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Mike Trent

December 12, 2005 06:05AM

I've always assumed some sort of trough was used regardless of where the bin was in relation to the sand gon.
It would be pretty damn hard to throw sand out of a high side gon under any circumstances and it had to remain clean. If it was thrown by scoops from a gon, half of it would have ended up on the gound. Sand is a hell of a lot heavier than coal by the scoop.

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Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 10, 2005 08:46PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Mike Trent	December 10, 2005 09:11PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Gary Waite	December 11, 2005 12:26PM
Good Call, Gary.... NM	Mike Trent	December 11, 2005 12:38PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Mike Trent	December 11, 2005 09:36AM
Looks like a large wedge plow NM	William Reed	December 11, 2005 09:43AM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Gary Waite	December 11, 2005 01:16PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 11, 2005 03:57PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 11, 2005 08:08PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	John Farrell	December 11, 2005 08:25PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 11, 2005 09:41PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Mike Trent	December 11, 2005 09:04PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 11, 2005 11:43PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Josh McNeal	December 12, 2005 08:30AM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Mike Trent	December 11, 2005 09:10PM
Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Fritz Klinke	December 11, 2005 09:44PM
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Re: Durango Roundhouse, 1957	Mike Trent	December 14, 2005 06:22AM
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