Jim
It's no misprint. My railway descends from 2.6 feet in 33 feet from my steamup bay,
down along the fence to the ground level. My brother and I regularily begin and end
our live steam runs from that steamup bay. With the Fowler, I descend the grade,
centering the valve gear as a steam
In a message dated 06/05/02 9:50:12 AM Central Daylight Time,
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It's no misprint. *** [[All I can say is that I am amazed -- as you know
the standard dictum is 2% or less. Can I assume that you are using R/C?]]
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ...
Such grades/curves were not unknown but they presented severe operating
difficulties. These kind of grades/curves generally only ocurred where
unavoidable. They limited the weight that could be hauled over the line
fairly severely. The Uintah used Shays and the only NG mallets in US to
resolve
At 4:37 PM -0400 6/5/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ... *** [[My comment about
rod engines was in our gauge]]
The Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton, Calif., says that its 8.5
percent grade is the steepest in the land. The Shays, the Climax and
the
Yes, and after hours the crews talk about how hard it is on the locos and
how it's more than they should be handling. :]
Trot, the level-headed, fox...
At 04:48 PM 6/5/02, you wrote:
At 4:37 PM -0400 6/5/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Prototype Narrow Gauge railroads climbed 7% grades ... ***
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Jim
It's no misprint. My railway descends from 2.6 feet in 33 feet from my steamup bay,
down along the fence to the ground level. My brother and I regularily begin and end
our live steam runs from that steamup bay. With the Fowler, I descend the grade,
If you've got a full plume of steam out of the stack, but the locomotive's
just sitting there, then there's a very good chance the steam is blowing
right past the cylinders.
This same symptom is indicative of a steam valve that's not seated.
Jim
- Original Message -
From: Vince Gortner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:19 AM
Subject: SRRL #24 problems
Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate the help. The 20 PSI reading I
described earlier was an error on my part
Vince
Another thought before tearing into cylinders is to open the throttle wide
open (beyond normal operating range) -- you may have to remove part of the
cab to do this.
I fixed an engine using this method last weekend. After running in this
manner on blocks for a few minutes the engine
Vince
This may not be part of your problem, but I found that the Power-to-Weight Ratio on
the #24 is significantly less than my Roundhouse Fowler. I bought one but returned it
because it wouldn't pull up an 8% grade by it's self (with no train) when my Fowler
will routinely pull 3 or 4 heavy
In a message dated 06/04/02 10:07:17 AM Central Daylight Time,
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8% grade by it's self (with no train) when my Fowler will routinely pull 3
or 4 heavy cars up that 8% grade.
I am astounded Earl.
Is this a possible misprint -- or miscalculation? I can't imagine any
Interesting;
I had no idea the Fowler has such tractive force. But, an 8% grade is asking
a lot of any engine. My RH24 is still my favorite.
Phil
Vince
This may not be part of your problem, but I found that the
Power-to-Weight Ratio on the #24 is significantly less than my Roundhouse
Fowler.
Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate the help. The 20 PSI reading I described
earlier was an error on my part. I was sending the e-mail from work and was not
looking DIRECTLY AT the engine while I typed, which led to the error. My safety does
lift at 40 PSI (those numbers are
On 4/6/02 5:19 am, Vince Gortner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate the help. The 20 PSI reading I
described earlier was an error on my part. I was sending the e-mail from
work and was not looking DIRECTLY AT the engine while I typed, which led to
the
If you've got a boiler full of steam, and no power, then there are a few
areas you may want to look. First will be the wheels themselves. Make
sure they're clean and free of caked on oil.
Second, make sure the exhaust lines are clean. Even if everything's in
good order, if there's a clog in the
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