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SR_Krause

February 24, 2019 04:47PM

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I'm not Earl, but I'll point out that rollers on the rods are bulky & heavy and add to the rotating mass that has to be balanced. 1923 is the era of 'first adopters' for roller bearings in RR applications, which means you have to have an adventuresome mechanical department that is well funded.

SRK

Chris Walker Wrote:
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> Earl,
>
> can you offer any insight into why the Grande
> didn't adopt the flexi's earlier or upgrade rather
> than treading the well worn path of obsolescence?
> Same goes for continuing with those brass blocks
> for axle bearings instead of rollers, and also
> putting rollers on the main rods?

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D&S Feb 17, 2019	Earl	February 23, 2019 08:21PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	guymonmd	February 23, 2019 08:55PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Chris Walker	February 23, 2019 09:15PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Earl	February 23, 2019 10:29PM
D&RG, D&RGW and money	hank	February 24, 2019 08:13AM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	SR_Krause	February 24, 2019 04:47PM
Re: Roller-Bearing Axles . . .	Russo Loco	February 24, 2019 07:26PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Chris Walker	February 24, 2019 08:44PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	SR_Krause	February 24, 2019 08:54PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	SR_Krause	February 24, 2019 08:49PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Rick Steele	February 25, 2019 11:59AM
Re: Roller-Bearing Axles . . .	Russo Loco	February 25, 2019 03:15PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Brian Norden	February 24, 2019 06:54PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Earl	February 23, 2019 10:45PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Mark Huber	February 23, 2019 10:54PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Kelly Anderson	February 24, 2019 07:53PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	Earl	February 24, 2019 09:51PM
Flexible stay position selection	cdaspit	February 24, 2019 08:17PM
Re: Flexible stay position selection	Earl	February 24, 2019 09:55PM
Re: Flexible stay position selection	rehunn	February 25, 2019 01:10PM
Re: D&S Feb 17, 2019	drgwk37	February 25, 2019 06:32PM

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