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Earl

August 18, 2022 07:58PM

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John K Wrote:
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> Neat picture with a lot of details!
>
> I was studying how the drop bottom gon had
> individual opening capability... and then
> realized it didn't. Not the the steel (joint
> bars?) holding all chutes closed except the one to
> be dumped! I'm wondering how much they unloaded?

...and you have to use 70 lb. joint bars as they are the only ones with 6 bolt holes and are long enough to do the job.

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Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	Jimmy Blouch	August 17, 2022 08:15PM
Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	Earl	August 17, 2022 08:29PM
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Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	akirkpatrick	August 17, 2022 10:38PM
Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	Earl	August 18, 2022 07:54PM
Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	John C	August 18, 2022 12:29AM
Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	Rader Sidetrack	August 18, 2022 06:02AM
Re: Unloading Coal At Cumbres Pass	Earl	August 18, 2022 01:37PM
Unloading with one chute	John K	August 18, 2022 05:13AM
Re: Unloading with one chute	Wayne Hoskin	August 18, 2022 06:06AM
Re: Unloading with one chute	dave2-8-0	August 18, 2022 10:42AM
Re: Unloading with one chute	drgw0579	August 18, 2022 03:05PM
Re: Unloading with one chute	Bill Pratt	August 18, 2022 04:42PM
Re: Unloading with one chute	Jim Grigsby	August 18, 2022 07:08PM
Re: Unloading with one chute	J.B.Bane	August 18, 2022 07:31PM
Re: Unloading with one chute	Earl	August 18, 2022 07:58PM

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