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Railway master mechanic (1878)

New York [etc.] Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co. [etc.] · leaf 95

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ion particularly to the effect of exces-sive counter-balance on the wear of tires. All of our loco-motives are counter-balanced with the full weight of thereciprocating parts and we have found that our left handmain tires universally develop a flat spot at the point of We have at this point of the… … point as to overcome the effect of gravitation, the i which is exerting an impelling motion in the same direction as the power applied at the pin. Mr. Lewis here presented tho following figuresshowing change made by him in one engine and theof the balance in another. HEEL CEXTEK.) weights Of…

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