Re: Coal Pockets, front aprons?

Posted by Paul R. on May 01, 2016; 12:00am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Coal-Pockets-front-aprons-tp5126p5135.html

Hello Todd and all,
That answers my question, after looking several times at the photo, that did occur to me. As I have already built
the basic pockets with the sides attached to the posts that means a major rebuild! That will have to be after June
as I have an exhibition in June of this section of the layout. Maybe new pocket sides will not look too bad, I would
like to have 1or2 of the aprons to hinge, more thoughts. Thanks to all for the help . That means that the pockets
could have been built elsewhere and railed to Como? would have made a nice load! Paul R.  


On Sun, May 1st, 2016 at 1:28 AM, "Todd Hackett [via C&Sng Discussion Forum]" <ml-
[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> Paul R. wrote
> > ..the counterweights on the larger bins is between the
> > supports not outside as in the smaller ones....
>
> Okay, I think I understand. I think the confusion comes from a major
> difference in construction between the Burnett & Clifton style of coal
> chutes and the Williams, White & Co design used at Como. I'm not sure if
> the
> rest of the C&S docks were Burnett & Clifton, but they seem to follow
> much
> of the basic structure. The only C&S coal dock where there was a
> distinction
> between large & small chutes was Pine, where the larger chutes may have
> bee
> added later using different construction.
>
> In the basic Burnett & Clifton design, each chute is nearly a stand-alone
> structure with four legs. The side boards for the chute are attached
> directly to the inside of the legs, and the apron sides with
> counterweights
> are on the outside. Each bin has its own legs, so there is a narrow gap
> between legs of adjacent chutes containing the sides of aprons for both
> chutes.
>
> At Como, the bins don't have their own legs. The side boards don't attach
> to
> the legs. You can see in the photo that the side boards are inside the
> apron
> sides - considerably narrower than the space between the structure legs.
> The
> floor probably doesn't extend beyond the side boards, leaving room for
> the
> counterweighted extensions of the apron sides to swing past. The
> following
> sketch shows a possible arrangement. The sections are taken between the
> leg
> and the apron side. Red shows the fixed chute structure, green shows the
> apron in its raised position, and blue is the chute in the closed
> position.
> In the front view, I added dashed red lines to show the legs as they
> extend
> upward, as well as the sides of the chute and extension of the apron
> sides
> (in green).