New type of crane adopted by Lehigh Valley R. R.; crane has four equalizing trucks, with four motors for hoisting, rotating, traveling, and luffing boom; it has hoisting capacity of 20 tons at 75 ft. minute and 10 tons at 150 ft. minute; it travels entire length of bulkhead at rate of 300 ft. a minute, handling freight direct from car to lighter or to storage space.


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    Title :

    Freight handling speeded by electric cranes


    Additional title:

    Port Terminal


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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