Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency (1914)
Dana, Richard Turner, 1876-1928 · Chicago, The M. C. Clark Publishing Co. · leaf 589
OF CONSTRUCTION PLANT A sprinkler with wheels fitted with 8-inch tires and havingthe rear axle longer than the front, so that the wheels overlap,resulting in a rolled surface of 14 inches on either side, costs$380. A one-horse sprinkler cart (Fig. 269) holding 150 gallons andweighing 780 lbs.,… … 269. 600 gallons, costs $350; if fitted with steam coils, $375, and iffitted with heating furnace, which is necessary when spreadingheavy oils, $500. An oil sprinkler and distributor for surface oiling of roadsand distributing bituminous binder consists of two horizontalcylindrical tanks with ducts…
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