Replacing a Truck Set on Hopper Car that had an Overheated Bearing
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024
- We got a big crane here lifting the car body off the truck set that had the bad bearing on it. Watch him lift the car body and roll out the old truck set.
A new reconditioned truck set replaced it. They took the loaded car to Harbor and dumped it, all went well! Car is now back in service. Everyone did a Great Job!
I had put up 2 videos on the bad bearing prior to this if you haven't yet seen them.
Hopper Car with Bad Wheel Set Bearing
• Another Bad Order Hopp...
Hopper Car with Bad Bearing, more of the Story
• Hopper Car with Bad Be...
Changing a truck set! You find the most interesting repairs to show us. I recall seeing a whole rail station being hoisted and moved so the weight was not so amazing, but since I enjoy the repair progress of whatever heavy equipment is working, this was such fun to watch. Thank you, Dave, for including those of us who love to watch.
Thank you for the kind words Shirley. We do get involved in a whole
lot of different adventures here, but that makes the job interesting.
Really pleased to hear you enjoyed watching this one. We are very
grateful my friend for your taking the time to stop by and check out
the video.
Fascinating perspectives rarely seen on rail channels. A real rail channel.
Rudolph, thank you sir, good that you enjoyed watching, stay tuned, more to come in future
Yes, we’ll said!!
@@firstduemedia8706 thank you, glad you are enjoying the show
Not really fascinating, most railroads have electric hydraulic jacks for line of road. Also not sure why you'd change the whole truck set out? Change the wheel, put it back under and go. I've done it hundreds and hundreds of times. Never used a sidewinder or crane. Your company must have piles of cash to burn.
@@TheNemosdaddy
Yeah, you're right. It's not really fascinating, Mr. Pimp. Please forgive me for choosing a descriptive adjective you felt was not warranted. Please feel free to follow my comments and be sure to tell me where else I need to change my poor taste. Live a long life.
I recall reading about flat cars with friction bearings that were used in the early’40s to ship heavy armor for Iowa class battle ships.Don’t remember how long the trip was, but when the train arrived at the Naval yard the bronze bearings had oozed out of the journals like butter.
Oh dear, that had be a mess
this is true!!!
Great one Dave. Been on many sites with cranes erecting cell towers. Always a thrill. Never had an incident. HSE always enforced. Crane operators knew their jobs. Biggest one was where the crane arrived with 6 trucksbin attendance for the boom and counterweights. Think it took 4 hours to set up crane. 15 minutes to lift cell phone container onto building roof and quite some time to de-establish the crane and of course quite expensive. I think the building was 18 stories. Nail biting but crane crew took it in their stride.
Bill, thank you, glad you enjoyed. WOW that really musta been some crane to do that, bet that was an awesome experience. Crane crews from what i have seen are extremely safety conscious and highly trained
Awesome stuff. I used to volunteer at a museum in New Jersey. We have a 3 foot gauge 23 ton locomotive built by GE in October '42. We had to get a 55 ton crane out to hoist it up and place it on a truck to get hauled out to Pennsylvania for reconditioning. The whole electrical system took a big stinky one on us... No really, you could smell the hot electrics in the cab!
When they got it, they said they found what they described as "one of everything from Thomas Edison's workshop in there." Now she'll be good as new for long into the foreseeable future. Was quite a sight to see it lifted like that though.
at least it was not from Benjamin Franklin's workshop!!
@@rearspeaker6364 Let's not forget Thomas Edison publicly electrocuted an elephant just to prove how dangerous his rival inventor(Nikolai Tesla)'s AC voltage was...
Bryson, one of everything in Edison's shop...LOL I liked that made me smile, appreciate your watching sir
@@ccrx6700 You keep putting out quality railroading content as you have been, I'll keep watching! Take care out there!
@@PowerTrain611 and his second event was frying the 23 tonner.
Everything costs so much on a railroad! I've made up my mind. I'm not buying one, I'll just watch yours instead 😉
Good idea you got there! 😉
Hell even model rail roading is expensive.
@@mikeschmidt5328 Mike, you got that right, have often wanted do a G scale
here at the house, prices are like unreal, my model railroading career may
take a second job to pay for...LOL
I took your suggestion, had no clue how to do it, but figured it out and
started some playlists. Pretty neat, I really thank you for suggesting that.
