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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 240

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high factor of safety to withstand the ordinary longitudinalworking stresses of the engine. Even under high overstress, such as mayoccur because of a slug of water in the cylinder, the breakage is usuallyelsewhere than in the frame. Because of this, there is often considerable surprise on the part… … Step Worn in Wedge .030 Figure 2. acteristic location for these cracks is in the frame neck near the cylinderas shown in Fig. 1, although they may occur also al the crank cud ofthe guide barrel. The origin of such narks is almost invariably to befound in the sagging of the frame when the grouting…

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