Re: Your basic 2-10-10-2

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> > Two large auxiliary water tanks underneath
> > boiler barrel, combined capacity of 20m3
> > (don't ask me how much this is)
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> 20m³ is twenty cubic meters, or roughly
> 39.4"×39.4"×39.4" × 20 ≅
> 61163in³ × 20 or 35ft³
> × 20 ≅ 700 cubic feet.  How many
> gallons is 700 cubic feet?
> And how much will traction decrease as this water
> is used up and the weight on the drivers is
> lessened??

Russ, that was answered in the post previous to yours, 5,283 gallons.
As to the loss of traction when water is used off of those tanks mounted on the frame,
pretty hard to compute, but it'd be just like on a geared engine or tank engine, right?

I don't recall this pike having any really steep grades, but it was quite long for an
industrial line, I think a little over 150 miles.

As to the slipping noted in the video, I never heard or saw a slip in the several days that I
spent there, not one.