Got more to do, but take a look and please let me know what you think
and any other suggestions you might make. That was fun doing it once
I got it figured out how. Really, Really thank you sir!
@@ccrx6700 I hear ya. I got a ton of H O equipment, but I haven't had a layout since the early 90"s. Would love to set it up again just need more time and money.
The behind the scenes, grunt work that keeps the business flowing. Another great video, boss !
Kurt, thank you, glad you are enjoying watching
Good video Dave. It shows good skilled labor at work.
Thank you, the guys did a fantastic job, quickly and safely
Boy y’all are BLESSED! We always had to do line of road wheel changes using big hydraulic jacks and a lot of praying! A job well done!
Tom, you are welcome sir. Car men have a tough, often thankless job., out in all
kinds of weather.
I hope there’s a part two, installing the new trucks!
Michael, im sorry but gonna disappoint you there, i had to help hook up brake linkages so didn't get a chance to make another vid. But really good that you are liking these, thank you
@@ccrx6700 no worries
I farm and rail service is critical to agriculture. It's nice to see and understand what is invested into the railroad system and how it works. I benefit from the railroad directly every day and didn't know or appreciate how it all works. Thank you for taking the extra time to show the world how it works.
Scott, you are welcome, really glad you enjoyed the show.
Thanks for the follow up, I find this very interesting and I appreciate the extra work you do putting these together, please stay safe and keep up your great work!
Michael, thank you sir, glad you enjoyed watching and appreciate your comments sir, and
believe me, I'm almost 67 years old, safety is a great concern.
Thank you for showing us the process of working on box cars.
You are welcome, glad you enjoyed the show
Amazingly simple connections to the car, like a toy I guess just a whole bunch bigger. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed watching.
EJ, yep, only 2 pins to hook up the brake linkage. Many folks assume there is some kind of tie down from car body to truck set, but there is not. There is a bowl on truck set that the body sets in with a teflon disc, then we throw 2 packets of grease in there. Will show that when i do vid on truck sets.
Thank you so much for showing this. This channel is the bomb, learning new things everyday that no one else shares.
Thank you, really happy you are enjoying the show
I have a friend who is a retired carman off the NS I told him about your channel. I hope he visits.Thanks for the video. Jon
Thank you, really glad you enjoyed watching, hope you will stick
around, got a lot more vids planned for the upcoming year, plus if you
would like to watch, a lot more on my channel. Really appreciate your watching and comment
I looked it up and a Tadano ATF160G-5 (the crane used for this lift) has a maximum capacity of 200T. I don't know if they had the full counterweight stack installed to allow maximum lift capacity, but that is a good sized crane. Most crane rental services have specs on their various machines posted online, and if not the manufacturers typically do.
Thanks Mark for sharing that info with us. I'm totally apologize,
believe it or not, YT just sent me this comment 5 months later.
Go figure that one out.
Dave, this was fantastic! What an awesome thing to get to observe. I certainly appreciate what you do to bring these videos to us. That is a huge crane and the operator was so careful. That is a lot of weight. Thanks again! Have a great day.
Thank you Tom, really great to hear you enjoyed the show. We got
another bad bearing on a car right now so there may be another
video like this in the future! Appreciate your watching my friend.
Your videos are one of the first ones I watch. You are like a walking encyclopedia. Thanks for sharing. Please be safe and keep healthy. We will be waiting for your next video.
Valerie, wow, golly gee, thank you, really appreciate your watching and thank you for
the really swell comments you have sent in, glad you are enjoying. I'm almost 67 and
believe me safety is a major concern for me. By the way, I'm Dave, been railroading for
over 40 years so oughta know a little something bout it.
Hell’s Bells!! That bearing race was absolutely KNACKERED!!
Knackered...LOL love it! that description is right on!
I love all these videos of things we don’t normally see,
Silas, thank you, really glad you are enjoying them
@@ccrx6700 I have one more question how much does it cost to ship 1 ton of material per mile or 1 car per mile?
@@SilasWasHere Silas, nobody here has ever figured that out for our RR. However, Association American Railroads once did a study on Class 1 RR's. They determined RR's can move 1 ton of freight an average of 470 miles on 1 gallon of fuel! Amazing to me
We had one bearing overheat and grenade years ago. Ended up snapping the truck in half which dipped down and broke over 250 bolts and caused a few small fires. Have to re-rail a locomotive in the morning, that's always fun.
Wow!
