Re: Extra sheet metal on tube pilots ?

Stephen G Wrote:
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> Could some one enlighten me as to the
> thought/purpose behind the sheet metal
> bolted to the front of the pilot?  I am guess-
> ing a form of mini plow for light snow?  The
> 486 seems to have similar plates as well.

Mark Huber Wrote:
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> "Rock guards" I have heard them called.
> I'd surmise that they help to distribute the
> load of a larger rock hitting, so rather than
> busting up whichever tube of the pilot / wed-
> ging in - rocks would roll off more uniformly.

Rob483 Wrote:
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> 483 has them too, among others.


So did #498:


. . . but #484 did not – at least back in 1968:


- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2019 11:05AM by Russo Loco.