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reach rod

American  

noun

  1. a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.


Etymology

Origin of reach rod

First recorded in 1905–10

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Q. If main reach rod, or middle arm to reverse shaft fail?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

Q. If one auxiliary reach rod or reverse shaft arm fail?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

A. By removing the pin at the forward end of reach rod, to free the tumbling shaft and allow it to be moved either forward or back to move the engine.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

Q. How proceed with a broken reach rod?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

Q. How can an engine be moved if the reverse lever or reach rod were caught at short cut-off by a broken spring or hanger?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

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