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The weight and capacity of logging cars should 

 be as follows: 



Capacity 

 Weight in lbs. in board feet. 



4 wheel cars 3,000 lbs. l,ooob. ft. 



4 wheel cars 4,000 lbs. i,Soo b. ft. 



4 wheel cars S,ooo lbs. 2,000 b. ft. 



4 wheel cars 6,000 lbs. 2,500 b. ft. 



8 wheel cars 6,900 lbs. 2,000 b. ft. 



8 wheel cars 8,400 lbs. 3,000 b. ft. 



8 wheel cars 9,600 lbs. 4,000 b. ft. 



8 wheel cars ii-,ooolbs. 5,000 b. ft. 



(e) Locomotives. 



Logging locomotives are manufactured by the 

 Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia; 

 H. K. Porter, Pittsburg, Pa. ; 

 Climax Mfg. Co., Corry, Pa. ; 

 Stearns Locomotive Co., Erie, Pa. (for Heissler 

 geared locomotives). 

 The price is practically independent of the gauge, 



being influenced more by horsepower. 

 Four driving wheels are usually sufficient. On 

 steep grades, six wheels and, on very steep 

 grades, eight wheels are used. 

 The resistance to be overcome by the tractive 

 force is : 



1. Gravity, which increases in exact propor- 



tion to steepness of grade expressed in 

 per cent. Thus it is always 20 pounds 

 per ton for each per cent. 



2. Friction of the journals and of the wheel 



flanges against the rails, which depends, 

 aside from curvatures, on quality of 

 the track and of rolling stock. It is 

 at least s pounds per ton; it amounts to 

 6j^ pounds for first class equipment; 

 to 20 pounds to 40 pounds for bad 

 equipment, and in extreme cases it rises 

 to 100 pounds. 



Tractive force is understood to be one-fifth of 

 the weight, in pounds, on the driving 

 wheels, expressed in tons. 



For instance: 



Weight on driving wheels 25,000 pounds, 

 divided by 5=5,000 pounds; and 5,000 

 tons is therefore the tractive force of 

 the engine. 



