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ot by continuous rolling, Power is provided for the operation ofeach unit from engines or motors in a houseadjoining the reloading tower. The trimmerconveyors, while occasionally driven by mo-tors at the top of the trusses, are usuallyoperated by rope-drives from the engine houseto the head sheaves… … \ivati Fig. 4.—Ransom Plant, Lehigh Valley Coal Co. Plan and Cross Section. The principal advantages of this type are lowfirst cost, flexibility, moderate labor cost andrepairs; the disadvantages, large space occu-pied by reason of relatively low piles, dangerfrom wind, excessive breakage (from…
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