Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry (1921)
Wright, Roydon Vincent, 1876- ed, Little, John G., joint ed, Augur, Robert C., joint ed · New York, N.Y., Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co · leaf 605
ck. The car bodies are generally made of steel but wood isquite frequently used, particularly for handling coal.Wooden bodies are also commonly used for handling clay,sand, shale, etc. For such purposes the sides are madequite steep so as to give large bottom doors of the droptype. A hopper bottom… … equipped with a hand brake operated by a stafif and hand-wheel similar to that used on freight cars. Others formsof brakes are used, a common form being that controlledby a long hand lever on the side of the car. The coupleris of the hook type and is equipped with a spring. Cars of the same general…
Hoisting machinery · Conveying machinery
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