Posted by willie in mn on February 06, 2013 at 01:11:08 from (67.142.168.27):
In Reply to: Re: How's it done posted by azpeapicker on February 05, 2013 at 18:38:55:
This got longer than I thought it would. Earlier in my career I did it that way too. Smaller rail yards didn't have enough traffic to justify the big equipment to lift them on/off. Worked for the truck terminal across the street from rail ramp, boss had contract with railroad to do all their ramp work. Was a combo end ramp for trailers & side dock for unloading box cars. Used regular tractor, unhook the pin, crank the 5th wheel down to the deck, back up the ramp & pull the trailer down. Trailers secured by the pin only, no other tie-downs. If more than one flat car, flip the bridge plates down & drive across. Reverse the process putting them back on. EXCEPT there was a slight curve in the track so couldn't kick the nose pushing them on if more than 2 cars. Then have to load 4 trailers & have switch crew shuttle them around to get empty flats up to ramp. It got really involved when a car in a string came in backwards. Then nose tractor onto an empty, get switched to front of first trailer, pull it across & get switched back to ramp & back it to the ground. Repeat for second trailer. Alternative was to send car 60 miles to nearest turntable, second day spin it around & third day bring it back. Paul can verify the ramp is still there, but hasn't been used for piggy-backs for 25-30 years. Across the street from the burned out flour mill. He lives about 10-15 miles away. Side Bar: Way back when they built the big oil pipe in Alaska the pipe coating was made by the local 3M plant. Although the rail ran next to their parking lot, there was no siding there. Boss had contract to do all their rail work. With 2 of us working together we could unload/deliver a car load of raw material & reload with finished product in about 6 hours. Did 100 carloads in & 100 carloads out during that summer. Willie
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Box Plow Blues - by Tom Schwarz. One of the first implements most tractor owners obtain is the box plow. For very little money, this piece of equipment promises to plow and flatten any hill or vale on your ranch road or farm. At least that's what I thought! As simple as a box plow appears, it can be rather challenging to make work correctly. In our sandy soils of Florida, traction is king. You can never have wide enough tires or heavy enough weights to get all the traction you want … unless you own a monster tractor. U
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Oliver 550 Diesel runs like a watch three point hitch pto engine gone threw about two hundred hours ago nice clean tractor
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
