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 66
at the centre of thepneumatic tire. This achieves not only the desirable end of cen-tre-steering, as already mentioned above, but also allows a cer-tain inclination, or rake to the steering wheels, as in a bicycle,when making a turn. The rake is a positive advantage to readysteering qualities, when… … Fig. 53.—Steering Arrangement of the Amad&e Bolee Steam Coach (1881). A hand wh«*elspindle carries a spur pinion at its base, which working on an internal geared ssectc»vas shown, operates the bell crank, actuating the two transverse drag-links. CHAPTER FIVE. VARIOUS DEVICES FOR COMBINING THE…
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