Re: El Coke's Berkshires
| July 05, 2007 10:54PM |
John Bush Wrote:
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> What is the weight on drivers of a K-37?
Front drivers 38,470#, 2nd Drivers 36,460#, Main Drivers 39,700#, Rear Drivers 38,650#.
> What is the weight on drivers of a K-36?
Front Drivers 32,800#, 2nd Drivers 36,900#, Main Drivers 40,750#, Rear Drivers 34,000#.
> How much more tractive effort does a K-37 have
> than a K-36?
k-37 37,100#
K-36 36,200#
> How much weight is currently carried on the 2
> wheel trailing truck?
K-37 23,950# (Front Truck 15,020#)
k-36 27,000# (Front Truck 16,250#)
> How much more weight will be carried on the 4
> wheel trailing truck than is now carried on the 2
> wheel truck?
> Can that be done without lengthening the
> locomotive?
> How will that affect the ash pan?
> How will the minimum turning radius of the
> locomotive be affected?
> How much will it increase the total weight of the
> locomotive?
No Data.
Might be of interest to the debate that both pony & trailer truck are larger on a k-36 (28" & 30") than on a k-37 (22" & 28") and that the center-to-center distance from the Rear Driver to the Trailer truck is less on a K-36 (96") than on a k-37 (108")
All Data from CRRM reprint (late 70's) of D&RGW & RGS General Dimensions of Locomotives, folio #7. (circa 1936 edition)
Hank
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> What is the weight on drivers of a K-37?
Front drivers 38,470#, 2nd Drivers 36,460#, Main Drivers 39,700#, Rear Drivers 38,650#.
> What is the weight on drivers of a K-36?
Front Drivers 32,800#, 2nd Drivers 36,900#, Main Drivers 40,750#, Rear Drivers 34,000#.
> How much more tractive effort does a K-37 have
> than a K-36?
k-37 37,100#
K-36 36,200#
> How much weight is currently carried on the 2
> wheel trailing truck?
K-37 23,950# (Front Truck 15,020#)
k-36 27,000# (Front Truck 16,250#)
> How much more weight will be carried on the 4
> wheel trailing truck than is now carried on the 2
> wheel truck?
> Can that be done without lengthening the
> locomotive?
> How will that affect the ash pan?
> How will the minimum turning radius of the
> locomotive be affected?
> How much will it increase the total weight of the
> locomotive?
No Data.
Might be of interest to the debate that both pony & trailer truck are larger on a k-36 (28" & 30") than on a k-37 (22" & 28") and that the center-to-center distance from the Rear Driver to the Trailer truck is less on a K-36 (96") than on a k-37 (108")
All Data from CRRM reprint (late 70's) of D&RGW & RGS General Dimensions of Locomotives, folio #7. (circa 1936 edition)
Hank
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