Recently I bought a new Soviet mixer "Yolochka" at a flea market. The quality of the product impressed me in some points. In those years they tried to make "eternal plumbing". What are only cast-iron bathtubs, cisterns, sink sinks. I recently told you about the GOST mixer.
I will insert a link to the article, if I remember, at the end of this "post". So, the reader complained at that moment that I did not show the crane to the axle box:
I'm sorry, I'll fix it.
Review and comparison of the Soviet crane axle box
It is necessary to unscrew the "locking" mechanism from the heavy, brass, cast body. You can see how I do this, as well as read in the gallery. Scrolling through the author's photos:
What is the difference between Soviet-type cranes and modern ones?
First, let's analyze the "old" one, as usual, flip through the gallery:
Now let's compare the modern axle box with the Soviet one:
The dimensions are immediately striking, the ancient progenitor is more massive, the safety margin is high. By weight, a modern axle box weighs three times less, and this is understandable. During total savings on non-ferrous metal. In fact, the structure of both mechanisms is the same. The only difference is in their proportions. What affects the reliability, the more good metal in the product, the more durable it is. Hence the conclusion:
The axle crane from the past is more reliable than the modern one. Promised articlehere.