Michael that was a bad day on the railroad! 😭
i just found your channel,its excellentl because you should the real work of railroading not just videos of trains going down the tracks, my buddy works for bnsf
Thank you Kelvin for the kind words, glad you are enjoying. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the replacing a truck set video my friend. BNSF is top notch in my book.
It is great to see this work being done, these bogies go through a lot of wear and tear, they certainly pay for themselves. It is a costly business running a railroad. Thank you for for taking the time to share this with us.
John, lol, bogies... you must be from UK or Europe, that what they call them there,
here we call them truck sets, same thing, just different terminology. Thank you for
watching and commenting sir
@@ccrx6700 Well spotted, I shall be more careful that I use the correct terminology, it is the least I can do.
@@johnsmart964 i wasnt criticizing John
@@ccrx6700 I realized that but it is just that I like to use the terms used in the country from which the video comes. I would use railroad when referring to the United States of America but I noticed that that is not universally used as there is a RUclipsr from the New England area who uses the term, 'railway' which I was surprised about. The term 'railroad' was used as well as 'railway' certainly in the 1800s in the UK. It is interesting how language developes!
@@johnsmart964 John, understand sir. Railroad here when referring to track, many companies refer to themselves as railway, such as BNSF
Railway, hope that helps distinguish a bit better
It’s great to see what CAN be done on a railroad!!
Thank you, these guys were real professionals, everything done
efficiently and most importantly safely. Thank you for watching
Most excellent, Dave. Hoping to see the new set go on. You're the best.
Thank you Ray, sorry to disappoint but had to help hook up linkage on brakes so did not make another vid putting new truck set under. Really do appreciate your watching
Looks like that crew has done a few of those before another great video of the workings of railroading thanks for sharing Dave
A time or two David. Really helps out to have guys who know what
they are doing. Makes the job go a whole lot easier. Thanks for
the nice comment. We are very grateful for your taking the time to
visit with us and check out the video my friend.
Keep the videos coming!!! Everyday i look for new ones! You do a great job, thank you!
Thank you very much, glad you are enjoying them
All of your videos are educational, interesting, and enjoyable. Take care and God bless!
Thank you very much Gary for the very nice comment, we
do appreciate your watching the video sir.
I really enjoy seeing these videos. I like to research stuff so I know what I'm talking about. Most people think they're a railroad maintenance expert after the east Palestine derailment. I like to learn about stuff before I open my mouth.
Thank you very much MiJak123 for the nice comment.
Really nice to hear you are enjoying the home movies. We
appreciate your visiting with us and watching. May
you have a most blessed day my friend.
You have the coolest job!!!! Thanks for sharing your vantage point!
Nice and thank for the video. The manufacturer of the autocrane comes from Germany. Unfortunately, she went to insovents just before Christmas 2020. The last major car crane manufacturer in Germany thus the company liebherr. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Sven, thank you for the info sir.
I used to work at the DEMAG plant in Solon Ohio making overhead cranes then TEREX bought us then KONA shut us down.
Great video and at least this was caught enough in time and did not create a derailment.. Keep up the good videos
Thank you very much C Ross for the really nice comment.
So very pleased that you enjoyed and we do appreciate your
visiting with us today my friend.
Wow! Bet that was red hot thanks for sharing
You are welcome David, thank you for viewing
Great video! I've been looking forward to seeing this one. Everything is sure is heavy in railroading.
Jeff, thank you, glad you liked it and thanks for watching
Great videos about the behind the scenes railroad stuff that no one else covers
Thank you Eric, glad you enjoy watching them, hope you'll stick around for more
This is really cool to see. Never knew these things happen . Really interesting to see. Thankyou for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more great content from you.
John, thank you, really glad you liked the show, hope to have a lot more
coming up this year, appreciate your watching
@@ccrx6700 I am very picky about what I subscribe to. Your channel is educational an I like learning things. Also I think your narrating I like the passion you have. Am almost watching your videos. My brother used to work Union Pacific as conductor years ago but left for another job so he could be with his family more. Thankyou.
@@johnd2042 Golly, gee, i am humbled John. Thank you for your very kind words
VERY interesting video. Thank you for making it. Keep 'em coming, we'll be watchin.
Curt, thank you glad you enjoyed the show
Slow and steady wins the race
Jason, that's right, better to be slow and steady than gung ho and wild,
you would know better than anyone bout that! These guys did a superb job!
