Russ489 Wrote:
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> I have long had that question myself. All of the
> K-36/37 main counterweights that I have seen have
> the same modification. They have been cut with a
> torch in the same way. It appears to be for
> clearing something but not something in the
> running gear of the locomotive. I suspect it had
> to do with fitting them in a particular piece of
> machinery or a drop pit somewhere. It would be
> interesting to know for certain.
Ah...Ha. Perhaps someone's wheel lathe had a clearance problem. I wonder if the bottom of the crank is lower than the counterweight. That makes the most sense. Russ wins the prize.