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Earl

March 29, 2017 06:23PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Dan Ranger once told me the big West Side shays (8, 9, 10) had lower gearing than standard for their size. This gave them higher tractive effort (36k?) at the expense of top speed.

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Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Andrew Roth	March 28, 2017 10:06PM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Casey Akin	March 28, 2017 10:18PM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	bcp	March 28, 2017 10:32PM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Tom Moungovan	March 29, 2017 06:06AM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Tom Moungovan	March 29, 2017 10:10AM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Earl	March 29, 2017 06:23PM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	jim pallow	March 29, 2017 06:28PM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	rehunn	March 30, 2017 11:16AM
Re: Westside Lumber Shay top speeds	Andrew Roth	April 03, 2017 06:13PM
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