@@ccrx6700 they did my hats off to maintaince of way guys anywhere they earn their money for sure! Hard workers that keep freight moving
you've gotta love cranes, such an uplifting experience, it's gotta be wheely fun
LOL loved the comment! Made me laugh. Thank you
@@ccrx6700 oh good! I do like making people giggle. lord knows I leave enough silly comments lol
Used to get involved in this type of work when I was an apprentice on the UK Railways 40 plus years ago, except we use a rail mounted steam crane, hydraulic jacks and cribbing
The Big Hook! Awesome
Love your channel. Nice to see how things work on a railway. Always look forward to the next vid.
Cheers.
Thank you very much! Glad you are enjoying
Great job by that crew. Always keep the videos coming.
Chad thank you, everyone did a splendid job, and did it safe!
Absolutely amazing to see this. Thank you!
You are welcome, glad you liked it
The more I watch your videos the more I watch your videos
It's amazing that they created a simple way to replace the trucks on trains...
it surely is MJ, take 2 pins out for the brake linkage and lift the
car body off the truck set. Thank you so much for taking the time
to pay us a visit and check out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
Great show. I hope you can maybe show the center bowl and pin on the install.
Matt, thank you. Am going to do a special vid on all the parts of a truck set
in the future so will certainly cover your request when that one comes out.
Appreciate your watching
Very interesting. You all make it look easy
Lauren, thank you, and thanks for watching
It is all so BIG!
Excellent behind the scenes action👍
Thank you, glad you liked the show
Another interesting video, thank you, Dave.
If you ever happen to see an air reservoir spitter valve in pieces maybe you could show us how it works.
Harold, thank you for watching, I will do that if I ever get the chance. This loco has
a problem with it's air dryer, I don't know exactly what it is, but parts have been
ordered to fix it. The air dryer is not supposed to sound the way it does in this
vid.
Always rent a bigger crane than you think you need. Watching a loaded crane start to tip over is a memorable experience.
Excellent advice Greg, like the old farmers here say, always get a
bigger tractor than what you think you'll need. Like Tim the Tool
Man Taylor said, More Power!!!
I’ve seen some long switch ties in on a sidings or stub tracks for jack pads so they can do this type of stuff without a crane.
Ezekiel, thanks for writing in. Those jacks you are referring to are pretty nifty, we do not
have them. This is a loaded car, would you happen to know how much weight those
jacks will pick up? We have those huge jacks to lift a loco at our car shop, but we
did not want to risk a derailment running the car back 8 miles to get there. Appreciate
your watching sir
@@ccrx6700 I’m sure of the capacity of them. I don’t work with car department. I’ve just seen the system used in passing. I’ll ask around and see what I can did up.
70 ton each portable jack. On our wheel change truck.
That bearing .... was something else. I'd be interested to see the damage done when the truck is disassembled. I know that's not possible. Thank you for the update.
Yes that would also be interesting to me, but unfortionately these
are sent out to our rebuilder where they take them apart and
I can't get there to see it. Alas
@@ccrx6700 To say it was chewed out, would be an understatement.
I'm a car man, jacked 3 cars just this week. Had a coal car that overheated the bearing so bad the bearing adapter fused to the bearing. 10 minutes with a sledge didnt knock it off.
That wheel set just left today, bearing adapter still on it months later.
A whole 3 cars? I do that before my morning break in one day.
@@TheNemosdaddy ruclips.net/video/37OWL7AzvHo/видео.html
You really do have a very cool job. I can see why you love it so much
Jon, thank you, I am blessed, do appreciate your watching
I happened onto this channel and I really enjoyed it and subscribed. 👍👍👍❤️Thanks
Don, thank you, glad you liked what you saw. There a bunch more RR videos on my channel page if you would care to view them
Nice! Thats awesome! What a neat job!
Mike, thank you sir, happy that you liked it
@@ccrx6700 Thanls for sharing it bud!
You're subs really jumped up fast glad to see
Just amazing to me ... thank you for watching
I guess the New Guy is the sacrificial lamb who gets tossed under the Danger Area. 😬👍
Ken, i know your being facetious, I enjoyed the humor. But seriously, all these guys are highly trained and extremely safety conscious.
@Ken S I’ve been doing construction and railroad for 25 yrs there is alway a level of danger involved. But that’s what makes us union skilled labor. There’s a difference.
