MOTOR SHOVEL IN ORE SHIP HOLD.
In order to expedite the work of unloading ore ships with an ore handler, there has been employed in the past a, considerable number of men whoso duty it was to shovel.ore from the corners of the hold towards the jaws of the ore unloader. Obviously, this feature of the discharging activities has added considerably to the expenses "of handling ore. Now comes a substitute for the human ore handlers in the shaps of a gasoline- shove], writes the Scientific American. This machine consists of a substantial three-wheeled truck driven by a powerful gasoline engine. The operator sife in front of the engine, where he can obtain an unobstructed view of the shovel member mounted in front. The shovel may be raised or lowered by means of cables that wind on a. drum. This gasoline shovel is so designed and constructed as to admit of ready manoeuvring- about the hold. The operator can shovel oro from_ the remotest corners to a. position within convenient reach of the ore unloader which dips through the open hatchway. Not only does the gasoline shovel replace a number of men -in this form of work, but it also accomplishes the task in a shorter time than the usual allotment of labourers to each ore vessel.
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 143, 17 June 1916, Page 10
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217MOTOR SHOVEL IN ORE SHIP HOLD. Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 143, 17 June 1916, Page 10
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