Tackle designed by Furness Withy and Co, London, for use on docks in loading and unloading automobiles, consists of two welded tubular steel frames suspended by ropes and wooden spreaders; two spreaders run lengthwise to car and are retained on ropes by splices while other two, which act as distance pieces, have wedge shaped slots so that they are held in position by friction and weight of gear.


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    Title :

    Furness car-lifting gear


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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