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Tomstp

June 19, 2015 11:15AM

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It was a matter of balancing. K-36 tenders were lighter than those on the K-37's and because of that if they wanted to turn a K-36 you first had to fill the tender with water to get more weight which would allow it to be balanced on the table and turned. If the tender was empty you could not balance the K-36 engine on the table. You could balance a low water K-37 on the table.

At least, that is what I have been told.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/2015 11:16AM by Tomstp.

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