A diesel powered shay?! Is nothing sacred in this world?
Would it make you feel better if you called diesel what it is. . .fuel oil? Then you can call it a oil burner. Does that help?
Chris, you feel violated??? I feel violated. I don’t have permission to view your photo. Whisky Tango Foxtrot, over. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
…your CAT scares me!
It is a cruel world out there…
Steve Featherkile said:
Chris, you feel violated??? I feel violated. I don’t have permission to view your photo. Whisky Tango Foxtrot, over. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Same here, I’m not worthy.
Steve Featherkile said:
Chris, you feel violated??? I feel violated. I don’t have permission to view your photo. Whisky Tango Foxtrot, over. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Hmmmm…wonder why. Will see if i can fix that.
Can you hear me now?
I can see it now. Couldn’t this morning. That’s a much more professional job than I was expecting. Still kind of creepy though. Found another shot of it:
A Shay is a Shay, I guess, no matter how it gets its power, though given that it is West Coast, it might be a Willamette, rather than a Shay. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Diesel mechanical to hydraulic torque converter(?) IIRC, final chain drive to the Shay driveshaft. Innovative!
Could be worse
Well, if they did it right, if there is such a thing, it should have a lot of low end torque.
But, that’s just not right.
Even with BleachBit, I can’t unsee that. Thanks, Vic. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Hmmmmmm…Another use for one of my Bachmann Center Cabs. I just need a shay. Hmm…
it has a Cummins engine, not known for torque, Caterpillar engines had better low end torque, but with gear reduction it should move anything they need. Finally a Shay type I like.
Vic Smith said:
Could be worse
Actually I kinda like it.
Devon Sinsley said:
Vic Smith said:
Could be worse
Actually I kinda like it.
Pete Lassen said:
it has a Cummins engine, not known for torque, Caterpillar engines had better low end torque, but with gear reduction it should move anything they need. Finally a Shay type I like.
I only had issues with the Cummings not having enough low end torque once. But then tractor trailers aren’t supposed to weigh over 100,000 pounds, so I cant complain. OTOH, my dispatcher was rather upset when I told him that I had 69,990 pounds of steel on the deck.
I like it!! Like John says," You can find a proto type for anything."