Flat Car 1014 - Official Work Thread

[Mike Fox]

Had some parts ready, so tried getting some of the parts together before I had to move them out of the way.

[Mike Fox]

Another hour and a half closer to painting..hoping for a 4/15 delivery date.

[Bob Holmes]

 ROWMOW Mike, you are truly amazing...

[Jeff Schumaker]

Nice work, Mike.

Jeff S.

[John Kokas]

I assume that the ends will receive a flanged plate receiver for link and pin coupling.

[Mike Fox]

Just a simple 4 inch angle with a 7/8 hole drilled in will befor the link and pin. I would like to make more links if I can find the stuff needed

[Mike Fox]

ROWMOW Mfg has been down with the crud this week, so there may be a delay in the arrival of 1014. Still a little work to do to it, then paint, but the crew is out until they feel better.

[Dave Buczkowski]

Hope you feel better Mike! Good thing RowMow Mfg. has a good sick leave policy.
Dave

[Paul Uhland]

Obviously, tough Maine-ers bounce back fast!  
BTW, what are those big frame holes for, at 1014's corners?

[Bill Baskerville]

I suspect that they are for the bars that are used to lift the car on & off the rails.  The bars are longer than the car so one can slide them out to get more leverage.

[Dwight Winkley]

You can see a lifting bar ( actually a pipe) trial fitted, lower left corner of the third photo. The "lifting" end is on the ground.

[Mike Fox]

Yes, those holes are for the pipes the lifting arms slide in. The pipes are in now. Felt good enough Monday night to tackle that. I have some grinding I want to do before I put the deck on. The bars I am using will be some left over truss rod from the 67 project. Hoping these are solid enough so when loading rail they will not bend.

[Paul Uhland]

Thanks, guys.
I just saw the other rail car in a recent photo with its lift bars showing...ding!

[Mike Fox]

Back at it again. I think the cold is finally out of here. Both outside and the one in my head.

[Jeff Schumaker]

It's coming together nicely, Mike.

Jeff S.