Wanted: Pictures of a Journal "hook" or "lifter".

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2605

I am looking for pictures of a journal hook or lifter with dimensions for replication.

If you could post a picture with measurements-would be most appreciated.

tomgears · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:42 pm

How about this?

http://armytransportation.tpub.com/TM-5 ... 030034.htm

or this?

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove ... t_130.html

joe6167 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:09 pm

Here is another one. which seems to be a minor variation of the one in the diagram above.

http://www.trainweb.org/j.dimech/6167/p ... vitt-1.jpg

Mike Tillger · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:34 pm

Go in the shop and ask for one, there is a half a dozen or so laying around, 3 or 4 different styles. Of course , no one will know what they are. LOL
Mike Tillger

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2605

Well then, I shall make mike inquiries when you are present.

Thanks to all.

DCLamont · **Joined:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:07 pm **Posts:** 15

Interesting drawings but all my journal tools working surfaces have been treated with "braze" to keep from scratching the axle. Any of yours that way ???

David Johnston · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:14 am

Journal tool drawings usually specify "mild steel". This to priotect the journal, which is made of heat treated medium carbon steel, from damage. I have never seen any journal tools protected with brazing, but it might been for a speical application where the railway's axles were not as hard as MCB axles, maybe a mine or industrial railway.