Too bad you aren't trying to move a center cab 70 tonner, as I have the exact weights on it:
Each MG set (Cummins 6 cylinder NTC 335) 5,500 lbs.
Frame and cab 71,000 lbs.
Trucks 23,000 lbs. each
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| Author: | Jason Midyette [ Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | GE 70 ton locomotive peices parts weight question |
Does anyone know the weight of the following components of a GE 70-ton diesel locomotive? -Trucks - Cooper-Bessemer diesel engine & all of ots components (cooling system, turbo etc) - Main and Aux. generators -Frame -Cab -Hood I am trying to get a rough idea of what a 70 tonner would weigh once you removed the trucks and anything having to do with self propulsion (so you would be left moving the frame, hood and complete cab as a unit) so that I can get some idea of what it would cost to move the resulting shell by truck. Thanks Jason Midyette |
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| Author: | Stationary Steam [ Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GE 70 ton locomotive peices parts weight question |
Too bad you aren't trying to move a center cab 70 tonner, as I have the exact weights on it: Each MG set (Cummins 6 cylinder NTC 335) 5,500 lbs. Frame and cab 71,000 lbs. Trucks 23,000 lbs. each
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| Author: | BML1149 [ Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GE 70 ton locomotive peices parts weight question |
Truck weight- 12 tons Engine weight- 11 tons Main generator weight- 3-1/2 tons Auxiliary/ exiciter generator weight- 900 pounds Engine hood weight- 2-1/2 tons Cab and platform with all equipment- 42 tons Leverett Fernald Downeast Scenic Railroad |
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| Author: | Jason Midyette [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GE 70 ton locomotive peices parts weight question |
Thanks for the information. Now let's see if I am doing the math right; Starting with a 70 ton object and removing the following: -24 tons for the trucks (12 tons each) -11 tons for the engine -4 tons for the generators should reult in a weight of 31 tons for the frame, cab and hood as an assembley A couple more questions- Does the 42 ton weight for the "cab & platform w/all equipment" include the engine, generators and hood? (if so, the removing these items would result in a weight of approx. 25 tons for just the frame and cab, I am looking at the possibility of moving the locomotive about 650 miles by truck, so the less it weighs the better) Thanks Jason Midyette |
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| Author: | BML1149 [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GE 70 ton locomotive peices parts weight question |
The way the manual is written, I would say "yes". When we had our engine trucked, it was moved intact, less its' trucks and as I recall it was right around 40 tons, so I think the manual is close in its' estimate. We only had to move it about 50 miles. |
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