@@gutterguru7158
Skilled labor is not cheap.
Cheap labor is not skilled.
@@RevMarket Very True
Nice videos, We subbed your channel last weekend and I really enjoy watching it due to me relating to track work since I have 25 years at the CP in the track department.
Awesome! CP from what I hear is one rockin RR. Thank you for
watching sir, will appreciate any future comments
@@ccrx6700 Anytime and look forward to seeing more published material, If my wife and I get out that way we would like to check that RR outlooks very interesting.
@@StormySkyRailProductions excellent, would be pleased to show you around. Let me know
@@ccrx6700 Thanks much and we will let you know hopefully sometime in 2022.
@@StormySkyRailProductions sounds good
hello dave its is randy and i like your video super & to see the replacing a truck on hopper car that an overheatd bearing thanks dave cool super video thanks friends randy
Thank you Randy for the very nice comment, glad you enjoyed.
Really appreciate your dropping in on us and checking out the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.
I'm surprised no jackstand was placed under hopper car - as a safety back measure?
Pretty cool video! I saw another video where repair crew used hydraulic jacks to lift a boxcar.
If you were ever a musician, or knew of one, I'd think it'd be a bit humorous to make a blue-grass railroad ballad of the "Bearing Blues." Oh, the stories that could tell. Cool video.
Something like, " I've got those dry bearing blues" or " I lost a bearing in some dark hollow". Oh well, I agree with you Stephen!
@@rickcooper6817 LOL
That would be a really good song there my friend! Thank you for watching, gonna have to get John Lee Hooker to do some background music for these...LOL
As always, thanks Dave.
Very welcome
Cool I figured they would just jack it up in place instead of dragging it out onto mainline. Makes it much easier
more space to set up after the frog! plus it a Captured Line Railroad so it not like its fouling the Main Line!
Stephen, thank you, almost impossible for the crane to set up on our side track as it is located, thus need to bring it out here where we have a lot more room to work. There is only a mud road back along the siding and it's rather narrow. We do not have portable jacks so must rely on a rented crane to do this. Do appreciate your watching sir and for your comments you send in
Worked in a oil refinery for 14 years those pop off valves are everywhere ! You can be in no man's land and still hear Pppppphhhhsssssstttt !!! Randomly, Almost every pipe was steam traced and wrapped in asbestos then painted with good old lead paint.
Really? Thats interesting to find out, thank you for sharing that with us TheAndy
Thanks Dave , enjoyed
Your always welcome Andrew. Appreciate your taking the time to stop by and check out the truck set replacement my friend.
Very interesting! Have I said that enough!? LOL Man you're still finding shrapnel from that bearing!
Eric, thank you, glad you enjoyed
@@ccrx6700 You're welcome!
Nice busy day
Yes sir, was a good day on the railroad, nobody got hurt, nothing broke down, and nothing derailed. 😊
I just discovered your channel and subscribed. This is very cool to see up close.
thank you, glad you enjoyed, I do appreciate your watching
Great video to see how this is done in the field. Curious on how much it cost to rent the crane and operator. $12K for a new truck sounds high. Couldn't you have just replaced the bad axle or do you need to keep the wheels as a match set on a truck?
Thank you, we could have replaced just a wheel set, but there was enough wear on the front wheels, we felt that replacing both wheel sets was a good idea
awsum job by those fellas. this be good stuff,
A lot easier than the old arch bar trucks with babbitt bearings and oil mops.
Wow, now here's a guy that got some old railroad knowledge! Arch Bar Trucks!!!
Awesome! That not a term you hear anymore. I Love It!!!!
@@ccrx6700 There's still a few museums lines running them on narrow gauge stuff. I see why they were replaced with better trucks. Bolted together flat steel doesn't stay square long! Getting the journal boxes to line up takes some assistance with a 6 foot steel bar and three other men.
Skilled heavy lifting and skilled rigging. Craftsman at work. Can't get that from smart phones. Still need good old skilled manpower heh? Thanks for posting this. It lifts my spirits (pun intended).
Bill, thank you, glad you enjoyed, these guys were really good, worked safely and efficiently, you are right not something you can get from a smart phone
Nice to watch ! Thanks for sharing with us. So where is the new bogi (truck) to replace this one ? Will you show us the installation of it ?
Thank you luke atthat, glad you enjoyed. They put the new truck
set under that car in the video. I did not show us hooking up the
brake linkage tho as I had to help do that. Very much appreciate your taking the time to pay us a visit and check out the replacing a truck set video my friend.
