Forfatter: A.-M.Inst.C E., George Frederick Zimmer
År: 1916
Forlag: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Sted: London
Sider: 752
UDK: 621.87 Zim, 621.86 Zim
Being a Treatise on the Handling and Storing of Material such as Grain, Coal, Ore, Timber, Etc., by Automatic or Semi-Automatic Machinery, together with the Various Accessories used in the Manipulation of such Plant
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THE MECHANICAL HANDLING OE MATERIAL
illustrations should explain themselves. The whole truck is hoppered and terminates in
two large outlets. These wagons were built in connection with the “ Rodger’s ” ballast
system.
The train containing these self-emptying trucks has a rear van attached to it with the
plough The nearest hopper to this plough is emptied first, the hopper in advance
always being opened just before the preceding one is empty. The plough, following the
trucks and being a rear vehicle of the train, spreads the ballast evenly, and leaves
the road >n perfect condition for the traffic. The whole operation of spreading the