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1898 Article-Charles Burrell & Sons, Ltd., Steam Road Roller & Scarifier |
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The Engineer Magazine, 23 Sep 1898, pg. 302 |
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ROAD ROLLER AND SCARIFIER
A new form of roller and scarifier made under the patents of Mr. Hosack for the Littleborough Council, by Messrs. Charles Burrell and Sons, and which has been at work since February last, is illustrated by the woodcut above. It consists virtually merely of an attachment to one of Messrs. Burrell and Sons‘ traction engines, the special advantages claimed for it being that, in the fist place, it works equally well either going forwards or backwards, the tines always following the wheels and being pulled into their work. The tines, moreover, are very close to the road wheels, so that they are in a large measure guided by the latter, and consequently follow the inequalities of the road very closely, ensuring regularity in the depth broken. The scarifier is attached to the axle, not to the tank, as is sometimes done,and projects but little beyond the sides of the engine. It need not be removed when it is desired to use the engine as an ordinary roller. The engine illustrated is a 15-ton nominal size; it has hind rollers Lift. in diameter, and the total width rolled is 7ft. 3in. The engine is compounded, cylinders 6¼-in. and 10½in., by 12in. stroke, and in other respects is precisely like the usual Burrell engine.
Article Courtesy of Grace's Guide
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1898 Charles Burrell & Sons, Ltd., Steam Road Roller & Scarifier
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