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Re: Case of the Missing Truss Rods - Revisited

Posted by Bill Uffelman on
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Nuts not notes - stupid phone!


On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 3:18 PM, William Uffelman
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Several early car manufacturers tightened truss rods with notes on the end beams. When turnbuckle were added the end nuts remained. The turnbuckles require opposite hand threads on the two center ends so they will draw up the truss rods.

Bill Uffelman 


On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Robert McFarland [via C&Sng Discussion Forum]
Why did early DSP&P freight cars not have turnbuckles on the truss rods?

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