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| Author: | Randy Hees [ Tue May 16, 2017 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Source for 12" center plates |
One of our box car/excursion cars has a couple of cracked 12" body center plates... A caboose truck is missing a 12" truck center plates. Is there a source beyond scrape piles? Randy |
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| Author: | Dave [ Tue May 16, 2017 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Source for 12" center plates |
Foundry or fabrication. You can control all the specifics to suit your situation. |
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| Author: | etalcos [ Tue May 16, 2017 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Source for 12" center plates |
Both items are commercially available and reasonably priced. No need to reinvent unless you have a true oddity... http://www.unitforgings.com/uploads/mar ... adcat2.pdf |
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| Author: | etalcos [ Tue May 16, 2017 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Source for 12" center plates |
Rings... https://www.wabtec.com/products/5602/tr ... ment-rings As usual, your results may vary. Apparently not a real railroader... |
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| Author: | Randy Hees [ Wed May 17, 2017 1:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Source for 12" center plates |
The Unit Forgings has the right size center plate but not the right size flange, but may be an option... 12" center plates are found on 40 and 50 ton cars, which are now obsolete so not generally supported. We are considering a pattern for our specific part, and new castings from that pattern. Wear on old parts may be an issue as well... Randy |
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| Author: | etalcos [ Wed May 17, 2017 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Source for 12" center plates |
Too thick, too thin or wrong shape? Granted 12" is not the most common, but we've replaced several over the years in freight car land, and the bolster rings too. |
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