Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 58
Fie. 43.—The Coned Tread of a Railroad Car Wheel, intended to allow the two wheels todescribe concentric arcs in turning curves. … Fig. 43.—Position of the Wheels of a Railroad Car on the Rails in Turning a Curve. on its largest diameter, while the inner wheel, from the samecause, rotates on its smallest. Thus is approximated the require-ment that the two wheels on an axle should run on differentdiameters in making a curve. In…
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