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1893 Article-Aveling & Porter, Compound Steam Road Roller |
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The Engineer Magazine, 23 Jun 1893 pg. 536 |
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3/17/2013 7:44:22 PM |
Taking these firms in alphabetical order, we have first Messrs. Aveling and Porter, of Rochester, who show a new compound engine and a compound road roller, which we illustrate above. The general features of this roller are very similar to those of the rollers which have been a specialty of the firm for many years. But now for the first tine, instead of using the single cylinder for which the late Mr. Aveling was an earnest believer, two compounded cylinders are employed. There is, no doubt, a balance of advantage in using two cranks, a very decided balance when the engine is used in a hilly district, and a further advantage is, no doubt, gained by compounding. We confess, however, that we have some difficulty in believing that it is possible to effect a substantial improvement on the admirable rollers which have for so many years performed their work silently and unobtrusively on a consumption of about three sacks of gas coke per day. The engine shown has steel gearing and all the improvements in detail that the extended experience of the firm can suggest.
Image courtesy of Grace's Guide.
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/0/09/Er18930623.pdf |
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1893 Aveling & Porter, Compound Steam Road Roller
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