Case Catalog Illustrates Mounting and Gearing

By Steam Engine Staff
Published on September 1, 2007
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Top left: View of Case 110 HP countershaft and rear axle, long hubs of traction wheels, distance links and springs supporting boiler.
Top left: View of Case 110 HP countershaft and rear axle, long hubs of traction wheels, distance links and springs supporting boiler.
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Above: View of Case radius links, distance link and springs supporting boiler, springs under platform and in drawbar.
Above: View of Case radius links, distance link and springs supporting boiler, springs under platform and in drawbar.
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Above: Case built huge steam traction engines, like this “Road Locomotive,” which was a 150 HP monster.
Above: Case built huge steam traction engines, like this “Road Locomotive,” which was a 150 HP monster.
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Left: A rear view of the Case 110 HP engine at Mt. Pleasant. Note the high number of spokes in the wheel, needed because of the machine’s great weight.
Left: A rear view of the Case 110 HP engine at Mt. Pleasant. Note the high number of spokes in the wheel, needed because of the machine’s great weight.

The sectional cut herewith illustrates how the boiler of the
Case engine is suspended on springs and carried in front of the
rear axle and countershaft. This is a notable feature of the Case
engine.

In order that you may better understand this feature of
construction: Suppose the axle of your wagon was run through the

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