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Daniel Best's 50 horsepower steam traction, 'Path finder' hauling gravel near Sacramento |
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A duplex engine (cylinder 9" x 9") was geared through differential to two wheels 8' in diameter, 26" face. Machine weighed about 11 tons with water tanks filled. It was capable of pulling immense weight, surpounting obstacles such as logs, and raising out of holes. It could turn on a 16 foot circle and make a square corner with harvester attached. The lead wheel, which was used to steer it, is 5 feet in diameter, 16" face; the central flange was designed to hold the ground. The engines could develop 40 hp at 100 lbs pressure, 60 hp at 150 lbs pressure. They turn at 250 rpm to move the machine 3 miles per hour at a gear ratio of 25:1. The upright bioler is 48 inches in diameter and 5 feet, 10 inches in height, can work at 160 pounds pressure per square inch safely. |
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