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johnpenn74

September 29, 2008 09:41PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Can someone explain to me how the wedges atop the bolster on a lumber skeleton car are used? I see from the pictures there are two wedges, two chains and a chain key hole. What is pulled, tighteded, locked, etc..? Did westide ever bind the logs to the car? or was it simply gravity?

John P
Atlanta

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West side lumber skeletons	johnpenn74	September 29, 2008 09:41PM
Re: West side lumber skeletons	John West	September 30, 2008 05:28PM
Re: West side lumber skeletons	Tom Moungovan	September 30, 2008 11:31PM
Another interesting detail	John West	October 01, 2008 12:16AM
Half way there....	johnpenn74	October 01, 2008 04:33AM
Re: Half way there....	Charlie Mutschler	October 01, 2008 06:21AM
maybe this will help	davegrandt	October 01, 2008 09:08AM
Re: maybe this will help- THANK YOU!	Charlie Mutschler	October 01, 2008 10:28PM
Load binding chains	John West	October 01, 2008 02:43PM
Re: Load binding chains	davegrandt	October 02, 2008 09:31AM
Re: Load binding chains	Jim Grigsby	October 02, 2008 03:46PM
Re: West side lumber skeletons	Anonymous User	October 01, 2008 09:15PM
Re: West side lumber skeletons	Phil Reader	October 01, 2008 10:34PM

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