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Farm Engines And How To Run Them - The Young Engineer's Guide - A Simple, Practical Hand Book, For Expects As Well As For Amateurs, Fully Describing E

Farm Engines And How To Run Them - The Young Engineer's Guide - A Simple, Practical Hand Book, For Expects As Well As For Amateurs, Fully Describing E

Stevenson, James Henry

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ISBN10: 1446084361
ISBN13: 9781446084366
Publisher: Pickard Pr
Published: Sep 12 2011
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This antique text comprises a simple, practical handbook for experts as well as for amateurs, fully describing every part of an engine and boiler, and giving descriptions for the safe and economical management of both. It also contains chapters on farm engine economy, with special attention to traction and gasoline farm engines. This text is profusely illustrated, with information arranged in a simple and effective manner. Written for young engineers and containing timeless information, this text will be of much value to students of engineering and is a book not to be missed by collectors of antique engineering literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Buying an Engine', 'Boilers', 'The Simple Engine', 'Valve Gear', 'The Reversing Gear', 'Differential Gear', 'Friction Clutch', 'The Fusible Plug', 'Stuffing Boxes', 'Cylinder Cocks', 'Starting up a Boiler', 'The Pump', 'The Heater', 'Firing with Wood', 'Firing with Straw', 'Smoke', etcetera. This volume is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on agricultural tools and machinery.

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