J&S Truck Build/Rebuild - Official Work Thread

[Ted Miles]

Folks,
         Would not the bolts in the trucks be square heads in the old days? Those hex heads appear too modern to me!

I hope the new trucks for #9 would be historically correct! Jackson & Sharp did build good narrow gauge trucks since there are still so many around.

Ted Miles, WW&F Member Built 11 2023 Contributor   

[Jason M Lamontagne]

The 1904 J&S truck drawings we are using show hex headed bolts.

Thanks
Jason

[Ted Miles]

I am glad to hear that there are drawerings to look at!!

Ted Miles

[Carl G. Soderstrom]

Ted
I made some comments on the December 28 Work Reports About square/hex nuts.

Jason has definitively answered.

[Mike Fox]

Jerry and Carlos were making rods for brake rigging on Tuesday.

[Graham Buxton]

That is pretty slick --  making a reverse bend with just a peg and a hammer! 

[Mike Fox]

[Brendan Barry]

Brake rigging installed finished on the first truck.

[Mike Fox]

[Bill Reidy]

Saturday, May 13th photo, showing the installed reservoir tank and Eames vacuum pot (EVP), as described by Jason Lamontagne in the May/June WW&F Newsletter.  The system is undergoing pressure testing, and I understand, is performing well.


Close up view, showing the reservoir in the lower portion of the photo, and the EVP in the upper portion

[Bill Reidy]

Today's (June 24th) views.


I understand a vacuum brake system test is currently underway, based on seeing this gauge.

[Bill Reidy]

While son Carlos was busy as brakeman on today's class 2 trains, dad Jerry Steinke was busy with the transfer of the two trucks from shop bay 2 to shop bay 1, to make room for the Build 11 project.  Some modifications are needed to adjust the trucks following a test fitting under W&Q coach No. 3.

[Mike Fox]