> ...all out in the open exposed to dirt...
Back in the day, I suspect they'd have covered much of that with tin* or wood, to cut down on cleaning, maintenance, & wear.
*Meaning "cheap, thin sheet metal"
> ...all out in the open exposed to dirt...
Back in the day, I suspect they'd have covered much of that with tin* or wood, to cut down on cleaning, maintenance, & wear.
*Meaning "cheap, thin sheet metal"
I strongly suspect that they used oil, not grease, so they could flush the dirt out of the gears, and that this would have been done very frequently.