Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency (1918)
Dana, Richard Turner, 1876-1928 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc., [etc., etc.] · leaf 147
at 181st street and Jerome avenue, New York. Thepicture shows the very disadvantageous circumstances underwhich such a belt conveyor will work to advantag-e. Earthwas shoveled on to the conveyor by hand and was dischargedfrom the head end to wag:ons. Pieces larg^er than a mans headwere frequently… … Fig. 65. In the installation illustrated and described in the foreg-oing:it was impossible to support the conveyor by any other thanthe most crude supports. This fact, however, did not interferewith the successful operation of the conveyor, nor did it injurethe machinery to any appreciable extent.…
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