 | Industrial arts - 1832 - 522 pages
...progress, it actually becomes an advantage to adopt that form, which is least injurious to the rond. The proprietors, who have been examined on this point,...have, in general, far exceeded the rate which their hijuriousness to roads, in comparison with other carriages, would warrant, and that they wanld act... | |
 | Technology - 1832 - 504 pages
...one band of the tire projecting beyond the others. With steam, on the contrary, a certain amount of adhesion to the roads is required to give effect to...have, in general, far exceeded the rate which their injuriousnoss to roads, in comparison with other carriages, we»M warrant, and that they would act... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1832 - 372 pages
...wheels by being too narrow, would have a tendency to bury themselves in every soft or newly-made read, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their own...to the breadth of tire they may be required to use. [The Report then proceeds to consider the subject of tolls, and the various modes suggested to them... | |
 | Meteorology - 1832 - 890 pages
...the wheels, by being too narrow, would have a tendency to bury themselves in every soft or newly made road, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their...proprietors, who have been examined on this point, •eem to be quite indifferent as to the breadth of tire they may be required to use. " These considerations... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 834 pages
...the wheels, by being too narrow, would have a tendency to bury themselves in every soft or newly made road, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their...road. The proprietors, who have been examined on this point,1 seem to be quite indifferent as to the breadth of tire they may be required to use. These considerations... | |
 | William Newton - 1832 - 454 pages
...progress, it actually becomes an advantage to adopt that form, which is least injurious to the road. T^be proprietors, who have been examined on this point,...to use. " These considerations have convinced the Committeethat the tolls enforced on steam carriages have, in general, far exceeded the rate which their... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1834 - 280 pages
...the wheels, by being too narrow, would have a tendency to bury themselves in every soft or uewly-made road, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their...convinced the Committee that the tolls enforced on steam carriages have, in general, far exceeded the rate which their injuriousness to roads, in comparison... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1832 - 512 pages
...relates to the engine, whether the requisite »mount of friction be spread over a broad surface of lire, or be concentrated to a small point; but as the wheels...enforced on steam-carriages have, in general, far ex« ceeded the rate which their injuriousness to roads, in comparison with other carriages, would... | |
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... road, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their own progress, it actually becomes an advantage to adopt that form, which is least injurious to the road. The proprietors who have been examined on this point, seem to be quite indifferent as to... 