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log haulers - jim currie - 03-18-2019
I know some are waiting to see farmhouse bash but while waiting for parts order my ADD kicked in and went on to finish the log hauling flats I started some time age.
this is the prototype .
this is the basic tichy 53'6" flat I started with.
this is what I did. the logging co bought the flats and for railroad shop adding the bunks and bulkhead ends for a grantee of 6 loads a week for two years. the deck was noched and uprights welded to the side frames , the H beams fit around the stake pockets. the logs are cut to 22 to 23 '
the mill wanted no more than 47 ' between the bulkheads to keep loads more compact for unloading reasons., that why there set back from end of car.
the next stop will be the paint shop
now I can get back to the farmhouse
RE: log haulers - Brakie - 03-25-2019
Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs?
RE: log haulers - Tyson Rayles - 03-25-2019
The cars look nice, I'm guessing the "logs" are real?
RE: log haulers - jim currie - 03-25-2019
(03-25-2019, 05:56 AM)Brakie Wrote: Very nice looking cars with realistic looking logs. What did you use for logs?
its a tree we have here called a mimosa that sprouts all over the place , it grows fast and straight.
RE: log haulers - Tyson Rayles - 03-25-2019
They make a very realistic load !
RE: log haulers - Brakie - 03-25-2019
Well,those mimosas makes the best real logs I ever seen!!
RE: log haulers - jim currie - 03-25-2019
thanks guys will post a photo after painting.
Ps if anyone would be interested in some logs pm me with your address and will send you some for the cost if postage.
RE: log haulers - sailormatlac - 04-01-2019
(03-25-2019, 01:54 PM)jim currie Wrote: thanks guys will post a photo after painting.
Ps if anyone would be interested in some logs pm me with your address and will send you some for the cost if postage.
Curious to see them painted. Always fun to do what real railroads dit: use old generic cars and repurpose them later in service life.
Matt