Front matter

TRACTION ENGINE.

FARM ENGINES AND HOW TO RUN THEM THE YOUNG ENGINEER’S GUIDE

A SIMPLE, PRACTICAL HAND BOOK, FOR EXPERTS AS WELL AS FOR AMATEURS, FULLY DESCRIBING EVERY PART OF AN ENGINE AND BOILER, GIVING FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE SAFE AND ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT OF BOTH; ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OFTEN GIVEN IN EXAMINATIONS FOR AN ENGINEER’S LICENSE, AND CHAPTERS ON FARM ENGINE ECONOMY, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO TRACTION AND GASOLINE FARM ENGINES, AND A CHAPTER ON The Science of Successful Threshing

BY JAMES H. STEPHENSON And Other Expert Engineers

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A BOILER AND ENGINE, AND NEARLY EVERY MAKE OF TRACTION ENGINE, WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTINCTIVE POINTS IN EACH MAKE.

CHICAGO FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO. PUBLISHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO. CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A.

PREFACE

BUYING AN ENGINE.

BOILERS.

THE SIMPLE ENGINE.

HOW TO MANAGE A TRACTION ENGINE BOILER.

HOW TO MANAGE A TRACTION ENGINE.

HANDLING A TRACTION ENGINE ON THE ROAD.

POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.

POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.—(CONT.)

POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.—(CONT.)

ECONOMY IN RUNNING A FARM ENGINE.

ECONOMY IN RUNNING A FARM ENGINE.—(CONT.)

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGINES.

GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES.

HOW TO RUN A THRESHING MACHINE.

QUESTIONS ASKED ENGINEERS WHEN APPLYING FOR A LICENSE.

DIFFERENT MAKES OF TRACTION ENGINES.

INDEX.