IOO ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE ENGINEERING 



turally, and it is not necessary for me to spend much time 

 on it. All new beginners make the mistake of turn- 

 ing the wheel too often. Remember this that every 

 extra turn to the right requires two turns to the left, 

 and every extra turn to the left requires two more to 

 the right; especially in this the case if your engine is 

 fast on the road. 



The third thing for you to learn, is to keep your 

 eyes on the front wheels of your engine, and not be 

 looking back to see if your load is coming. 



In making a difficult turn you will find it very much 

 to your advantage to go slow, as it gives you much 

 better control of your front wheels, and it is not a bad 

 plan for a beginner to continue to go slow till he has 

 perfect confidence in his ability to handle the steering 

 wheel as it may keep him out of some bad scrapes. 



How about getting into a hole? Well, you are not 

 interested half as much in knowing how to get into a 

 hole as you are in knowing how to get out. An en- 

 gineer never shows the stuff he is made of to such 

 good advantage as when he gets into a hole; and he 

 is sure to get there, for one of the traits of a traction 

 engine is its natural ability to find a soft place in the 

 ground. 



Head work will get you out of a bad place quicker 

 than all the steam you can get in the boiler. Never 

 allow the drivers to turn without doin.c: some good. If 



