Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1911 — ENGINEERS FOUND THE MEANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ENGINEERS FOUND THE MEANS

Successfully Solved Problem Which Seems Formidable One to the Uninitiated. A unique and successful method of transporting heavy casting on cars of much less capacity than the weight to be carried, has been adopted by a Man-

chester concern. On two occasions recently, castings weighting 77 tons were transported from Manchester to the Mlddleborough docks for shipment to Japan on 50-ton cart, the exceaa weight being diatributed over two other cars by means of the cantilever ar-

rangement shown in the illustration, and still two more cars being used to underrun the counterbalance weights. Five tens of packing was first placed on the 50-ton car, and the 77-ton casting placed on this, making the weight to be carried 82 tons. Oak beams, for levemge, were made fast to each end of the load-carrying car, and these were carried over the 40-ton cars on each side. At the outer ends of oacb

of these beams were hung 9-ton counterbalance weights. These weights swung over small well-oars without being attached to them in any way. The oak beams were 3 ft. square, three of different lengths being used on each side.

Transporting a Heavy Casting on an English Railway.