. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. Fig. 49. 8-Yard Car in Dumped Position. A diamond frame double side dump car of wood and steel, costsas follows: Fig. 50. TABLE 72Capac-ity, Weight,Yds. Lbs. Equipment Price 4 6,000 Link and pin coupling and air brake $ 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, hand brake 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, air brake 12 28,000 Double trucks, automatic coupler and air brake Fig. 50. A two-way dump car, diamond frame, of white oak, stronglyreinforced with steel, costs as follows: ListedCapacity, Yds. Weight 4 5,988 6 10,875 8
. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. Fig. 49. 8-Yard Car in Dumped Position. A diamond frame double side dump car of wood and steel, costsas follows: Fig. 50. TABLE 72Capac-ity, Weight,Yds. Lbs. Equipment Price 4 6,000 Link and pin coupling and air brake $ 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, hand brake 6 11,000 Automatic coupler, air brake 12 28,000 Double trucks, automatic coupler and air brake Fig. 50. A two-way dump car, diamond frame, of white oak, stronglyreinforced with steel, costs as follows: ListedCapacity, Yds. Weight 4 5,988 6 10,875 8 12 28,000 Trucks SingleSingleDoubleDouble Gauge36 Brake HandHand and AirHand and AirHand and Air Price $ CARS 117 The manufacturers present the following figures: Capacity of 4-yard car 3,9 cu. yds—of 2 cars cu. yds. Capacity of 8-yard car cu. yds. Length of 4-yard car over all 136—of 2 cars 27Length of 8-yard car over all 226 A train of twelve 4-yard cars hauls cubic yards of earth. A train of six 8-yard cars hauls cubic yards of earth; again of 25 per cent. A train of twelve 4-yard cars is 182 feet in length. A train of six 8-yard cars is 135 feet in length. Length saved in spotting by using 8-yard cars, 47 feet; again of 2 per cent per train foot, and a 50 per cent saving intime dumping. The increased diameter of wheels under an 8-yarddouble-truck car enables a dinky to handle m
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