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Kelly Anderson

December 05, 2022 02:12PM

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Scott Gibbs Wrote:
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> The rosebud grates used in the small locomotives
> have a slightly smaller airflow area when compared
> to the finger grates but the rosebud grates have
> more airflow area than the recommended practices
> for locomotive drafting I have reviewed.

In my experience, engines with finger grates as a rule are better steamers than ones with table grates. That flies in the face of the text-book wisdom, but so does #475 being the best steamer at SRC while having no petticoat pipe at all.

Any chance that you could post or pm me a photo of that crack?

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Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Dave Boyer	December 04, 2022 03:57PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Jeff Taylor	December 04, 2022 09:55PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	HAICH OMANDIER	December 05, 2022 11:00AM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Dave Boyer	December 05, 2022 01:10PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Will Gant	December 05, 2022 03:00PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Scott Gibbs	December 05, 2022 11:28AM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Dave Boyer	December 05, 2022 01:32PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Kelly Anderson	December 05, 2022 02:12PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	porterno2	December 06, 2022 12:49PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	John K	December 06, 2022 04:47PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	usmc1401	December 06, 2022 05:25PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Rader Sidetrack	December 06, 2022 05:41PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	Will Gant	December 06, 2022 05:49PM
Re: Status of Engine 168 repairs, an update and likely completion date?	porterno2	December 06, 2022 07:11PM

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