Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Master Car Builders' Association Volume 25 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...read as follows: (a) Shelled out; wheels with defective treads on account of pieces shelling out, leaving flat spots deepest at the edge, with a raised center. Wheels must not be condemned from this cause, unless the spots are over 2J4 inches, or are so numerous as to endanger the safety of the wheel. Sec. (i). The New York Railroad Club and the Central Railway Club both recommend allowing longer seams than this section now permits, but this committee does not concur in the proposed changes, as it does not consider such change consistent with safety. Sec. (c). The New York Railroad Club and the Central Railway Club both recommend that this section read " worn tread," instead of " worn through chill," and that "2y inches " should be changed to "4 inches." The committee does not concur in these recommendations, as it does not believe it advisable to make any change whatever in this section; first, because the term "worn through chill" is a better one to distinguish it from the defect mentioned in Section (e) than ' worn tread" would be; and the committee also believes the tread will not wear to a longer flat spot unless it be worn through the chill, and that if these changes were made, there would be reason for claiming that flat spots caused by sliding were due to ordinary wear, when such is not the case. Sec. (d). The New York Railroad Club and the Central Railway Club both recommend that this section be altered to read "one inch thick or less," instead of "less than one inch thick." The committee concurs in this amendment, because it would make the use of the Master Car-Builder's defect gauge more definite, and would result in the rejection of a wheel if the gauge goes over the 'fla...