. American engineer and railroad journal . ,•■--> h—. —itij< Section at F. G. Details of Pedestal. Details of Draft Gear. avoid cutting away material which might be needed forstrength. The equalizers are 8 ins. deep by 2% ins. wide, theobject being to avoid deflection. Cars sometimes ride roughlyon account of the deflection of the ends of the equaUzen,which has a tendency to cause the journal boxes to tilt in thepedestals and bind in such a way as to prevent the free ac-tion of the boxes from the springs. These rucks have awheel base of 8 ft. and this involves a long brake rod, which
. American engineer and railroad journal . ,•■--> h—. —itij< Section at F. G. Details of Pedestal. Details of Draft Gear. avoid cutting away material which might be needed forstrength. The equalizers are 8 ins. deep by 2% ins. wide, theobject being to avoid deflection. Cars sometimes ride roughlyon account of the deflection of the ends of the equaUzen,which has a tendency to cause the journal boxes to tilt in thepedestals and bind in such a way as to prevent the free ac-tion of the boxes from the springs. These rucks have awheel base of 8 ft. and this involves a long brake rod, whichin this design is made of »*-in. double extra strong-wrought iron pipe. The length of this rod is 5 ft 2% ins. be- 14 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. tween centers and the ends are welded in. The pedestals areof the usual form, except as to their upper parts, which areshaped to make secure joints with the side frames. Theyhave a full bearing on the lower faces of the frames, andare slipped into place from the side of the frame and securelybo
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