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1894 Article-Pioneer Iron Works, Linderof Steam Road Roller |
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The Science of Road Making 1894 pg. 104 |
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12/30/2012 11:24:46 AM |
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This roller has on upright boiler, and two vertical cylinders that actuate a beveled gear which works into a gear bolted on to the driving wheel, the tread of which is a 1-inch plate of wrought iron; the driving roller bearing two-thirds of the weight of the machine. Both 10 and 15-ton rollers are built; for the 10 ton, of 2,000 pounds each, the driving roller is 6 feet and the steering roller 5 feet long, giving a weight on the driving roller per inch run of 185 pounds. |
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1894 Pioneer Iron Works, Linderof Steam Road Roller
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