This is where those Harbor Freight Jack Stands would come in handy !! 😉👍
How much does that entire truck-set weigh , and each wheel approximately ??
Thank you for sharing . Machines always fail when they are fully loaded. That car will not blow away in the wind. HA HA HA.
Your welcome David, appreciate your writing in and for watching sir.
Very interesting video. Thank you
Your welcome glad you liked it 👍
Always interesting to hear the cost on some of these things.
Mike, I try, I'm not privy to many of the costs involved, but try to pass
on what I m given, thank you sir for watching
Still fascinated
Wayne, pretty cool stuff, thank you sir for watching and commenting,
much appreciated
That was a cool video and info.Thanks Dave
Russell, thank you and you are welcome, glad you liked it
Very sweet videos.
Thank you very much!
Good job with the video
Albert, thank you sir, glad you liked the show. Hope you'll stay tuned
for more future videos
Great information! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching
Dave, love your videos ! They answer so many questions I didn't know I even had ! On that crane, those things are so expensive, don't you guys have a shop with an overhead crane that you could lift these cars yourself & save $$$ ?
Thank you for the very kind words gtf g. We really appreciate
your taking the time to check out the video and write in my friend.
We do have car jacks in our shop, they will even pick up a loco.
Cool video. Thank you for posting.
William, thank you, glad you are liking what you see. Hope you
will stay tuned for more in the future, cause, that ain't all folks...LOL
You need to buy a crane like that, you could make good money. Nice video!
Thanks Rick, no crane in future for me, but we have another
bad bearing car sitting in the siding right now so will sometime
soon have another crane in here to replace the truck set on
that car, but that video won't be coming out till next fall or so.
Appreciate your watching my good man.
Girlfriend and I our doing the same job on a Chessie coal car(HO scale)just as we notice the posted video. Nice lol. No crane here.
Sweet! Love the Chessie livery!!! HO scale, hmmm why don't you need a 100 ton
crane for that....LOL
Thanks for posting this!
You are welcome, glad you enjoyed the show
How good is that
That's Railroading!
Golly, where you hear that phrase from...😊 really appreciate your watching
I wish I could record them picking up an entire SD70ace off it's truck-set at the shop with the overhead cranes but I am not allowed to record or take pictures out there due to my contract, policies, and homeland security stuff. it is absolutely amazing how they can lift such a thing straight up like they do though.
Yes that would be really cool if you were allowed. I understand, I'm pretty fortunate to be able to do these. I've seen a few still pictures of those cranes doing that, it is amazing. Thanks again for watching
Well heck I thought we was gonna get to see him put it back under there
Timmy, sorry, I had to help hook up brake linkages so couldn't video and
do that at the same time, but I do thank you for watching. Car was taken back
and dumped and is now back in revenue service.
Great video.You are very modernized, we on the old Southern years ago used a wheel truck and big car Jack's. I like the way you all operate. Also do you have a wayside hot box decector and dragging equipment setup?
Thank Thomas, very glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate
your visiting with us today and checking out the show. We
do have several videos on our hot wheel detector on a playlist
at this link if you would care to watch them sometime:
ruclips.net/p/PLTyDYTDnT027i3KeBR3YaLSnmY4KwBOoM
best part about your job... you get to work outside all day!
I do like that, well for the most part, gets kinda cold in winter and pretty hot in summer with the heat reflecting off the rails and ballast
How are the bearings lubed? Packed w/grease? No more oil drip babbit?
These are sealed bearings from the factory. No freight car
in the USA comes with wheel bearings that can be greased
now. Sometime I believe in the 1980's greased bearings
went out. Really appreciate your visiting with us and taking
in the video my friend.
Yeah...., just stack cinder blocks under it until we can get that bearing changed.
Just to be safe, ....... slide the wheele under there too.
Lucky the car is getting fixed.
Craig, car is fixed, taken back and dumped and put back in the consist. Alls well that ends well. Thank you for watching
Can you tell me if the wheels on the center axle of a three axle truck have flanges. If so why. Thanks I enjoy watching your videos.
Ray, 3 axle trucks under locomotives have flanges on all wheels. Sometimes wheels on steam locos would have blind drivers (without flanges) to help them negotiate curves easier, this is no longer the practice with modetn locos