Slow down!
Lets go back to this??
Only looks like a 10" rough in for the toilet ?? Don’t you want to go 12"?
Rooster, somehow I don’t think the thing came with an open air toilet.
David Russell said:
Slow down!
Lets go back to this??
Only looks like a 10" rough in for the toilet ?? Don’t you want to go 12"?
Not big enough? You saying someone is full of it Rooster hahaha
I’ve got a turbo charged Chrysler 4 banger you can have. Put a new timing chain in, then parked it when I got my truck… take the tranny too!
Come and get it!
John
Aaron,
Actually on second thought you better delete that picture! When Shawn finds out you stole his Jeep he is going to be rather upset!
Got any old tractors laying around? Throw an old John Deere one banger in there.
Boy, that already cleaned up good.
What were you talking about that was 5/16’s and needed to be 3/8’s to meet NARCO standards?
That unloading ramp you built with round firewood and 2 pieces of angle iron looks like a candidate for the Darwin Awards. I guess it worked out, okay.
David Russell said:
Aaron,
Actually on second thought you better delete that picture! When Shawn finds out you stole his Jeep he is going to be rather upset!
hahaha Shawn is just going to have to deal with it lol
Ken Brunt said:
Got any old tractors laying around? Throw an old John Deere one banger in there.
Actually the thought did cross my mind, and an old Johnny popper with a hand clutch would be pretty cool lol. I actually have an old Farmall H that I thought of pulling the motor from, but it is so worn out that I could buy the truck engine cheaper than I could rebuild it hahaha
If you are really, and truly addicted; you will find time almost every evening to confess and share on the LSC chat…where all truly addicted people hang out…
Ric Golding said:
Boy, that already cleaned up good.
What were you talking about that was 5/16’s and needed to be 3/8’s to meet NARCO standards?
That unloading ramp you built with round firewood and 2 pieces of angle iron looks like a candidate for the Darwin Awards. I guess it worked out, okay.
According to the North American Rail Car Operators Association (NARCOA) standards, the wheel itself where it meets the railhead must be minimal 3/8" or greater in thickness on gang cars, and 1/8" or greater on section cars, in order to be consider safe for rail use, and acceptable to run during NARCOA excursions.
The ramp was pretty fancy, definitely a Darwin candidate lol fortunately at the other end of the ramp there was a raise in the concrete, so the channel Iron could not slide anywhere. Made it off in one piece, both the car and the operators unloading it lol Once it is finished, I will actually weld up a heavier ramp that attaches to the trailer, avoiding these situations haha
For sure Fred, I need all the moral support I can get hahaha I checked in last night, but was to late I guess
With weather fairly cooperative in Illinois, decided to get destructive. Today’s task was to tackle getting the deck off and see what work needed done under that. During this time I found several Darwin Award candidates lol First up was removing the fuel tank. The original 10 gal. tank was replaced with a homemade 1/8" plate steel tank. Unfortunately whoever removed the cab in a hurry chopped off the tank breather and didnt cap it, allowing water to run in (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-yell.gif)It was also held in place on the plywood deck with 2 7/16" bolts on the front, that was it, and the metal showed signs of some fast stopping (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)The tank will be religned with plasticoat and set aside. Would like to replace with an original tank or one that looks like one, but if not may resort back to this one, mounted properly this time lol
Then it was on to removing the operators seat frame/original fuel tank holder. somewhere along the way the back channel iron was chopped, will have to replace these as well so they are long enough to bolt down. This assembly was also held in place with only 2 7/8" bolts(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
Then on to removing the side deck iron, the plywood was so rotten I didnt have to do much loosening
Then on to removing the radiator shield and hood supports
Next was the deck. Hope you didn’t have to go rooster, cause the toilets gone lol
and left with a bare frame to work on.
Tomorrow (weather pending) I will go through the deck and cab remnants and remove the metal bits for use later, then maybe a bonfire (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Then work on the reversing differential on the back axle to work it loose, then it will be down to cleaning maybe this summer, and finding some power (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Can’t tell from the pics, Is the frame bolted together or riveted? What year vintage? If it is bolted, I would suggest replacing all the bolts with grade 8’s. Replace them only one at a time to maintain the frame alignment. It looks as though there isn’t any adjustment for alignment and tracking. Lot’s of fun times ahead… BTW: take lots of pictures, and share some with us, and store some to answer the " now which way did this piece go?"
“According to the North American Rail Car Operators Association (NARCOA) standards, the wheel itself where it meets the railhead must be minimal 3/8” or greater in thickness on gang cars, and 1/8" or greater on section cars, in order to be consider safe for rail use, and acceptable to run during NARCOA excursions."
So you are going to need new wheels or build those up? Probably not very exciting, but necessary to create or maintain value and most likely why it went cheap.
Can tires, steel circles, be added?
Do you a source or have you found a group to support you with these types of questions?
Source for wheels?
I thought of you when I saw this!
Back in the early 80’s, when the kids were like 4 and 5, we went to a local big time thresher’s show. There was a fully functional speeder for around $2,000. I didn’t even have a trailer to pull it with. And for some reason those little kids wanted to eat. Probably best I never got that, but it was in good shape.
Interesting!
The best I’ve seen is the make and break ignition on the one at EBT. Radder and I both have great memories of that. Jan, and maybe even Marlyn, don’t have as good of feelings about it. Wonder why?
Ric Golding said:
“According to the North American Rail Car Operators Association (NARCOA) standards, the wheel itself where it meets the railhead must be minimal 3/8” or greater in thickness on gang cars, and 1/8" or greater on section cars, in order to be consider safe for rail use, and acceptable to run during NARCOA excursions."
So you are going to need new wheels or build those up? Probably not very exciting, but necessary to create or maintain value and most likely why it went cheap.
Can tires, steel circles, be added?
Do you a source or have you found a group to support you with these types of questions?
Source for wheels?
These pass the 3/8" required, not by much, but they pass (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)If they didn’t I would have to replace them at a cost of about $400 each, or try and find a used set that meet, which would probably run 1k or so. They could probably be built up for private use, but would not pass inspection for use on the railroad. Don’t think steel bands or tires could be added like they do for locomotives, but I could be wrong.
Sean McGillicuddy said:
I thought of you when I saw this!
I like this, and a Fairmont A to boot, but knowing my luck it would wind up in the bay hahaha