Re: Crews and the 460

nickgully Wrote:
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> It's pure speculation, but for a snowplow engine,
> as simple as possible seems like the way to go.
>
> With no superheaters and Stephenson valve gear,
> you have about as simple of an engine as possible,
> less to break, easy to store for most of the year
> and then fire up when you need the plow.
>
> When you are bucking drifts, there is snow all
> around, so the water and fuel savings of
> superheaters are less important.
>
> Best Regards,
> Nick

Good points, but one of the biggest gripes according to the report made in the teens was the eccentrics getting buried in the snow and wiping all the lubrication off.

I'd like to think it was somebody's pet.

And I do agree with Jerry, 463 in full song is an auditory sight to behold. 463 ranks in the top 10 best sounding engines I've ever run.