Flatcar loads!

[Jaz avalley]

Hey, I was in a warehouse yesterday and waaaay in the back was a Gama Goat!
Buddy even fired it up for me, mmm a big growly Jimmy diesel! LOL
I have pics on my phone if you’d like to see it. (well parts of it)

Yes pls

 

[Smudge617]

Hey, I was in a warehouse yesterday and waaaay in the back was a Gama Goat!
Buddy even fired it up for me, mmm a big growly Jimmy diesel! LOL
I have pics on my phone if you’d like to see it. (well parts of it)

Need you ask

 

[Rico]

We’ll okay not to high Jack the thread, here’s a few (partial) pics I think you’ll like. There’s way more goodies I didn’t get pics of including some awesome barn find automobiles!

 

[747flier]

We’ll okay not to high Jack the thread, here’s a few (partial) pics I think you’ll like. There’s way more goodies I didn’t get pics of including some awesome barn find automobiles!

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Some cool stuff in there, Looks like an Alaskan garage....

 

[Jaz avalley]

Ooo much later but this is in our barn

 

[747flier]

I had previously painted this WWII era D7 in Olive drab as used by the Army in Alaska and Yukon. Here it is, a new print in new CAT "yeller". Now to figure out how to weather it!

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Is that D7 just sitting on the flat car?

 

[747flier]

Yes, the boys haven't chained it down as yet. The White Pass and Yukon used a D7 for clearing landslides, moving avalanche debris and whatnot. I understand walking it across trestles could be exciting.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

 

[Sirfoldalot]

The "yeller" looks much nicer! Inquiring minds want to know - Light weathering, or heavily well used?

 

[747flier]

I haven't done any weathering as yet. This dozer was left over from the USA operation of the Railroad during WWII and would have been overhauled by the talented shops in Skagway. Interestingly CAT didn't make their own tools till the 50's, they just made tractors. I made a D6 with the overhead frame cable driven Le Tonneau setup, hydraulic units weren't so common early on. They have an advantage in being able to apply downforce and not just rely on the weight of the blade.

Perhaps I should print another D6 as well?

 

[Rico]

The neighbor just sold a D6 this morning should have got a picture of it, as old as it was it was very clean and yellow.
He has an IH-TD4 thats going next.

 

[truckdad]

I found this pic of a loader before I unchained it and put it on my trailer. One can see how well the crews secured it. All 9/16 to 5/8" chain. I thought some would see how Cat secured them on the flatcar.. All equipment was basically secured the same way, from small loaders to D-9Ns. I always had almost a pick-up load of firewood with 8" nails!! Often the glass was shattered by the ###holes throwing rocks.....

 

[Smudge617]

I found this pic of a loader before I unchained it and put it on my trailer. One can see how well the crews secured it. All 9/16 to 5/8" chain. I thought some would see how Cat secured them on the flatcar.. All equipment was basically secured the same way, from small loaders to D-9Ns. I always had almost a pick-up load of firewood with 8" nails!! Often the glass was shattered by the ###holes throwing rocks.....
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[truckdad]

I found this pic of a loader before I unchained it and put it on my trailer. One can see how well the crews secured it. All 9/16 to 5/8" chain. I thought some would see how Cat secured them on the flatcar.. All equipment was basically secured the same way, from small loaders to D-9Ns. I always had almost a pick-up load of firewood with 8" nails!! Often the glass was shattered by the ###holes throwing rocks.....
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I have to do a "mea culpa" on this photo. I found this buried in my downloads and thought it was one that I took at the railyard in the Guadalupe, Ca years ago. I have no idea where it came from but it's not mine. The newest 988 I took off the railcars was an F model but it was secured exactly the same. After looking thru all the pics in my shoebox it looks like I never got a pic of a loaded car at the ramp.. I'm thinkin a buddy of mine sent me this or it came from the web...