam being admitted at the center instead of at the ends. The rodshave large wearing surfaces. The crank end is lined with Magnoliamt tal, and the wrist end has phosphor bronze boxes with wedgeadjustment. The crank end adjustment is similar to that of marineengines. The shaft is of crucible steel, the cranks being opposite each other,. BUFFALO SPECIAL STEAM FAN FOR BURNING SCREENINGSAND SLACK IN BOILER FIRES. and the eccentric is cast centrally between. By specially arranged jigs,these cranks and eccentrics are so turned that their relative positionsare such as to give the proper position to the valve at the variouspoints of the stroke. The eccentric strap is lined with genuine bearings, which in their ratio are large, are bolted to the mainhousing, and lined with a special brand of babbitt metal, and also fittedwith an improved oiling ring. While every portion is made as com-pact as possible, yet the arrangement is such as to give ready access toall parts of the engine without disturbing others. The stuffing boxesare provided with nuts which screw on to the glands, and while stand-ard packing is used, if desired, approved metallic packing may be sub-stituted. To prevent corrosion, brass glands are used for the valve rod is of steel fitted with hardened pin and cla
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