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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Work and Events => Topic started by: Ira Schreiber on July 29, 2008, 05:17:41 PM

Title: Track Jacks
Post by: Ira Schreiber on July 29, 2008, 05:17:41 PM

We are acquiring several new, to us, high lift aluminum track jacks. This is an effort to reduce or eliminate the steel "back breakers. They will be here this fall. Donations accepted. (Note: A visit to the Chiropractor is about the same cost as a used track jack, if you wish to donate to the "jack fund").
Ira

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Wayne Laepple on July 29, 2008, 05:43:10 PM

My check is in the mail. I got really tired of lugging those "iron maidens" last fall. Enough is enough!

Glad to see the board is back. I was going into withdrawl!

Cheers -- Wayne

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: John McNamara on July 29, 2008, 05:55:52 PM

How does one donate to the Jack Fund?

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Ira Schreiber on July 29, 2008, 07:06:08 PM

Just send a check or Paypal to the museum and footnote it "track jacks"
Ira

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Mike Fox on July 29, 2008, 07:55:14 PM

Looking for a specific type of Jack? I think the aluminum Duff Brand Jack will work best for our application. We have some like that already and are easy to use.
Mike.
PS. Here comes my donation

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Dwight Winkley on July 29, 2008, 08:38:57 PM

Duff Alum Track Jacks are no longer manufactered. Museum has a small Duff jack that is missing the Pawl spring. Mfg. don't have replacement springs. I got a replacement from Simplex. But that spring is to small (wide) to fit.

dwight

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Ira Schreiber on July 30, 2008, 08:35:25 PM

The "preowned" jacks we are aquiring are all Duff-Norton Aluminum, high lift, jacks.

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Dana Deering on August 01, 2008, 09:22:48 AM

Maybe we can sell the back breakers to BIW to use as anchors for the DDG Destroyers.

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Mike Fox on August 01, 2008, 06:00:53 PM

The price of scrap steel is up. Might be worth something.

Title: Re: Track Jacks
Post by: Mike Fox on August 24, 2008, 06:57:41 PM

Add one more high lift jack to the inventory. Wayne Laepple and I purchased one in PA. He drove over and picked it up and will bring it for the Fall work weekend.

Also on the jack side of things, I will be at least lettering and possibly numbering the current inventory of Aluminum Jacks. This will help with identification, should some be loaned out to any other organization.